- Amp Grant: 09-Apr-21
- Positive Action Community Grants: 01-Jul-21
The ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action Community Grants program initiative is currently requesting proposals to support the health and well-being of people living with HIV through innovative, community-led solutions that address disparities in the epidemic.
Through Positive Action Community Grants (PACG), ViiV Healthcare supports community-led efforts to increase engagement in prevention and care, address stigma and build trust in HIV care among communities most disproportionately impacted by HIV and AIDS. Organizations applying to Positive Action Community Grants may request funding for General Operating Support, Special Events Sponsorships, or Project Support.
In light of the impact COVID-19 has had on organizations and those they serve; Positive Action Community Grants funding may be requested to support efforts to respond and adapt to the pandemic. Funding may be requested as part of general operating or program requests to fund program adjustments, personal protective equipment (PPE), technology, emergency supplies, and other specific projects/efforts that ensure people living with HIV or AIDS have access to the care and resources they need.
Funding Overview and Criteria
- Positive Action Communuty Grants: Through Positive Action Community Grants (PACG), ViiV Healthcare supports community-led efforts to increase engagement in prevention and care, address stigma and build trust in HIV care among communities most disproportionately impacted by HIV and AIDS. Organizations applying to Positive Action Community Grants may request funding for General Operating Support, Special Events Sponsorships, or Project Support.
- General Operating Support
- Support for organizations leading work within ViiV Healthcare’s focus areas: linkage to care, networks of support, and advocacy.
- Support for organizations addressing racial inequities and other disparities that impact access to quality HIV prevention and care.
- Special Events Sponsorships
- Support for conferences and events that share insights or use arts and culture to:
- Increase understanding of people living with HIV (PLWH) most disproportionately impacted by HIV;
- Enhance community commitment to supporting PLWH and reducing stigmatizing behavior.
- Support for events that create and/or nurture networks of support for individuals and organizations in the HIV movement.
- Support for community events that link or connect more people living with HIV to care.
- Support for conferences and events that share insights or use arts and culture to:
- Project Support
- Support for expanding projects for those disproportionately impacted by HIV through linkage to care and support services, expanding networks of support, and community advocacy efforts by and for people living with HIV.
- Projects that combat HIV stigma through efforts that:
- Focus on expanding harm reduction services and advocacy to successfully engage people who use drugs in care, and support their families and communities;
- Focus on the decriminalization of HIV at the local and national level;
- Focus on increasing access to quality and culturally responsive sexual health education;
- Focus on activating arts and culture as a tool for community engagement, connection, and building empathy;
- Focus on increasing access to and awareness of the mental health needs of people living with or vulnerable to HIV.
- General Operating Support
- Amp Grant
- Launched in 2019, ViiV Healthcare’s Amp Grant funds organizations to operate micro-granting and capacity-building programs to activate individuals and organizations leading grassroots HIV outreach. Knowing small or local projects often can’t access traditional funding sources, and that innovation is often found at the grassroots level, Amp Grant Leads act as an incubator to cohorts of innovative individuals, projects, or small organizations leading outreach and engagement efforts that reach people living with or vulnerable to HIV.
- As part of an expanded effort to place resources directly in the hands of the community, Amp Grant Leads provide funds, capacity building, technical assistance, mentorship and more.
- Amp Grants will be awarded to up to 10 organizations that will serve as Program Leads, responsible for designing, implementing and evaluating an Amp Grant cohort.
Focus Areas
All Amp Grant requests should focus on the following areas.
- Enhance advocacy, by providing capacity building and leadership development tools for people living with or vulnerable to HIV.
- Develop networks with and for micro-grantees to reduce isolation, foster shared learning and enhance cooperative efforts to combat HIV.
- Activate linkage and engagement projects that break down barriers and help more people connect to care.
- Use arts and culture to engage communities, raise awareness, reduce stigma and build or deepen empathy around PLWH.
Intended Outcomes
Applicants should be prepared to propose metrics for the outcomes they plan to focus on in their proposed project, including targets around the following:
- Boosted PLWH’s confidence in sharing their stories.
- Increased PLWH self-advocacy efforts for care and engagement in HIV activities.
- Strengthened the representation of PLWH within the movement’s leadership.
- Enhanced community commitment to supporting PLWH and reducing stigmatizing behavior.
- Reduced isolation through stronger community and peer-led networks.
- Reduced challenges to access affirming-quality medical and supportive services for underserved communities.
- Advanced feelings of empathy on how the epidemic affects PLWH and their communities.
Budget
In 2021, Positive Action Community Grants and the Amp Grant will fund nonprofit organizations across the U.S., including Puerto Rico.
- Eligible organizations applying for Positive Action Community Grants may apply for a 1-year grant.
- Eligible organizations applying for the Amp Grant may apply for a 3-year grant, up to $250,000 per year.
Eligibility Criteria
At a minimum, eligible nonprofit organizations must meet all of the following criteria, and/or engage a Fiscal Sponsor that meets all of the following criteria:
- Be a 501(c)(3) Internal Revenue Service (IRS)-designated nonprofit organization;
- Be located in the U.S. or Puerto Rico;
- Provide programs and support primarily to those persons or communities impacted by or affected by HIV in the U.S.;
- Received no more than 25 percent of your total operating budget (total annual revenue) in 2020 from ViiV Healthcare and anticipate the same for 2021;
- Organizations applying for the grant must be the same organization receiving the funds and must be responsible for the implementation and management of the project.
For more information, visit https://viivhealthcare.com/en-us/positive-action-community-grants/