Current Funding Opportunity: On November 10, 2011, the AFC released a Request for Applications (RFA) for its 2012-2013 responsive funding cycle. The funding priorities for this RFA are: 1) strengthening systems; 2) seeding and measuring innovation; and 3) organizing and leading policy/advocacy efforts. This funding opportunity is open to agencies that serve or engage in work that impacts a population affected by HIV/AIDS. Applicants need not provide HIV-specific services, but the proposed project must address a funding priority described in this RFA.
The full RFA, Letter of Inquiry form, budget form, and proposal cover sheet are available here for downloading. The submission deadline for Letters of Inquiry is noon on December 19, 2011.
AFC hosted two technical assistance meetings for grantseekers interested in applying for funding.
Click here for notes from those meetings. We also welcome inquiries from agencies as they prepare their applications.
The AFC aims to fill funding gaps, address unmet and emerging funding needs, and remain flexible and responsive to the community in its grantmaking. Each November, the AFC puts out a Request for Applications (RFA) for funding in the following year. Our grantmaking strategies include: (1) availability of discretionary grants, not to exceed $5,000, for short-term or one-time HIV/AIDS-related needs in the community that are not supported by other community HIV funds; 2) targeted grantmaking, which enables the AFC to respond in a timely manner to emerging needs by inviting agencies to submit a proposal to address specific populations or areas of unmet need as they are identified by the AFC or other community organizations; 3) strategic responsive grants awarded to applicants responding to the annual request for proposals issued by the AFC and focused on targeted priority areas; and (4) strategic community responsive grantmaking, awarded to applicants responding to requests for proposals issued by the AFC and focused on targeted priority areas. The unifying theme is that these approaches are aimed at building community capacity and adding value to the community’s collective effort to address the HIV/AIDS epidemic by filling gaps that other more restricted funding streams in the community cannot.
To date, the AFC has leveraged and invested over $8 million to support HIV/AIDS-related services, activities, and prevention efforts in the Greater Cleveland region. Grants have ranged in size from less than $200 to more than $200,000.
Community Responsive Grants: In March, 2011, the AFC awarded responsive grants to support capacity building and program support needs in the community. Current responsive grant recipients (April 1, 2011-March 31, 2012) include: