Faith Action Grants will provide funding of up to $25,000 to provide resources for nonprofit organizations for action-oriented projects centered around the faith to help reduce stigma, engage in spiritually integrated trauma-informed care, and aid in changing the perception of HIV/AIDS in the south.
Donor Name: Gilead COMPASS Initiative®
States: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/02/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
They are seeking to fund organizations committed to the creation of inclusive faith spaces (virtual and/or in-person) for LGBTQ persons and people living with and affected by HIV that provide opportunities for physical, emotional, and financial wellness.
Focus Areas
- Focus groups, online surveys, or other formative research with PLHIV, people affected by HIV/AIDS, and/or those providing social or emotional support to people affected by HIV/AIDS, with a particular focus on faith-based approaches to engaging these groups;
- Formalizing an existing program that has been well-received in the state or national faith-based organizations and communities;
- Training for faith leaders and lay audiences in faith communities to build their capacity to develop content and/or facilitate the intervention on a statewide or national level
- Develop an app or other online intervention to enhance faith leader training and sustainable programming on a statewide or national level
- Establishing partnerships across interfaith, medical, and/or academic sectors on a statewide or national level
- Expanding existing partnerships across interfaith (Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, traditional African spirituality, etc.) perspectives and/or medical and academic sectors
- Bridging HIV, faith, and advocacy work in local, state, or national legislatures
- Addressing inequities in housing, economic justice, food insecurity as it overlaps with HIV and faith
- Faith leader care (mental health, bereavement, burnout) and ministering to people living with HIV
Funding Information
- The maximum amount an applicant can request is $25,000 (including overhead).
Grant Period
- Applicants must be able to complete the work proposed within a 12-month period beginning on July 1, 2022 – to June 30, 2023. Funds must be expended by June 30, 2023.
Geographic Areas
- Applicants must be located in and doing work in the following 12 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Texas.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be non-profit, tax-exempt organizations as set forth in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Applicants that do not hold 501(c)(3) status must have a fiscal sponsor to apply.
For more information, visit Faith Action Grants.