Elton John Aids Foundation (EJAF) abrió su convocatoria para apoyar programas relacionados con el VIH/SIDA. La fecha de cierre es el 9 de octubre de 2009.
A través de la convocatoria se busca apoyar a la población en temáticas sobre el VIH/SIDA, realizar programas de educación para la prevención del VIH/SIDA, programas de reducción de daños, y brindar servicios directos a las personas que viven con el VIH/SIDA, especialmente en aquellas poblaciones con necesidades especiales.
Se otorgarán hasta US $40,000.
Para mayor información visitar: Elton John Aids Foundation

How to Request Funding

EJAF Grantee: New York Harm Reduction Educators

EJAF funding is allocated both directly by the Foundation and also through EJAF partners. Please read the funding descriptions below to determine which funding mechanisms are most appropriate for your organization.
I. EJAF Direct Grants
EJAF Direct Grants are provided three times per year to projects and partnerships that fit within EJAF grant-making priorities defined on this website. The first grant cycle (awarded in March) is devoted exclusively to EJAF’s Challenge Grant partnership with the National AIDS Fund. The second grant cycle (awarded in August) is limited to organizations specifically invited by EJAF to apply for funding. The third grant cycle (awarded in December) is an open Request for Proposals (RFP) for which EJAF invites unsolicited grant applications.
To apply for funding through EJAF’s 2009 open RFP for Grant Cycle Three, organizations must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) using EJAF’s online form by Friday, October 9, 2009. All LOIs will be reviewed by EJAF. Organizations approved to submit a full application will be notified by October 23, with full on-line applications due by Tuesday, November 10, 2009. All applications will be reviewed by EJAF, and funding decisions will be communicated to applicants in December 2009.
Please note the following priorities and parameters for the 2009 open RFP:

• Project proposals should be aligned with EJAF grant-making priorities.
• Any charitable (not-for-profit) organization located in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, and Central and South America may apply. Only organizations in these geographical regions can be considered for funding.
• Unsolicited proposals should request no more than US $40,000.
• Although current grantees and partners may apply for new projects or supplemental funding, this funding round will prioritize organizations not yet funded in 2009.
• Priority will be given to proposals that are renewals from previous years, and also to proposals that are linked to, or recommended by, current grantees and partners.
• EJAF will not fund grants to individual or for-profit institutions, conference or meetings, or infrastructure costs.

II. Examples of EJAF Partners
National AIDS Fund – Community Partnership Challenge Grants: U.S. community-based organizations that operate in a city, state, or region of a National AIDS Fund (NAF) Community Partnership may be eligible to apply directly to that Community Partnership. EJAF invests more than $1 million per year to help these Community Partners to offer Challenge Grants, in which applicants are challenged to match these funds two-to-one as an incentive to leverage additional local support for their work from other sources. Please visit http://www.aidsfund.org for information on the NAF’s 39 Community Partnerships, service areas, grant-making priorities, grant application requirements, and deadlines for active Requests for Proposals (RFPs).
Syringe Access Fund: The Syringe Access Fund is a multi-year grant-making initiative that strives to prevent HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C transmission by increasing access to sterile syringes. U.S. organizations may apply for (1) state-level education and mobilization campaigns focusing on policy change related to syringe access; or (2) expanded access to clean syringes via syringe exchange programs (SEPs). Established in 2004, the Syringe Access Fund has been a collaborative effort of various private foundations, corporations and public charities that together have granted over $6.5 million.  Currently, leading partners include the Irene Diamond Fund, the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the National AIDS Fund.
Through its Round Six Grant Cycle, the Syringe Access Fund will award approximately $2 million in new grants by the end of 2009. The Round Six RFP has already been announced, and the Syringe Access Fund is currently inviting proposals. Please visit www.aidsfund.org for information on Syringe Access Fund grant application requirements and deadlines.
HIV Collaborative Fund (Caribbean and Latin America): The HIV Collaborative Fund provides small grants throughout the world for community-centered advocacy, education, and support for improved access to comprehensive HIV treatment, care, and prevention. For organizations based in the Caribbean and in Central and South America, applications for funding are accepted and reviewed at least once per year by community-led processes within those regions. For more information, please visit the HIV Collaborative Fund website at www.hivcollaborativefund.org.