Helpful Resources on HIV/AIDS Grants and Contracts

Photograph of an HIV-positive woman in Cambodia. Source: Family Health International

The USAID Primer – What We Do and How We Do It
The purpose of the USAID Primer is to explain the internal doctrines, strategies, operational procedures, structure, and program mechanisms of USAID.  The agency works in 100 developing countries and in close partnership with private voluntary organizations, indigenous groups, universities, American businesses, international organizations, other governments, trade and professional associations, faith-based organizations, and other U.S. government agencies. USAID has working relationships, through contracts and grant agreements, with more than 3,500 companies and over 300 U.S.-based private voluntary organizations.  View the Primer.

Doing Business with USAID
Effective in 2003, the U.S. Government established two central Web portals for organizations interested in business opportunities.  USAID now posts solicitations on those sites.  Notices of contract opportunities and corresponding solicitations are available at www.fedbizopps.gov, the single source for federal procurement opportunities.  Notice of federal grant and cooperative agreement opportunities are listed at www.grants.gov.  In addition, the agency may publish an Annual Program Statement or a Request for Application. 

If you are a nongovernmental organization based outside the United States, you should contact the USAID mission in the country you are interested in working. View a complete listing of USAID missions. Agreements are awarded through a competitive proposal process [PDF, 134KB].

• USAID Global Development Alliance (GDA) is USAID’s hub of activity for building public-private partnerships.  Since 2002, has USAID has obligated $1.4 billion to over 400 public-private alliances through 68 missions and leveraged more than $4.6 billion in partner contributions. Through workshops and trainings around the globe, more than 1,000 USAID professionals have been trained on public-private alliance building. Read more about GDA’s award-winning model of partnership, and view the Annual Program Statement.
  


• USAID Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (FBCI).  Since the agency’s inception, USAID has partnered with faith-based and community organizations. By Executive Order (13280), dated December 12, 2002, President Bush established a Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) at USAID.  Read FBCI’s tips for working in AIDS.

Some HIV/AIDS Small Grants Programs are currently available:

• Community REACH
  USAID established this fund to facilitate the efficient flow of grant funds to organizations playing valuable roles in the fight against HIV/AIDS, including regional and local non-governmental organizations, universities, and faith-based organizations. Grants made under this mechanism will typically range from $100,000 to $500,000, with award terms of one to three years. Competition for grant awards will be announced at periodic intervals. Awards will be made in three broad categories: primary prevention and education, voluntary counseling and testing, and care for those living with HIV or AIDS.
  


• Child Survival and Health Grants Program
  This funding mechanism is open to any U.S.-based private voluntary organization and is designed to support community-oriented child survival programs that measurably improve infant and child health and nutrition, and that contribute to the reduction of infant and child mortality in countries throughout the world. HIV/AIDS and Orphans and Vulnerable Children are two possible, but not required, areas of intervention under this program.

USAID Branding Guidelines
USAID has separate and different branding policies and marking requirements for its implementing partners: one for contractors, and one for U.S. non-governmental organizations receiving grants and cooperative agreements. Read more on USAID branding policies.