The AIDS Funding Collaborative (AFC) is seeking applications for its grant program to strengthen the community’s response to HIV/AIDS as a public/private partnership providing coordination, leadership, advocacy and funding in Cuyahoga County.
Donor Name: AIDS Funding Collaborative
State: Ohio
County: Cuyahoga County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/29/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
AFC Strategic Goal
In serving Cuyahoga County, the AFC has refined its strategy to focus on four goals for the community
- strengthening the diverse HIV ecosystem
- increasing access to prevention and linkage to care
- minimizing political and other barriers to ending HIV
- ensuring the AFC is supported.
Priorities
- HIV care and support services aligned with Ryan White service categories and linkage to care
- HIV prevention services, especially harm reduction and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Community-led and neighborhood-based HIV programming focused on zip codes and networks in greatest need
Types of Grants
- Discretionary Grants, not to exceed $5,000, for short-term or one-time HIV/AIDS-related needs in the community that are not supported by other community HIV funds;
- Catalyst Grants of $5,000 – $20,000 for community organizing, pilot projects, and selected trainings and events;
- Targeted grants, which enable the AFC to respond in a timely manner to emerging needs by inviting organizations to submit a proposal to address specific populations or areas of unmet need as they are identified by the AFC or other community organizations
- Responsive Grants
Grant Period
1 year
Eligibility Criteria
- Be nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations or public agencies;
- Serve or engage in work that impacts a population affected by HIV/AIDS. Applicants need not provide HIV-specific services, but the proposed project must address a funding priority described in this RFA. The exception is for organizations seeking general operating support, which are required to have a primary mission specific to HIV/AIDS and a demonstrated commitment to the AFC’s funding priorities
- Serve Cuyahoga County residents, as required by the regional funding parameters of the AFC’s current funding partners. The exception is applications focused on state-level policy change, intended to impact Cuyahoga residents as well as a broader population
Organizations may submit only one application for a single-organization responsive grant. If an organization submits a proposal in collaboration with other applicant(s), they may also apply for support of another project on their own. Organizations responding to this RFA are also eligible to apply for discretionary, catalyst and targeted AFC grants.
For more information, visit AFC.
