Applications Invited for UNODC Grants for Civil Society Organizations for HIV Prevention & Treatment

About the Organization:

For two decades, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has been helping make the world safer from drugs, organized crime, corruption and terrorism. We are committed to achieving health, security and justice for all by tackling these threats and promoting peace and sustainable well-being as deterrents to them.

UNODC, a co-sponsor of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), is the convening agency for addressing HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who use drugs (PWUD) and for people in prisons. Together with other co-sponsors of UNAIDS, national and international partners, including civil society organisations, UNODC supports countries to achieve universal access to comprehensive HIV services for PWUD and people in prisons towards ending AIDS by 2030.

About the Grant:

This Call for Proposals takes into consideration the importance of harnessing all available resources towards the implementation of activities aimed at meeting the objectives of this Grants programme.

The main objective of this Grants programme is to strengthen the capacity of civil society organizations – in particular community based organizations - to address HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who inject drugs and people in prisons.

This Call for Proposals seeks to provide funding support to Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) including Community Based Organisations (CBOs) working in the area of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among people who inject drugs and people in prisons to ensure that PWUD and people in prison receive quality HIV services that are tailored to their needs.

Grant Amount: Grants of up to USD 20,000

Eligibility Criteria:

Eligibility of applicants:

In order to be eligible for a grant, applicants must:

• Be a non-profit making organisation (CSOs including NGOs, CBOs) registered under the relevant Laws of the country where it is registered;
• have been registered not less than two (2) years;
• be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the project, i.e. not acting as an intermediary;
• demonstrate prior experience of at least two (2) years implementing activities in the area of HIV prevention, treatment, care and support among PWUD or people in prison;
• have a bank account;
• be consistent with UNODC’s values and ethics.

 Eligibility of projects:

Only projects aimed at achieving the objectives, focusing on the priority issues and meeting all other requirements as outlined under section 1 are eligible for funding under this Call for Proposals.

Projects should be time-bound (have discernible start and end dates), and have a specific, finite objective that does not require further funding to sustain results over time. Costs, activities and beneficiaries of the proposed project must be distinguished from those relating to the applicant’s other operations.

The following types of project proposals are not eligible for funding:      

• Project proposals concerned only or mainly with individual sponsorships for participation in workshops, seminars, conferences, congresses;
• Project proposals concerned only or mainly with individual scholarships for studies or training courses;
• Credit or loan schemes;
• Debts and provisions for losses or debts;
• Project proposals which consist exclusively or primarily of capital expenditure e.g. land, buildings, equipment, vehicles, etc.
• Project proposals which discriminate against individuals or groups of people on grounds of their gender, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, or lack of them, or their ethnic origin;
• Scholarships, sponsorships and school fees;
• Cash donations;
• Political party and religious activities;
• Project proposals which provide funding for terrorist activities

 How to Apply:

• Applicants are to submit a full project proposal which will be reviewed by HIV/AIDS Section, under Drug Prevention and Health Branch, Division of Operations at UNODC Headquarters.
• Each application must specify the category under which grant funding is requested (see 1.3).
• Applicants who wish to apply for funding under more than one category may submit multiple applications.
• Full project proposals must be submitted in accordance with the instructions in the full project proposal application form.
• All applications must be in English.
• Hand-written applications will not be accepted.
• Due care must be taken to complete the application form. Any error or major discrepancy related in the application form (e.g. the amounts mentioned in the budget are inconsistent with those mentioned in the application form) may lead to rejection of the application.
• Please note that only the application form and the completed annexes will be evaluated. It is therefore of utmost importance that these documents contain ALL relevant information concerning the project.
• The completed application form and budget must be submitted in Word and Excel.
• Applications must be submitted by email to unodc-aids@un.org marked “HIV Grants for CSOs 2020” in the subject. Applications under different categories from the same organisation must be sent in separate emails.
• Applications sent by any other means (e.g. by fax or by mail) or delivered to other addresses will not be considered under this Call for Proposals.
• Incomplete applications will be rejected.

 Deadline: August 31st, 2020, 12:00 AM CEST    

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