Eligibility Criteria for Aids Fonds Grants
- Funding will only be provided to registered organisations and not to individuals.
- Funding will only be provided to an alliance that includes both a knowledge institute and one or more civil society organizations. (One of) the civil society organization(s) in the consortium should act as the lead agency and will be responsible for reporting and (financial) administration.
- The consortium should describe how they will work together with their government, and indicate how their plans fit into national programs and plans.
- Lead applicants must be non-profit and non-governmental organisations. Technical support from international organisations specialised in this type of work can be included in the proposal.
- Applicants should have a strong track record. For the knowledge institute this should be a track record in HIV data management and research. For the civil society organizations this should be a track record in providing HIV services
- Programmes should take place in one or more of the above mentioned countries.
- Programmes should include a research component to identify people most of risk for HIV and a service delivery component providing HIV testing services.
- Applications should describe how to avoid violations of human rights. Especially around confidentiality, privacy and forced or mandatory testing.
- Applications should describe how they will guarantee effective linkages between HIV testing, treatment and care.
Key Dates
- 21 June 2015- Deadline for submitting proposals
- 16 September 2015- Proposals reviewed by experts, anonymous reviews sent to submitting organization
- 1 October 2015- Deadline for rebuttal by submitting organization
- 16 October 2015- Advice of the external advisory committee based on reviews and rebuttals
- 30 October 2015- Decision by the board of Aids Fonds, acknowledgements immediately afterwards
How to Apply
- Applicants should use the specific online application form available on the website.
- The application and all correspondence should be in English.
- The framework has to be uploaded in Microsoft Excel together with the application.
For more information, please download this pdf Aids Fond Call for Proposals.