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amFAR: MSM Initiative Community Awards - Africa
Program Summary
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, is pleased to announce the availability of funding for small awards to support projects that address HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM). Frontline organizations and collaborations in Africa are encouraged to submit relevant proposals. Proposals for general operating support will not be considered.
amfAR's MSM Initiative seeks to fund innovative HIV/AIDS-related community-based projects that increase access to HIV/AIDS services among MSM. These may include direct health services (e.g., prevention, treatment, and care), policy-oriented projects, and/or research projects. Projects may include research or programming targeted towards reaching hidden MSM communities or MSM who do not identify as gay, working with more open GBT communities, and/or engaging allies. Emphasis will be placed on innovative approaches that are sustainable beyond amfAR funding, and projects that include (or have the potential to inform) regional or international advocacy activities.
Demonstrated involvement of MSM in project design, development, implementation, and evaluation is highly recommended.
Individual organizations are eligible for awards of up to $15,000 USD.
Collaborations are eligible for awards of up to $30,000 USD. Please see the additional information for definition of collaboration.
It is anticipated that funding recommendations will be announced in February 2010. Organizations that are approved for awards can expect to receive funds to begin activities as early as March 2010.
UIC is allowed to submit only one application.
Additional Information
http://www.amfar.org/world/article.aspx?id=7925
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | October 22, 2009 3:00PM |
| UIC Internal Competition | TBD |
| Sponsor Full Proposal | November 3, 2009 5:00PM EST |
Letter of Intent Instructions
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Chang Lee.
- OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.
Please contact Chang Lee at clee10@uic.edu or 6-1961 with any questions.
If an authorized principal investigator is not listed above, please consider the limited competition still open. Contact RDS@uic.edu for further information.
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