Contribute to the control of the spread of HIV in the Central Asia Region through the strengthening of capacity and cooperation between the Public, Nongovernmental (NGOs) and the Private sectors on the Regional and National levels through the establishment of Regional AIDS Fund as a sustainable mechanism for financing of HIV counteraction activities.
ATTENTION: Central Asian Regional AIDS Fund would like to inform that the 3rd Grant Round information campaign and submission of Letters of Interest was closed on June 2, 2008.
List of organizations approved for SPP submission in 3rd Grant Round by result of LoI evaluation (informtion is in Russian):
In November, 2007 National Coordination Committees meetings were held in all Central Asia AIDS Control Project participant-countries - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan – where the winners of small grants of the Second Regional AIDS Fund (RAF) Grant Round were defined.
In second grant round the financing was provided to 64 governmental and non governmental organizations from four countries of the region which received small grants from Regional AIDS Fund on a total sum $1.4 mln. US dollars (including Republic of Kazakhstan $269 900 US dollars, Kyrgyz Republic $138 310 US dollars, Republic of Tajikistan $221 545 US dollars and Republic of Uzbekistan 836 504 US dollars).
The first Regional AIDS Fund (RAF) grant round was carried out from May 11 till December 12, 2006. The total sum of the allocated money resources was 4 million 549 thousand US dollars.
In February, 2007 Central Asia AIDS Control Project received an approval to begin the realization and financing of five big regional initiatives and 42 national projects in the field of HIV/AIDS spreading counteraction in Central Asia, approved within the framework of the First RAF grant round.
Approved big grants are focused on:
- SPP “Youth Power”: drugs use prevention and HIV spreading among the young people (15-24 years old) in four Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan). Grant recipient: NGO Population Services International/ Central Asia;
- SPP “Reaching High Coverage of Injecting Drug Users (IDUs) and Sex Workers (SWs) with the Essential Comprehensive Package of HIV Prevention Services in 7 Sites in Central Asia”: partnership strengthening and PLWH involving into the prevention, treatment, care and support – Grant recipient: NGO JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc.
- SPP “Youth and HIV/AIDS”: positive behavior formation in the field of HIV/AIDS prevention among the young people of Central Asian countries. Grant recipient: NGO “Youth of 21 Century”, Tajikistan.
Together with the winners of big grants, the financing was provided to 42 governmental and not governmental organizations from four countries of the region which received small grants at the rate of up to 20 thousand of US dollars from Regional AIDS Fund.
According to the signed Agreement on long-term cooperation between RPMU and United Nations Development Program (UNDP), UNDP represents itself as the financial agent in the grant process. Therefore distribution of money resources between the grant recipients will be made through the UNDP country offices.
All additional information on the first grant round winners, participants selection mechanism and procedure of participation in grants receiving is placed in section "GRANTS" of Central Asia AIDS Control Project.
It is possible to get acquaintance with the reports on big grants realization in section: “Grant Recipients Reports".
The winners or implementing organizations, passed the competitive selection of the First Grant Round are:
