Deadline: 23-Apr-21
Positive Action invites applications to the 2021 Round 1 funding for Momentum Grants focusing on ending pediatric AIDS through improving retention in HIV care for children aged 5-14 and their caregivers.
Focus of Call
- Positive Action is interested in supporting community-based interventions that demonstrate effectiveness in:
- Scaling up diagnosis and linkage to care of children living with HIV who are not on treatment.
- Linking caregivers of children living with HIV to tailored prevention and mental wellbeing services that ensure retention in care for themselves and their children;
- Providing differentiated HIV services to children living with
- Focus on children aged 5-14 years old
- This Momentum Call for Proposals is focused on supporting children between ages 5 through 14 years of age. UNAIDS results from 2019 show that over two thirds of children living with HIV not on ART are between the ages of 5 and 14.
Note There are fewer opportunities and more limited interactions with the health sector for older children, which highlight the significant challenges with identifying and retaining these children in HIV care. Focused efforts putting these children at the centre and involving their caregivers will be required to make the difference.
Funding Information and Criteria
- The funding available is up to £100,000 per year up to a maximum of £300,000 over three years.
Please note the following
- The total grant amount cannot account for more than 50% of an organisation’s overall income for countries in LICS/MICS.
- 85% of project budgets must be spent in country
- Overheads over 15% of the total project budget will not be accepted.
- Budgets will be strictly adhered to – do not request more than the allowable amount as you will not be able to submit your application.
- They request that all budgets are submitted in both local currency and Pound Sterling (at the prevailing rate of exchange). You must include an annual and total budget for your project in Pound Sterling to be considered for funding.
Priority countries
Indonesia, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mozambique, Uganda, and Kenya.
Eligibility Criteria
- Who can apply?
Non-governmental and community-based organizations that can deliver change at a community level through their links with or representation of the communities affected especially adolescents’ girls and young people, in all their diversity
- New Project
- Your project must focus on scaling up or replicating interventions that are proven to work to improve the lives and wellbeing of pregnant and parenting adolescents living with HIV, as well as caregivers of children living with HIV. It cannot be a pilot project.
- Community Focus
- Positive Action believes that engaging local communities is critical to addressing the drivers of health and life inequalities, it therefore seeks to promote community responses that work at the level of changing beliefs, attitudes and behaviors to improve health and rights at the community level.
- Community engagement, participation and/or leadership are mandatory requirements for all Positive Action grants: your proposal must demonstrate how your work will engage, involve and empower and benefit affected communities.
For more information, visit the following link:
https://viivhealthcare.com/en-gb/supporting-the-community/new-positive-action-strategy-and-funding/#tab-01481534504-4