Deadline: 10 November 2017
AIDS United, in partnership with Elton John AIDS Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and H. Van Ameringen Fund, is seeking applications for its Syringe Access Fund in order to support service providers and policy projects to reduce the risk of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV), and other blood-borne pathogens among people who inject drugs and their sexual partners through expanded access to sterile syringes.
Goals
The primary goal of the Syringe Access Fund is to provide core support for programs that demonstrate:
- An ability to provide high quality syringe access services to one or more identified population(s);
- An ability to conduct local, statewide, or national-level policy advocacy initiatives that demonstrate concrete objectives and activities to expand access to sterile syringes.
Funding Information
Applicants are eligible to apply for funding up to $75,000 and must be able to utilize funds over a 2-year period beginning February 1, 2018, and ending January 31, 2019.
Funding Areas
The Syringe Access Fund provides grants to support work in the following areas:
- Syringe Access Direct Services: Access to sterile syringes through syringe services programs (SSPs)
- Education/Mobilization: Policy/advocacy campaigns focused on improving public policy at local, state, and/or national levels
Eligibility Criteria
- Syringe Access Fund grants will support work within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Native American Reservations/Tribal Land, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and any other U.S. territory. Organizations eligible to apply include any 501c3 organization (or those with a fiscal agent), including community based organizations and AIDS service organizations, as well as faith-based, human rights, clinic or medical provider, and legal aid organizations.
- New applicants as well as applicants and grantees from previous Syringe Access Fund grant cycles are welcome to apply.
How to Apply
All applications must be submitted electronically via AIDS United’s online application system through the given website.
For more information, please visit Syringe Access Fund.