The Learning It Together Artists Cohort provide funding of up to $25,000 for non-profit organizations and $40,000 for an Artist-In-Residence to support the creation and amplification of arts-based projects centered around faith to help reduce stigma and aid in changing the perception of HIV/AIDS in the south.
Donor Name: Gilead COMPASS Initiative
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/08/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Details:
Learning It Together is a key feature of the Faith COMPASS Coordinating Center at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. This cohort-based educational program will create collaborative knowledge, increase capacity, and foster partnerships among participating faith and/or nonprofit leaders.
The Faith Coordinating Center will provide potential opportunities for amplification in collaboration with GLAAD and other local, statewide and national media outlets.
The Foundation is seeking to fund creative projects that facilitate the creation of inclusive and healing faith spaces (virtual and/or in-person) for LGBTQ persons and people living with and affected by HIV.
Example of funded activities in this focus area might include but are not limited to:
- Creation of new works of art in the artist’s preferred media (e.g., graphic design, painting, music production, spoken word, screen or play writing, etc.), with a focus on creating works that address HIV-related stigma; reflect the lived experiences of people affected by HIV/AIDS; address faith-based trauma and its intersection with HIV; reflect themes of healing, spirituality, interfaith perspectives, etc.
- Formalizing an existing program that has been well-received in your faith community (e.g., youth writing or performing program, production of a play or other performance, etc.);
- Adapting an existing evidence-based intervention to include content that addresses faith at the intersection of HIV- related stigma (e.g., photovoice);
- Trainings for faith leaders and lay audiences in faith communities to build their capacity to develop content and/or facilitate arts-based interventions
- Establishing partnerships across interfaith, medical, and/or academic sectors with the arts
LIT Cohort Members will be expected to:
- Produce work connected to themes about HIV and faith
- Present their work and/or provide portfolio of completed work
Artist-in-Residence will be expected to:
- Artist in residence will be at WFU for 30 days and will be expected to deliver at least one guest lecture and one online workshop with LIT cohort members
- Wake Forest University will provide 30 days of housing, travel, meals, office space, and access to a “maker space” or creative production space. Please include estimated expenses in budget and budget justification
- Artist in residence applications should include a link to a portfolio for review
Funding Information
Awards are $25,000. The amount of your request should reflect the scope of your project and related expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Currently, 501(c)(3) organizations (or organizations with a fiscal sponsor) operating in any of the twelve (12) Deep South states (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX) are eligible to apply for support of programs focused on participants in said states. Individuals are not eligible for grant awards.
- If your organization is considering multiple grant opportunities from the Faith Coordinating Center or other Gilead COMPASS Coordinating Centers (Houston, Emory, Southern AIDS Coalition), please take the time to research each opportunity to assess them for appropriateness and capacity of your organization to achieve the deliverables. Each Coordinating Center requires funded partners to participate in extensive, required training opportunities and deliverables in addition to the proposed project, which may overextend small organizations. We want you to be successful in your projects, so please only propose projects that can be feasibly completed based on your organizational capacity.
For more information, visit Gilead COMPASS Initiative.
