SOUTHERN HIV IMPACT FUND Request for Proposals Overview

SOUTHERN HIV IMPACT FUND Request for Proposals Overview

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The Team Melanie Powers, program manager Liam Cabal, senior program manager

Virtual Meeting Agenda AIDS United & Southern HIV Impact Fund Eligibility, Grant Requirements, Types of Funding Cross-Cutting Areas of Focus Technical Assistance Lobbying Budgets & Lobbying Attachments How to Apply Timeline & Grantee Selection FAQs and Q&A

Southern HIV Impact Fund Overview Fund Outcomes: 1. Southern collaboration to end HIV & health disparities 2. Southern leadership & support current leaders 3. resources to the South (TA & grantmaking) Focal Areas: 1. HIV Prevention 2. Care & Support Services 3. Policy, Advocacy & Movement Building

Eligibility & Grant Requirements Nonprofit Status Organizational Viability Maximum Award Average Award Total Awards Adhere to 12-month Grant Period Reporting Cycle Grantee Convening

Funding Types General Operating Support History of intersecting HIV & social justice work Realistic & clear benchmarks Χ Work plan not required Χ Project budget not required Project-Specific Support Experience in either HIV or social justice History of working with proposed population Work plan required Project budget required

Eligibility & Grant Requirements Eligibility Limited to Organizations in Nine States Alabama North Carolina Florida South Carolina Georgia Tennessee Louisiana Texas Mississippi

Cross-Cutting Areas of Focus HIV as a Racial or Social Justice Issue Intersectional Approach Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA)

Technical Assistance & Leadership Development Areas of Direct TA Coalition building Integrating social/racial justice Integrating HIV Community organizing Organizational development Leadership Development Tailored individual coaching Year-long 10-person cohort

Definition of Lobbying Attempting through communications with legislators or the public to influence specific legislation, whether pending or proposed. Types of Lobbying Direct Lobbying Lobbying Grassroots Lobbying

Lobbying Some Exceptions to the Definitions of Lobbying Executive branch officials Administrative agencies Discussions of broad social issues Nonpartisan analysis and research

Budget & Lobbying Separation of Funding for Lobbying

Other Attachments Project Budget* Organization s Operating Budget 2016 Audit Board of Directors List Organizational Chart Diversity Table Memoranda of Agreement & Letters of Support *Required for project-specific applications only

Applying Using FoundationConnect

Applying Using FoundationConnect

Applying Using FoundationConnect

Application Timeline August 22 & 31, 2017 September 15, 2017 September 29, 2017 November 10, 2017 November 30, 2017 December 16, 2017 Application assistance virtual meetings Requests for phone or video conference applications due Complete applications due by 5:00pm ET Approved applicants will be notified of funding decisions Negotiation of final targets and execution of grant agreements Applicants not funded notified of funding decisions

Grant Year Timeline December 1, 2017 February 2018 May 31, 2018 November 30, 2018 January 15, 2019 Grant period begins Two to three day grantee convening Interim grantee progress reports due Grant period ends Final grantee progress reports due

Questions Email: southernfund@aidsunited.org