ViiV Healthcare supports community-led projects working with populations disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic. Through their Positive Action Grants, ViiV funds care, prevention, and educational efforts in the United States and Puerto Rico.

Applications for three year funding cycles are due by March 8, 2024. Applications for one year cycles are due by March 8, May 10, or July 12, 2024. Positive Action Grant programs are also available in Australia, Canada, France, and Italy.

Eligibility

Applicant

This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations or organizations with a fiscal sponsor, in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, who work with communities impacted by HIV.

Applicants may not be fully or partially owned by a healthcare professional that buys or prescribes medication or other medical interventions.

Target Populations

Applicants should work with one or more of the following:

• Black gay, bisexual, queer, and trans men
• Latinx gay, bisexual, queer, and trans men
• Black, Latinx, and Indigenous women (cis or trans)
• Young people living with HIV
• Residents of Alabama, the DMV (District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia), Florida (Ft. Lauderdale, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, Tallahassee), Georgia (Atlanta, Augusta, Savannah), Illinois (Chicago), Louisiana (Baton Rouge, New Orleans), Mississippi (Jackson), Missouri (St. Louis), North Carolina (Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham), South Carolina (Columbia), Tennessee (Memphis, Nashville), Texas (Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston), and Puerto Rico 
• Other populations with demonstrated need

Grant Categories

Applicants may apply for one or more of these grant categories with a single submission per project.

General Operating Support

There is no maximum request amount for general operating funds.

Project Support

Applicants may request up to $250,000 per year for projects in:

• Linkage and Engagement – Services to people living with or vulnerable to HIV
• Networks for People Living with HIV or Vulnerable to HIV and for Organizations – Formal or informal groups that meet in person or virtually more than once a year
• Advocacy – Campaigns to reduce stigma, promote harm reduction, use the arts as a tool, etc.

AMP Grant

Applicants may request up to $350,000 per year to support grassroots projects and organizations who need capacity building, technical assistance, and mentorship as well as money. ViiV will provide all of this to focus on:

• Capacity building and leadership development for people living with or vulnerable to HIV
• Developing networks to reduce isolation and build cooperative efforts
• Linkage and engagement projects
• Using arts and culture to reduce stigma, raise awareness, and build empathy

Funding Restrictions

Grant funds may not be used for:

• Preventative, diagnostic, or therapeutic outpatient care
• Medication
• Patience assistance programs
• Medical education
• Direct building expenses, endowments or other capital expenditures