Deadline: 4 January 2019
The U.S. Embassy in Lilongwe, Malawi has announced that funding is available through its U.S. Ambassador’s PEPFAR Small Grants Program (PSPG).
The PSGP is funded by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PEPFAR is recognized widely for efficiently and effectively investing U.S. taxpayer dollars to save millions of lives and change the course of the HIV pandemic. PEPFAR is a key partner and investor in the Government of Malawi’s national response to combat HIV and AIDS.
As part of this national response, the PSGP seeks to support grassroots, community-run projects throughout Malawi.
Focus Areas
This year’s program focuses specifically on:
- Providing innovative solutions to HIV testing;
- Strengthening linkages to health facilities for equitable access to HIV prevention, treatment and care services;
- Promoting treatment adherence for people living with HIV (PLHIV), including key populations;
- Providing job skills training for women and girls living with HIV; and
- Involving press to effectively cover HIV/AIDS issues.
Priority Program Areas
This year’s program will provide support to organizations that work directly with communities to implement projects to ensure:
- Support of treatment adherence interventions are supported through development of networks of PLHIV to increase retention in care;
- Elimination of cultural and legal barriers that result in hostile environments and prevent equal access to health services for people living with HIV/AIDS are eliminated , including key populations (PLHIV, MSM; PWID and prisoners);
- Identification of gaps in service provision towards young people, women, and men living with HIV, and development of realistic solutions;
- Provision of job skills training for women and girls living with HIV; and
- Training of local press to effectively cover HIV/AIDS issues
Funding Information
- Award amounts: awards may range from a minimum of $5,000 to a maximum of $20,000
- Total available funding: $200,000
- Length of performance period: One year (1 year)
Eligibility Criteria
The Ambassador’s PEPFAR Small Grants Program will accept proposals only from:
- Established, registered grassroots community-based (CBOs), Youth Networks and Faith Based Organizations (FBOs) that are already working within the community and can demonstrate the project has originated from community needs assessments or calls to action.
- Non-profit organizations, including civil society/non-governmental organizations, with programming experience actively addressing the HIV pandemic in Malawi (and which are registered with the Council for Non-Governmental Organizations (CONGOMA) and the NGO Board), and that work directly with communities.
- For-profit, commercial entities and individuals are not eligible to apply.
- Organizations with currently running projects funded by PSPG may apply, but must justify the need for additional resources, explaining how the proposed activities and goals are different from those in the currently funded project.
How to Apply
To obtain the full application package, please send an email at the address given on the website.
For more information, visit https://bit.ly/2BabVFb