ViiV Healthcare’s “Positive Action for Adolescents” Call for Proposals: Apply for a Grant Funding of Up to £50,000!

Deadline: 13 October 2017

ViiV Healthcare through its Positive Action for Adolescents (PAA) program is delighted to open a special call for proposals to mark SPARK17, the event dedicated to young advocates working in the field of HIV, PAA is hosting with partners at Sentebale’s Mamohato Children’s Centre in Lesotho (18-21 September 2017).

Proposed projects must align with the strategy and focus of ViiV Healthcare’s Positive Action for Adolescents programme and is youth-led, preferably by individuals aged 18-24 years. Projects led by individuals between the ages of 25 – 30 will also be considered, but will need to demonstrate a robust involvement and engagement plan with the adolescent community as part of their proposal.

PAA’s strategic objectives were defined in consultation with global partners and community experts to ensure ViiV Healthcare focus their funding on programmes that can deliver solutions that address some of the outstanding needs of adolescents living with HIV. PAA’s efforts therefore align to Start Free, Stay Free, AIDS Free, the super-fast-track framework for ending AIDS in children, adolescents and young women by 2020, and the CIPHER/WHO Global Research Agenda for Adolescents Living With HIV which prioritizes research themes in the areas of testing, treatment and service delivery for informing global policy change and improving outcomes for adolescents living with HIV.

PAA Objectives

Applications to the PAA Youth-Led Grants Programme should focus on improving adolescent health by targeting their proposal to the PAA Strategy.

• Target Population(s)
  • Ages 10-19
  • Adolescent girls
  • Young MSM
  • Adolescents who are subject to sexual coercion and abuse
  • Female and male sex workers
  • Adolescents who inject drugs
• Objectives
  • To support the creation and/or evaluation of the impact of new behavioral and/or service delivery interventions to address:
    • Testing, linkage and retention in HIV care
    • Transition to adult HIV care
    • Onward disclosure of HIV status
    • HIV prevention
    • Capacity building of adolescent community leaders

PAA Values

• Adolescent community involvement
• Evidence based and evidence generating projects
• Acceptable and scalable outcomes
• Publication of results
• Use of online/mobile technology including social media

Funding Information

Applicants may apply for funding of up to a total of £50,000 over a period of 1-2 years. Please note that all funding disbursements will be made in year 1.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organization Type
  • In order to be eligible for funding, applicants must be hosted by anon-governmental organization (NGO). Organizations typically considered for funding include: Registered Charitable/Non-Profit Organizations, Community Based Organizations (CBOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and Social Enterprises.
• Youth-Led
  • Projects must be youth-led by individuals between the ages of 18 – 24. Projects led by individuals between the ages of 25 – 30 will also be considered, but will need to demonstrate a robust involvement and engagement plan with the adolescent community as part of their proposal.
• New Project
  • Applicant’s project must consist of new work that has not been previously funded. It may, however, include projects transferred to a new location(s) and/or include the expansion and/or evolution of a recently tested model or pilot. It may not be a continuation of a previously funded core activity/service in the same location.
• Geography
  • Proposals focused on any geography will be considered. Please note that it is important that applicants must clearly demonstrate the need in the locale in which applicants are proposing their intervention. Applications from Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are particularly welcomed due to their alignment with the overall PAA programme strategy.

How to Apply

• All applications must be submitted at the address given on the website.
• Applications must include:
  • Completed Application Form
  • Comprehensive Budget
  • Organization’s last set of audited accounts

For more information, please visit Youth-Led Grants Programme.