help improve the sexual and reproductive health of Black African, Caribbean,and other racially minoritised communities in City & Hackney!

Key Dates: 

• 1 April, Fund open for applications
• Applications are still being accepted
• 1 Oct projects must be completed

Aim of the grant fund

Applications are still being accepted. Please email steve.worral@positiveeast.org.uk or euriza.mata@positiveeast.org.uk for more information.

The aim of the grant fund is to develop a project or intervention to help improve and/or prevent poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes amongst Black African, Caribbean, and other racially minoritized communities in Hackney and City of London.

We are looking to fund projects that:

• Improve access to information and education about good sexual and reproductive health and wellbeing
• Improve referral pathways between non-clinical and clinical settings
• Proactively addressing and reducing inequalities experienced by Black African, Caribbean, and racially minoritized communities
• Promote the “Undetectable Equals Untransmittable” (“U=U”) message, and help to tackle HIV-related stigma through the normalisation of HIV and STI testing.

In developing projects:

Information/ guidance should be presented in a manner that is sensitive and relevant to cultural, religious, age, gender , sexual orientation and other needs of the target communities. It should be focused on clear calls to action and empowerment and be non-judgemental.

As much as possible, the project will commit to environmental sustainability including the use of recycled materials and reduce the use of printing and using printed materials (but recognizing that digital materials will not be suitable for all service users).

The fund is intended to fund one-off activities and will not fund repeat projects in the following years.

The themes of the fund this year are to influence and improve your own communities awareness of, access to, and uptake of either :

1. PrEP
2. HIV and STI testing
3. Contraception (including LARC, oral and emergency) or
4. All of the above

Who can apply?

We will fund organizations that are:

• Providing services and activities that benefit the residents of Hackney and are
• Not for Profit and are either registered charities, CIC’s or social enterprises or
• A community group or Residents Association with clearly defined aims  and objectives and can show that the funding will be paid into an account in the group’s or associations name and signatories must live at different addresses.

Grants will be prioritised using the following criteria:

• They can use their grant in a targeted way
• The project has clear aims and outcomes that can be measured
• The project proposals have been costed out their well
• The applicants have shown that they have the ability to manage a grant

How much can I apply for?

The fund is worth £10k per year and organisations may apply up to a max of £2000. The fund will award 2 grants of £2000 and 6 grants of £1000 each. Organizations may apply for only 1 grant per year and awards will be spread across the listed themes of

1. PrEP
2. HIV and STI testing
3. Contraception (including LARC, oral and emergency)

The fund will cover items such as

• Development of resource
• Development of web-based information or media campaign
• Provision of training or workshops
• Information events
• Part contribution to a larger intervention/ project

The fund does not cover:

• • An existing area of work that is already funded through another source
  • Fundraising activities
  • Activities that are used for religious or political purposes
  • Capital costs
  • Fees or personal items
  • Refreshments /food -if this is a major part of the project
  • Purchase of equipment or vehicles

• Retrospective costs prior to the award of the grant

Applications are still being accepted. Please email steve.worral@positiveeast.org.uk or euriza.mata@positiveeast.org.uk for more information.