Deadline: 19-Jan-23
The Island Health STOP HIV/AIDS Program is excited to announce a call for proposals for the Community Grants Program.
Special focus will be given to specific priority populations who experience a higher burden of disease or who may face additional barriers to accessing or engaging with HIV services. These include: Indigenous peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Metis), women, youth, and Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people.
Goals
- Specific goals for the STOP HIV/AIDS Program have been set in “From Hope to Health”, a strategic guidance document developed by the Ministry of Health. These goals are to:
- Reduce the number of new HIV infections in BC
- Improve the quality, effectiveness and reach of HIV prevention services
- Diagnose those living with HIV as early as possible in the course of their infection
- Improve quality and reach of HIV support services for those living with and vulnerable to HIV
- Reduce the burden of advanced HIV infection on the health system.
Priorities
- These programs and services fall under one of three priority areas:
- Prevention and harm reduction
- HIV testing
- Engaging and retaining people in treatment and care.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $10,000 each will be awarded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Activities should address health issues relevant to one or more of the priority populations, including a focus on one or several of the following: HIV prevention, testing and treatment services.
- Activities should focus on building community capacity to address HIV issues.
- Activities must be delivered within an Island Health community and accessible to the residents of Vancouver Island.
- Activities may take a variety of formats, depending on the needs of the particular priority population or community. Examples of possible activities include:
- Workshops on health issues
- Public awareness campaigns
- Community events that include a component on HIV awareness
- Development of culturally appropriate health resources (e.g. creation of a print or online resource)
- Activities that address the following topics are encouraged:
- Stigma and discrimination
- Sexualized drug use
- HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP)
- Mental health
- HIV-related services that reflect the lived experiences, cultural contexts and unique health needs of ethnocultural communities, including recent immigrants
- In addition to developing new activities, funding may also be used to expand or enhance existing activities, provided these activities continue to align with the STOP HIV/AIDS goals.
- Applicants are encouraged to submit innovative and creative activities in proposals.
- Collaboration with other local community partners is encouraged, particularly when specific content expertise is needed. The Island Health STOP HIV/AIDS Program can assist communities or groups with identifying potential community partners.
- Proposals must clearly show how community members or group members will be involved in the planning, implementation and evaluation of the activities.
For more information, visit CFPs.