Overview

The ViiV Healthcare - Shire Canada HIV/AIDS Community Innovation Program (CIP) funds community-based pilot projects that explore creative new ways to improve the health and quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS (PHA) in Canada.

Over the past fourteen years, CIP has supported more than one hundred and sixty-eight projects through a total of $1,460,000 in grants to community-based AIDS service organizations across Canada.

A total of $125,000 will be granted in 2010, with an individual project maximum of $20,000.

Application deadline for CIP 2009 proposals is Friday 3 September 2010.

CIP 2010 seeks proposals that use multi-dimensional approaches to optimize the health and well-being of people living long-term with HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy.

CIP defines multi-dimensionality as the physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual aspects of wellness and integrates the concept of wellness into the context of longevity (living with HIV across the lifespan).

Proposals must meet the care, treatment and support needs, and improve the wellbeing and quality of life, for people in Canada living long-term with HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy.  Proposals must not duplicate or replicate programs or services already offered in the geographic area served by the applicant organization.

Proposals must implement the GIPA (Greater Involvement of People living with HIV/AIDS) principle, defined as: i) recognizing the important contribution PHAs can make in the response to the epidemic; ii) creating space within society for the meaningful involvement and active participation of PHAs in all aspects of that response.

Projects must be implemented in Canada only.

A proposal’s target population can range from broadly-based to highly focused.  However, proposals must still define the gender or lived experience which best describes the primary group of people living long-term with HIV/AIDS and antiretroviral therapy the project seeks to reach.

Organizations submitting proposals must work primarily in the field of HIV/AIDS and have demonstrated expertise in the management of projects with the population to be served, or must partner with an organization that has such expertise.

CIP encourages innovative proposals with clearly defined objectives that develop new or strengthen existing partnerships.  Applicant organizations must have a demonstrated ability to work in partnership with other agencies.

Only Canadian not-for-profit non-governmental organizations (NGOs) accountable to their members may apply.  Charitable status recognized by Revenue Canada is an asset.

Only one application per applicant organization will be accepted.

The project must be in the planning or implementation stage.  Completed projects are not eligible.

The project must have a future sustainability plan since funding will be provided on a one-time basis only.

ViiV Healthcare and Shire Canada reserve the right to fund projects fully or partially.

Go to https://www.GrantRequest.com/SID_300?SA=SNA&FID=35020 (note underscore between SID and 300) and complete the application form online.  Proposals must be submitted through the CIP website.