The AIDS Fund seeks to provide flexible funding, and is one of the few funders to provide general operating funds to AIDS service organizations in the Philadelphia region. The geographical boundaries of our grant making are Philadelphia, its surrounding counties, and Southern New Jersey. In order to receive a grant from the AIDS Fund, an organization must complete a grant proposal. To obtain our RFP download it from our Web site. A competitive application process is conducted, and there are always more requests for funding than funds available for allocation.
Organizations then have forty-five days to complete their proposals.
All completed submissions are then reviewed by the AIDS Fund's Allocations Committee. Additionally, the AIDS Fund finance committee reviews each agency's audit and tax return in order to evaluate the overall financial picture and to assess the organizations ability to manage funds appropriately. The overall need for the type of service that is proposed Effectiveness of management and reliable fiscal conduct Targeting of high risk, underserved populations After the Committee has reviewed and discussed the applications, they make a recommendation to the Board of Directors of the AIDS Fund at a special meeting where conflicted Board members are excluded.