Deadline: 30 April 2018
The U.S. Mission to Lesotho is seeking applications for its PEPFAR Small Grants Program with an aim to strengthen health service delivery in communities affected by HIV and AIDS.
The program supports community groups who support community-based HIV and AIDS care, and Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) initiatives. Preference will be given to groups that support key and priority populations.
Under the PEPFAR program, is defined as children 0-17 years of age who have lost a parent to HIV and AIDS, who are otherwise directly affected by the disease, or who live in areas of high HIV prevalence and may be vulnerable to the disease or its socioeconomic effects. Applications should emphasize family-centered activities that lessen the impact of HIV and AIDS on children and adolescents, including meeting their most basic needs of health, safety, stability, and schooling.
A key population (KP) is people who are affected by punitive laws, regulations, policies, severely stigmatized and marginalized, and are disproportionately affected by HIV. This includes gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM), transgender persons (TG), sex workers (SW), people who inject drugs (PWID), and people in prisons and other closed settings. The PEPFAR Maseru Small Grants program also includes PEPFAR Lesotho’s priority populations, such as adolescent girls and young women, military members, herd boys, migrant workers, textile factory workers, and disabled persons. Projects should aim to increase KP’s access to health services and care.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $130,000
- Award Ceiling: $25,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
Eligible Projects
Consideration will be given to projects which:
- Are creative, original and innovative.
- Support community-based HIV and AIDS care and home based care and/or address the needs of OVC, KP, PP
- Have at least eight project members
- Improve basic economic or social conditions at the local community or village level
- Support high impact, quick implementation activities that benefit a substantial number of people within one year
- Are oriented toward communities, not individuals
- Are within the ability of the local community to operate and maintain
- Are managed and run by local Basotho groups, e.g. Community Based Organizations, Faith Based Organizations and/or groups of People Living with HIV and AIDS
- Are a direct response to the initiative and aspirations of the local community.
Eligibility Criteria
All applicants must be non-profit local community based organizations that address the needs of orphans and vulnerable children and/or support community based HIV and AIDS care initiatives.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the application form via given website.
For more information, please visit PEPFAR Small Grants Program.