Faith Action Grant provides resources for nonprofit organizations for action-oriented projects centered around faith to help reduce stigma, engage in spiritually integrated trauma-informed care, 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 t0 $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The purpose of this funding opportunity is to advance the ability for a diverse array of congregations, including Christian churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples, to develop programs and initiatives or conduct research in their local religious communities that promote positive faith and health outcomes, specifically in the area of HIV. Wake Forest University School of Divinity is seeking faith partners to initiate programs to respond to the HIV crisis in the South by shifting narratives away from stigma toward healing and life-enhancing possibilities for those impacted by HIV/AIDS. Gilead is seeking to fund organizations committed to the creation of inclusive faith spaces (virtual and/or in-person) for LGBTQ persons and people living with and affected by HIV that provide opportunities for physical, emotional, and financial wellness.
Focus Areas
- Focus groups, online surveys, or other formative research with PLHIV, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and/or those providing social or emotional support to people affected by HIV/AIDS, with a particular focus on faith-based approaches to engaging these groups;
- Formalizing an existing program that has been well-received in the state or national faith-based organizations and communities;
- Training for faith leaders and lay audiences in faith communities to build their capacity to develop content and/or facilitate the intervention on a statewide or national level
- Develop an app or other online intervention to enhance faith leader training and sustainable programming on a statewide or national level
- Establishing partnerships across interfaith, medical, and/or academic sectors on a statewide or national level
- Expanding existing partnerships across interfaith (Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, traditional African spirituality, etc.) perspectives and/or medical and academic sectors
- Bridging HIV, faith, and advocacy work in local, state, or national legislatures
- Addressing inequities in housing, economic justice, food insecurity as it overlaps with HIV and faith
- Faith leader care (mental health, bereavement, burnout) and ministering to people living with HIV
Funding Information
Awards are $25,000. The amount of your request should reflect the scope of your project and related expenses.
Grant Period
Grant cycle will be from July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024
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 Faith Action Grants.
