Call for Proposal-Collaborative Fund-South Asia

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Dear FORUM,

The Collaborative Fund for HIV Treatment Preparedness is a collaboration between

the Tides Center and the International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC).

The goal of the Collaborative Fund is to fund HIV treatment preparedness,

defined as 1/ treatment literacy projects and 2/ treatment advocacy projects, in

other words, efforts to organize civil society, especially people living with

HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), to

advocate for and participate in the development and implementation of HIV

treatment access programs.

The Collaborative Fund is a community funding mechanism that is driven by the

expertise of people living with HIV and their advocates. In each funding region

of the world, Community Review Panels (CRPs) set funding priorities and

determine how funds are

disbursed through a peer-reviewed application process.

In South Asia, the group managing the process is the South Asian Regional

Advisory Committee (RAC). Country Review Panels will review applications at the

country level assisted by a regional Technical Review Panel.

The Tides Center, a U.S.-based public charity, facilitates the grant-making

process internationally.

Funds have been received from a number of donors, including WHO and DFID. The

International Treatment Preparedness Coalition (ITPC) is an international

movement of HIV+ people and their advocates advocating

for access to AIDS treatment to those who need it through increased treatment

literacy for individuals and organisations and through advocacy with local,

regional and international stakeholders such as

governments, international and bilateral agencies, pharmaceutical and

diagnostics companies, non-governmental organisations and the private sector.

The Collaborative Fund began its work in South Asia since 2005, by supporting 37

grantees in 4 countries.

We are now calling for submissions for project proposals for the third round

from organisations seeking funding for community-based HIV treatments advocacy

and education programs. Funding is geographically limited to India, Pakistan,

Bangladesh and Nepal. Any nongovernmental organisation from these countries

working on HIV treatments education and advocacy and related issues is invited

to apply for a grant.

Grants are provided for up to one year, with a minimum amount of 5,000 US

dollars and a maximum amount of 10 000 US dollars for individual organisations.

If your project proposal has a budget that is bigger than this, the proposal

will not be considered favorably. The total grant program amount to be

distributed is 200 000 US dollars.

The project can last for up to one year starting 1st February 2008, but shorter

projects or one-off events will also be considered

If you are interested in the Collaborative Fund, you will need to consider the

following documents.

[submission Guide] - Guide for submission of applications – A four page

description of the background of the collaborative fund, how the fund operates

in South Asia, the process for submitting applications for funding, the process

for selecting successful applicants, and a timeline.

[Proposal Form] - Proposal Form – A one page guide that provides information on

the format and content required for submitting a project proposal.

If you would like to receive these documents, please send an e-mail to: the

following Technical Review Penal (TRP) members:

Bangladesh: Shale Ahmed: shale@...

India: Dr Tokugha: toku@...

Nepal: Anjan Amaty: anjan_amatya@...

Pakistan: Pervaiz Tufail: pervaiz22@...

Sri Lanka Loon Gangte at loon_gangte@...

The above TRP members will be collecting the proposals for their own countries.

For example, NGOs, CBOs or PLHA groups based in India will submit their proposal

to Dr.Tokugha.

We are looking forward to hearing from you. Please contact me if you need any

further information or clarifications.

Loon Gangte

Regional Coordinator

Collaborative Fund for HIV Treatment Preparedness

South Asia

E-MAIL <loon_gangte@...

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