| Washington AIDS Partnership |
Grantmaking
The Partnership makes grants guided by expert staff and a highly informed group of grantmakers, community leaders, experts, and individuals living with HIV/AIDS. Many of these grants have proven to be highly effective in sparking tremendous growth in available services.
HIV
Prevention
HIV prevention remains the Partnership's priority for grantmaking because of the
shortage of HIV prevention funding available through government sources, and
because of the huge savings to society for every HIV infection that is
prevented. Innovative prevention grants target high-risk groups: youth,
communities of color, women, drug users, and incarcerated individuals.
As prevention is a priority for the Partnership, 50% or more of funding
is awarded in this category.
Public
Policy
The Partnership recognizes that public policy funding is an effective means of battling this
disease and creating sustainable change by leveraging grant dollars. Through
analysis and advocacy, grants focus on improving the quality of, access to or
availability of HIV/AIDS prevention and care services for residents in the
metropolitan region. As public policy is another priority for the Partnership,
20-25% of funding is awarded in this category.
Medical
Morale
Staff of nonprofits providing health services deal with a variety of issues,
including clients living with HIV/AIDS who have complex needs such as housing
and drug use. Staff also manages competing issues of client care, funding for
their programs, and large workloads. Because of these issues, morale is a
significant problem in the HIV/AIDS field that ultimately results in high staff
turnover and lower quality patient care. Partnership medical morale grants
support HIV/AIDS service providers to build their capacity to work effectively
together in order to provide quality patient care. The Partnership awards
approximately 8-9% of its funding in this category.
Technical
Assistance
Technical assistance grants help nonprofit organizations strengthen their
capacity to deliver quality services and/or advocate for people living with or
at risk for HIV/AIDS. Grants focus on financial management, technology
development, strategic planning, board development, evaluation, and mergers. The
Partnership awards approximately 5-10% of its funding in this category.
The Partnership's two annual grant rounds are held in the spring and fall. The Washington AIDS Partnership releases a Request for Proposals (RFP) at the beginning of each round and subsequently selects grantees in each of the four areas. Proposals must follow Washington Grantmakers' Common Grant Application Format. Click here to download the current Request for Proposals (RFP) in PDF format. To request a copy of the current RFP, or for more information, contact Jennifer Jue, Program Manager, at 202-939-3379 or jue@washingtongrantmakers.org.