HIV in Rural Populations
Agency: The Conservation, Food, and Health Foundation • Deadline: May 2001 • Funding: Maximum amount $25, 000 • Contact: Ann Fowler Wallace, 230 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02110, 617-426-7172 • Web: grantsmanagement.com/cfhguide.html • In its three primary areas of interest (conservation, food, and health), this foundation provides grants to improve the level of health in the United States and in developing nations, especially among populations in rural areas.
Demographic Research of At-Risk Populations
Agencies: The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) • Deadline: May 1, 2001 • Funding: No specific setaside • Contact: Michael Loewe, 301-496-5482 • Email: loewe@nih.gov • Web: nichd.nih.gov • NICHD and NIMH invite proposals for studies of the demographic, social, and behavioral aspects of the transmission of HIV, especially studies in populations most vulnerable to the sexual transmission of HIV both in the United States and worldwide—minority men and women, men who have sex with men, and disadvantaged youth.
Faith-Based Community Efforts
Agency: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation • Deadline: June 1, 2001 • Funding: No specific setaside • Contact: Phyllis Cunningham, 877-324-8411 • Email: grants@interfaithcare.org • Web: interfaithcare.org • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation provides funds for the expansion of their interfaith volunteer program that serves people with chronic health conditions, including persons living with HIV and AIDS. Start-up grants are offered to coalitions established by faith congregations to help communities organize for volunteer caregiving.
AIDS Medical Research
Agency: Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation • Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: No specific setaside • Contact: Laura Beuhler, 212-941-4760 • The Mapplethorpe Foundation provides gifts to medical research that will advance the cure and treatment of AIDS and HIV infection.
Caregivers and Patient Advocacy
Agency: Arthur Vining Davis Foundation• Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: Maximum amount: $200,000 • Contact: Jonathan Howe, 904-359-0670 • Web: jvm.com/davis • In the health care area, the foundation awards grants to efforts designed to facilitate communications with patients by doctors, nurses, and other caregivers. Ideas for facilitating doctor–patient communication and promotion of patient advocacy are encouraged.
Direct Service Programs for Children
Agency: Hasbro Children’s Foundation • Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: No specific setaside • Contact: Theresa Acquavita, 212-645-2400 • Web: hasbro.org • This foundation supports the development and/or expansion of direct service programs that improve the quality of life for disadvantaged children, including those with HIV.
HIV, STDs, and Mental Disorders
Agencies: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) • Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: No specific setaside • Contact: Louis Steinberg, 301-443-6100 • Email: Lsteinbe@nih.gov • Web: grants.nih.gov • NIMH and AHCPR are accepting proposals for research on AIDS and mental health services delivery, including research into training providers in the psychosocial and neuropsychiatric aspects of AIDS, and development of novel programs to help people recognize and seek treatment of mental health problems arising from living with HIV and AIDS.
Needle-Exchange Programs
Agency: Drug Policy Foundation • Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: Maximum amount: $25,000 • Contact: Grants Coordinator, 4455 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. B-500, Washington, DC 20008–2302, 202- 537-5005 • Web: dpf.org • This foundation provides grants to organizations and individuals in support of harm reduction programs (including needle-exchange programs), advocacy efforts that support drug policy reform, and public education on drug policy reform issues.
Women, Children, and Families with AIDS
Agency: The Global Fund for Women • Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: Maximum amount: $15,000 • Contact: Misti Mukhophadyay, 650-853-8305 • Web: globalfundforwomen.org • The Global Fund for Women provides assistance to grassroots women’s organizations outside the United States. It has supported groups, including HIV and AIDS organizations, working on women’s political participation and leadership, poverty and economic autonomy, reproductive freedom, women’s and children’s health, the rights of sexual minorities, education, and the prevention of violence against women.
HIV Education and Training
Agency: Pew Charitable Trust’s Health and Human Services Program • Deadline: No specific deadline • Funding: No specific setaside • Contact: Frazierita Klasen, 215-575-4865 • Web: pewtrusts.com • The Pew Charitable Trust’s Health and Human Services Programs, which promote the health and well-being of HIV-infected individuals in North and Central America, invites proposals for the education and training of health professionals.
