The mission of the Southern HIV Impact Fund is to support organizations across intersecting movements to enhance and coordinate HIV prevention, care, and support services, as well as advocacy and movement building across the South. This initiative aims to address historical inequities faced by Southern organizations in the global mission of ending the HIV epidemic.
The Southern HIV Impact Fund grants focus on directing funds and building the capacity of Southern organizations to increase collaborative efforts to end HIV and reduce health disparities, catalyze a rise in leadership reflective of the regional HIV epidemic while supporting current leaders, and increase resources to the South through technical assistance and grant making. With $1.2 million available for funding, AIDS United plans to award up to $60,000 in grants to various organizations, including racial, social justice, and community-based organizations serving people living with HIV or communities most impacted by HIV, federally qualified health centers, historically Black colleges and universities, and other minority-serving institutions, Black Greek lettered and civil and social service organizations, and Southern-based networks of people living with HIV. The grants will support 20-25 organizations in states like Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas for general operations expenditures and the implementation of special projects.