Transformative Grants are focused on supporting the development and implementation of programs and activities that address the four programmatic focuses of the Gilead COMPASS Initiative®, including organizational capacity building; wellbeing, mental health, trauma-informed care, substance use, and telehealth; faith based advocacy; and HIV-related stigma reduction. The maximum amount an applicant can request is $100,000 (including overhead).
A brief description of the four Transformative Grant funding areas is listed below. For more detail about the funding areas and award, please review the Request for Proposals (RFP) application.
Funding Area: Building Organizational Capacity
Lead Coordinating Center: Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
This grant will allow applicants to seek funding to support organizational capacity building activities focused on infrastructure development and coalition and network building with non-traditional partners.
Funding Area: Wellbeing, Mental Health, Trauma-Informed Care, Substance Use and Telehealth
Lead Coordinating Center: University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work
This grant will focus on enhancing service provision around wellness, mental health, trauma-informed care, substance use (especially opioid use), and telehealth and its intersection with HIV in the Southern United States.
Funding Area: HIV-Related Stigma Reduction
Lead Coordinating Center: Southern AIDS Coalition
This grant will focus on supporting the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions to reduce HIV-related stigma.
Funding Area: Faith-Based Advocacy
Lead Coordinating Center: Wake Forest University
This grant will allow applicants to seek funding to focus on sustainable programs that address the intersection between faith and social determinants of health.
Eligibility
Criteria | Description |
Geographic Location | Applicants must be located in AND provide services in one of 12 Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, or Texas. |
Non-Profit Status | Applicants 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. |
Grant Period | Coming Soon |
Award Amount | The maximum amount an applicant can request is $100,000 (including overhead). |
How to Apply
Transformative Grant applications are currently closed. Please check back in May 2021.