Deadline: 03-May-24
AIDS United is thrilled to announce the call for applications for the next cohort of the Transgender Leadership Initiative!
The Transgender Leadership Initiative (TLI) prioritizes funding organizations adopting intersectional approaches to addressing the HIV epidemic in the United States. In addition, the initiative prioritizes organizations dedicated to the wellness of transgender people of color (TPOC), including community-based organizations, community planning bodies, and local networks. The program provides the following:
AIDS United’s grantmaking initiatives strive to reach the nation’s most disproportionately affected communities within the HIV epidemic. The Transgender Leadership Initiative (TLI) prioritizes funding organizations that adopt intersectional approaches to addressing the HIV epidemic in the United States and are dedicated to the wellness of transgender people of color (TPOC) including community-based organizations, community planning bodies, and local networks.
They recognize that in order to strengthen the HIV movement, they must first strengthen the leadership. Moreover, they recognize the importance of providing opportunities for TPOC to develop their leadership skills. As such, AIDS United is offering an 8-month Leadership Development Program to provide funding and training to emerging TPOC professionals who desire to implement or improve a service-learning project under their organizations.
Funding Information
- Each participant will be awarded a $2,500 stipend for their participation and professional development needs. Additionally, the participant’s organization will receive a $10,000 grant intended to support the participant’s time and effort to participate, implementation of their service learning project, as well as any additional professional development not covered by the stipend. All participants will receive leadership development modules and live sessions from AIDS United and other partners. As part of TLI, participants can expect to learn and apply strategic leadership skills to a service-learning project, as well as to their own professional development.
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be a transgender or nonbinary person of color who is an emerging leader and/or community health worker at a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the wellness of transgender communities in the United States.
- Organizations must be nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, per the guidelines set forth by the Internal Revenue Service, with proper 501(c)(3) status. Organizations or coalitions that do not hold 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(7) status must have a fiscal sponsor. Note that 501(c)(4) designation is not the same. While it is possible for an organization to have both IRS (c)(3) and (c)(4) status, AIDS United will verify that each applicant organization has a (c)(3) designation
- Must be 18 years or older.
- Must be able to implement a service-learning project over the course of the 8- month grant period.
- Must be able to submit 3 progress reports over the course of the 8-month grant period.
- Must be able to commit to the 8-month (July 2024-March 2025) Leadership Development Program, including all virtual, self-directed e-learning modules and live, peer-to-peer learning and mentoring sessions.
- Must have the support of your organization and direct supervisor (e.g. manager, executive director, board chair, president, etc.).
- Grant funds may not be used for: direct or grassroots lobbying; medications or medical care; facility acquisition or renovation; deficit reduction or debt payment; displacement of existing funding sources; and indirect expenses outside of the percentage noted in your budget.
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