ViiV Healthcare Community Partnerships Grants in Australia: Supporting Communities affected by HIV and AIDS

Deadline: 2 September 2016

The ViiV Healthcare Positive Action Australia Community Grants invites non government and community based organisations in order to support their work with PLHIV or people at risk of HIV.

The Australia grants program provides grants to non government/community based organisations that deliver services or undertake activities that support and improve the lives of PLHIV or people at risk of HIV.

Priority Areas

Supporting the aging PLHIV
Projects that:
- Engage with the older population of PLHIV to address their key unmet needs
- Aim to improve the quality of life of older PLHIV
Putting PLHIV at the heart of services
Projects that:
- Seek to identify and address the social, environmental and individual obstacles that have an impact on quality of life for PLHIV
- Reach out and engage PLHIV who don’t normally access services
Enhanced quality of life for PLHIV
Projects that:
- Seek to identify and address the social, environmental and individual obstacles that have an impact on quality of life for PLHI
Stigma and discrimination
Projects that:
- Develop and demonstrate effective methods to address stigma, produce outcomes and allow for replication

Funds Available

A total of AU$180,000 will be awarded to organisations for the 2016 grants cycle.

Eligibility Criteria

The applicant must meet the following Eligibility Criteria to apply for grants:

Be a charity, non-government or community based organisation with a focus (>75%) on HIV and PLHIV
Meets all the legal requirements expected of a non-government or community based organisation in Australia
Actively engages, collaborates and advocates with people living with HIV

Ineligible Projects

The ViiV Healthcare Positive Action Community Grants Program will not fund the following: