The Elton John AIDS Foundation, in partnership with Gilead Sciences is seeking applications for its RADIAN Model Cities programme to support projects that deliver measurable impact in the response to HIV in eligible Russian regions, with a particular focus on the largest city/cities in the region of implementation.

 The Elton John AIDS Foundation and Gilead have an established presence in EECA and extensive experience working effectively with key local stakeholders in the region, including through the EECA Key Populations Fund since 2017. RADIAN is the next stage in this partnership to reach some of the world’s most vulnerable people to ensure that no one is left behind in the fight to end the HIV epidemic.

Funding Information

The programme is looking for concept notes for evidence-informed projects in the range of $2,000,000-$4,000,000 to be implemented in eligible locations, lasting between 36 and 48 months.

Outcomes

• Reduced new HIV infections, including among the most vulnerable populations,
• Improved cascade outcomes (people living with HIV know their status, receive ART, and maintain viral suppression), including among the most vulnerable populations,
• Improved wellbeing and reduced stigma and discrimination towards people living with and most at risk of HIV,
• Project learnings and results are effectively documented and disseminated to help other cities and regions across EECA to end their HIV epidemics.

Eligibility Criteria

• For this round of Model Cities grants, projects implementing in one of the following regions, with a focus on the region’s largest city, are eligible to submit Concept Notes for funding:
  • Chelyabinsk Oblast, Irkutsk Oblast, Kemerovo Oblast, Krasnoyarsk Krai, Leningrad Oblast (not including City of St Petersburg), Novosibirsk Oblast, Orenburg Oblast, Perm Krai, Samara Oblast, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Tomsk Oblast, Tyumen Oblast.
• Applicants must have presence in the region of implementation or partner with a local organisation with in-region presence. The number of regions selected and grants awarded will depend on the quality of applications received.
• The foundation encourages applications from non-profit, academic and research organisations.
• Ineligible entities include individuals and governments. No organisation may financially profit from implementation of project activities. Profit is defined as any amount in excess of allowable direct and indirect costs. Cost share and/or leverage is not required, but is strongly encouraged. Co-funding from project partners is encouraged as this demonstrates a key stake in the project success by project partners, as well as demand for the solution.
• Concept notes should include a letter in support of proposal from local healthcare related state structures in the region of implementation.
• The Applicant must be a registered entity and must have an active organisational bank account.

For more information, visit RADIAN.