# ![](media/image1.png){width="1.1152777777777778in" height="0.9638888888888889in"}**U.S. Ambassador's HIV/AIDS Community Grants**

The U.S. Ambassador's HIV/AIDS Community Grants program, funded by
PEPFAR, assists small grassroots, community-run projects all over South
Africa. It aims to strengthen health service delivery in communities
affected by HIV and AIDS. The program supports community groups in such
efforts as:

-   Support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)

-   Support for community-based HIV and AIDS palliative care and home
    health care

Project members must make voluntary contributions, such as money, labor
or other services toward their efforts. The greater the involvement and
contribution from the local community, the more likely the project grant
will gain approval. After the money is used, the project must be able to
continue on its own or with help from the community.

Each organization that is funded will be required to measure and report
the results it achieves with the grant. Grants generally amount to US
\$10,000 (approximately R 75,000 at today's exchange rates). In special
circumstances and with justification grants can be awarded up to US
\$20,000. Grants will be awarded for a one year period. Requests to
renew a grant for up to three years will be carefully reviewed and in
exceptional cases granted. Organizations that already receive direct
funding or substantial support from the U.S. Government are not
eligible. Please remember that the Community Grants program receives
many applications and has only a limited amount of funds available.

*Please read the Project Guidelines on the following pages carefully.*

If your organization has a project that falls within the U.S.
Ambassador's HIV/AIDS Community Grants Program guidelines, use the
attached application to apply for a grant and send it to the office
nearest you. The Community Grants Coordinator may contact you and
schedule a site visit to assess the capabilities of your project.

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**To be considered for funding, you must complete this application**

**and submit the requested documents by 1 February.**

**Projects that are accepted will receive their first portion of funding
late in the year.**

![](media/image1.png){width="1.1506944444444445in"
height="0.9951388888888889in"}**U.S. Ambassador's HIV/AIDS Community
Grants**

**Project Guidelines**

**Qualifications for Funding**

HIV and AIDS Community Grant activities fall into one of two categories:

-   Support for orphans and vulnerable children (OVC)

-   Support for community-based HIV and AIDS palliative care and home
    health care

There is no one ideal Community Grant project. However, successful
projects share similar features. Community Grant activities should:

-   Address one or both of the two categories above.

-   Improve basic conditions at the local, community or village level.

-   Be community driven. Projects should be oriented toward communities,
    not individuals.

-   Provide services directly to the community.

-   Benefit a substantial number of people in the community.

-   Involve a contribution of labor, money or materials by members of
    the local community.

-   Be within the means of the local community to operate and maintain.

-   Permit quick implementation and impact, using the entire grant
    within the one-year agreement period.

-   Be conducted by local (South African) groups. Community-based
    organizations, faith-based organizations and groups of people living
    with HIV or AIDS are encouraged.

-   Be able to measure the results of your work (for example, be able to
    tell how many children or patients are served; how many volunteers
    are trained; how many people are reached during a campaign).

**Acceptable Uses for Community Grant Funding**

Funds may be requested for any of the following:

-   Home-based caregiver kits and medical supplies

-   Training for staff and volunteers

-   Prevention and Awareness campaigns, workshops, and outreach sessions
    to the community

-   Equipment for OVC centres

-   Educational materials and training supplies

-   Equipment for income generation initiatives

-   Ongoing administrative or operating costs, such as stipends or rent,
    may be included in the request, but should only account for a
    portion of a comprehensive grant proposal.

If your project is considered for funding, you will need to provide
**quotations** from vendors for items to be purchased.

**Unauthorized Uses for Community Grant Funding**

-   The U.S. Ambassador's HIV/AIDS Community Grants program cannot
    contribute money to a building fund, nor can it pay for motorized
    vehicles, food, or school uniforms.

-   Unfortunately, the program cannot fund private businesses, private
    crèches, or public schools.

**Measurable Results**

To qualify for funding, your project must be able to measure how it
contributes to HIV/ AIDS and OVC care. Page 2 of the application asks
for these statistics. Additionally, each project accepted for funding
must report its results twice a year (March 31 and September 30). You
must be able to count or describe the following:

> Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) Projects

-   Services provided (such as food support, shelter, child protection,
    HIV and AIDS prevention education, general health care)

-   Number of children served

-   Number of providers/caregivers trained

> Community-based Palliative and Home Care Projects

-   Number of individuals provided with general HIV-related palliative
    and home care

-   Type of care provided (such as physical, spiritual, psychological,
    or social support)

-   Number of caregivers trained to provide general HIV-related
    palliative and home care

For example, an OVC care program might report that over the last year,
75 OVCs received food support and child protection. A program of
home-based caregivers might explain that they provide care to 120
patients annually. A drop-in centre might train eight community
volunteers each year as activity coordinators. These numbers reveal the
work that the project has accomplished, so they are *measurable
results*.

**Expenditure Reporting**

You must account for the funds you have spent, by submitting receipts
and signed stipend sheets. These will be collected twice during the
year, once after 31 March, and once after 30 September.

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**Application for Funding**

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**Contact Information**

Name of Organization:

Name of Project Coordinator:

Telephone/ cell *(very important)* Fax:

Alternate contact numbers:

E-mail address *(if any*):

Nearest city/town: Traveling time to your project from this city/town:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ hours

Postal Address: Postal Code

Physical Location (*see also next page*\*): Province: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Project Description**

What month and year did your project or organization start?

How many caregivers work in your project?\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
How many people are active in the project?

Description of your organization and project:

**Community Contributions**

*What has the community contributed to the project? Please be specific
and give examples.*

Community cash contributions:

Other community contributions:

List other contributors, including Dept. of Social Development or Dept.
of Health, and amounts already given or promised:

Has your organization ever received funding from the U.S. Government?
Yes\_\_\_\_\_ No\_\_\_\_\_

*(If yes, please explain)*

**Project Costs**

Amount requested from the *United States Community Grants Program*:

######### R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ training for members

> R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to purchase material/equipment for
>
> R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ awareness activities/campaigns in
> community
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> R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to pay services for
>
> R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ stipends

R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ rent

R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ telephone

R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ transportation

> R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to pay for other (*specify*)

**Total: R \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

Briefly explain what the requested funds will be used for:

**Measurable Results**

*What measurable results did your program achieve last year?*

*See **Project Guidelines** for more information on Measurable Results.*

Number of children served:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Number of patients
cared for:

Number of community members educated with HIV/AIDS Prevention &
Awareness last year:

Other (specify):

Signature: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Printed
Name: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

## For your application to be considered, you [MUST]{.underline} attach the following documents:

1\. A detailed **history** of your organization and project stating when
it started, what has been accomplished, what you have done for the
community, and how the community supports you

2\. A copy of your **constitution**

3\. A **list of committee members** with their names, addresses, and
phone numbers

4\. A **map** showing how to get to your project from a major road\*

5\. Copy of project **bank account details**, if available

6\. Proof that the project has its own land (in the name of the project)
or permission to occupy the land, e.g. signed **lease agreement** or
**land deed**

7\. If project is a residential facility, a copy of your
**registration** from the Department of Social Development.

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#### Please note there is an extremely high demand for financial assistance 

#### and Community Grant funds are limited. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 

#### You may provide additional information supporting your application.