New ADB Grants Available for NGO Initiatives to Prevent HIV/AIDS

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Dear all,

Please see the message about ADB Grants to NGOs. May be of interest

to you. With warm regards,

Anand. S Kurup

E-mail: " anandkurup " <anandkurup@...>

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New ADB Grants Available for NGO Initiatives to Prevent HIV/AIDS

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has just approved a US$ 1.5 million

grant for NGO initiatives to prevent HIV/AIDS. Financed by the

HIV/AIDS Trust fund, funded by the Government of Sweden, the NGO

grant is part of a package of sub-projects set-up to help us fight

this dreaded disease.

Grant awards up to US$ 50,000 per initiative... or more If your NGO is working

in one of ADB's developing member countries (DMCs) in Asia and the Pacific, and

is active in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and/or treatment, this fund is open to

you. Your application will receive special priority if your NGO works in one of

the DMCs implementing specific programs for vulnerable and high risk groups.

A grant could be yours if you propose the right initiative that:

Pilot tests innovative approaches that address the needs of

vulnerable and high risk groups

Aims at reporting evidence of effective HIV/AIDS prevention, care

and /or treatment to enable replication and expansion/up-scaling of

activities in other countries and/or region

Enhances capacity of NGOs in quality monitoring and evaluation of

HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and/or treatment projects and programs

Associates people living with HIV/AIDS in the design, implementation

and monitoring of the project

Contributes to strengthening ADB-NGO-government partnerships for

HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and/or treatment

Strengthens the capacity of community based organizations and/or

NGOs involved in HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and/or treatment

ADB's effort in the fight against HIV/AIDS

ADB has been supporting the fight against HIV/AIDS in our region.

This new grant facility provides ADB an opportunity to work more

closely with NGOs to identify, document and support effective

outreach and delivery of essential HIV/AIDS services to the poor,

vulnerable and high risk groups. Identifying effective and evidence

based responses to the AIDS epidemic, building partnerships, and

increasing consultation with and involvement of communities that are

especially poor, vulnerable or affected by HIV/AIDS are ADB goals -

and we need your cooperation!

Providing grants to NGOs like yours will not only enable ADB to

support your activities but also expand upon ADB's existing work on

HIV/AIDS. Working together with you offers a promising avenue for

coordinated efforts and initiatives to alleviate the burden on

governments to provide HIV/AIDS information, treatment and services.

Ensuring your proposal is a successful one

ADB's NGO and Civil Society Center will have overall responsibility

for administering the TA, and will initially screen all proposals. A

Country Committee established in the country of the proposed

initiative will review and rank proposals with the final decision

made by an ADB-HQ Committee.

To be eligible for funding, your NGO must fulfill the following

criteria:

Be legally constituted and registered in an ADB developing member

country

Have legal capacity to accept the funding provided by ADB

Have accounts that are audited annually by independent auditors

Be able to demonstrate your NGO's capacity to implement the proposed

initiative in terms of your expertise, experience and available

staff

Present a proposal with clear-cut outcomes that can be achieved in a

limited amount of time

Guarantee strict monitoring and evaluation of the proposed

initiative, with clear indicators and targets

Have adequate resources to complement financing of the ADB grant

either in cash and/or in kind

You may submit a proposal for up to US$ 50,000 or less. Only in

exceptional cases will proposals in excess of $50,000 be funded. If

you wish to submit a proposal for over US$ 50,000, please contact us

first (see contact details below). All proposals must feature co-

financing or in-kind contributions by your NGO.

ACT NOW

If you think you have an initiative that fits the given criteria,

now is the time to act. Read the Project Guidelines explaining the

eligibility criteria, selection criteria and selection process, and

fill out the Proposal Format [ WORD ] to complete your application.

Initial proposals for funding will be accepted through 30 September

2006. Proposals should be sent to:

Contact

Francis

NGO and Civil Society Specialist, ADB

Tel: +63 2 632 5729

Fax: + 63 2 636 2409

Email: jfrancis@...

http://www.adb.org/NGOs/Grants/hiv-aids-grant.asp