Deadline: 28-Apr-23
The U.S. Embassy South Africa through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Community Grants Program of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to the Community Grants Program.
The program provides an opportunity for direct funding to community-based organizations in the districts with the highest HIV burden in South Africa to implement community-level interventions required to achieve the national HIV response. Organizations that are providing comprehensive services within HIV prevention and/or community-based care and support for people living with HIV (PLHIV) are eligible to apply.
Program Objectives
The Community Grants Program seeks applications from eligible entities to support the following tailored, person-centered services:
- Targeted HIV Prevention – This includes targeted, evidence based* prevention programs. Prevention programs may focus on one or more of the following categories:
- Comprehensive HIV prevention (including promotion and facilitating linkage to PrEP, PEP, VMMC and condom distribution among others), targeting children, adolescents and young people, and men
- Social Norms and Behavior Change (including stigma and discrimination)
- Sexual and Gender based violence (GBV) and post-GBV care services
- Key and Priority Populations
- Positive parenting and family strengthening
- Note: *Evidence based means that the program uses a specific approved curriculum, implementation is monitored and can be measured, and the program has been proven to yield positive results.
- Targeted HIV Case Finding Services* with the aim of identifying and newly testing, newly linking or re-linking diagnosed individuals to antiretroviral treatment (ART). Examples include using a strategic mix of modalities for identification, linkage, and retention in care (demonstrated evidence of treatment initiation and retention). Targeted HIV Case Finding Services should offer and support immediate linkage to treatment for those who are diagnosed HIV positive and/or comprehensive prevention services – examples include PrEP, PEP, VMMC, and condom distribution among others for those who test HIV negative.
- Note: *Case Finding must be able to demonstrate evidence of existing partnerships with local facilities (i.e., letter of support from the facility).
- Community-based Care and Treatment Support – This is service delivery specifically for people living with HIV (PLHIV) and/or HIV/TB co-infected, including children and adolescents affected by and living with HIV (C/ALHIV), as well as orphaned and vulnerable children. Activities may include facilitating linkage to care, treatment initiation and retention in care, adherence clubs, psychosocial support services, treatment literacy, tracking and tracing of newly diagnosed and people who experience treatment interruption or are not fully virologically suppressed, community level case management, and familybased supportive interventions. Additionally, responses that prioritize underserved populations such as men and adolescents will be given preference.
Funding Information
- Length of performance period: 12months – Grant implementation will be for one year with a maximum budget request of $50,000
- Number of awards anticipated: 40 awards (dependent on amounts)
- Award amounts: Awards may range from a minimum of $30,000 (approximately R450,000) to a maximum of $50,000 (approximately R750,000).
- Total available funding: $ 1,841,771 million Type of Funding: FY24 U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) Community Grants Program Anticipated program start date: October 1, 2023
Participants and Audiences
- All eligible community-based organizations are encouraged to apply, especially women, PLHIV, and key populations-led organizations serving these populations and other priority populations, as well as faith-based organizations.
- Key populations include female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender persons, people in prisons and people who inject drugs.
- Priority populations include adolescent girls and young women, adolescent boys and young men, adult men, clients of sex workers, displaced persons, military, mobile/migrant populations, and non-injecting drug users.
Priority Regions
Organizations operating within the 27 PEPFAR priority districts are eligible to apply:
- Eastern Cape: Alfred Nzo, Buffalo City, Chris Hani, O R Tambo, Amatole
- Free State: Lejweleputswa, Thabo Mofutsanyane
- Gauteng: City of Johannesburg, City of Tshwane, Ekurhuleni, Sedibeng
- KwaZulu-Natal: eThekwini, uGu, uMgungundlovu, uThukela, King Cetshwayo, Zululand, Harry Gwala
- Limpopo: Capricorn, Mopani
- Mpumalanga: Ehlanzeni, Gert Sibande, Nkangala
- North West: Bojanala Platinum, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, Ngaka Modiri Molema
- Western Cape: City of Cape Town (focusing on townships, informalsettlements)
Eligibility Criteria
- The following organizations are eligible to apply:
- Be a registered NPO, NPC or Trust in South Africa
- Serve HIV-affected, infected and/or high-risk populations
- Be implementing within one or more of the 27 PEPFAR priority districts
- Been in operation for at least two years
- Not be receiving any other direct funding from the U.S. Government
- Not be receiving funding as a sub-recipient of a PEPFAR implementing partner
- If an organization is a previous Community Grants Program recipient, the previous award must have closed more than two years prior to the start of this grant period, which means prior to October 1, 2021.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
