Detailed Mechanism Funding and Narrative

Details for Mechanism ID: 11530
Country/Region: Namibia
Year: 2009
Main Partner: To Be Determined
Main Partner Program: NA
Organizational Type: Implementing Agency
Funding Agency: USAID
Total Funding: $0

Funding for Health Systems Strengthening (OHSS): $0

NEW/REPLACEMENT NARRATIVE

The Small Grants Fund on HIV and AIDS (SGF) was established by the Partnership Forum in 2002 as a

funding mechanism by which small scale CBOs and NGOs involved in the response to HIV and AIDS could

be assisted in carrying out catalytic advocacy, prevention, care and support activities. These organizations

have limited capacity and are not usually successful at accessing funding directly from donors. The SGF

has, since inception, been supported by the Finnish Embassy, the Embassy of the Kingdom of the

Netherlands and the Swedish Embassy. The WHO contributes in-kind support.

The PEPFAR Team in Namibia routinely receives numerous unsolicited proposals for funding from such

organizations, but because of constraints in USG funding mechanisms there are often few or no alternatives

through which PEPFAR Namibia can spontaneously respond affirmatively to such requests.

Through PEPFAR support provided to the Small Grants Fund in COP FY 2009, future unsolicited, qualified

proposals received by PEPFAR Namibia will be forwarded to the SGF for consideration. Successful

applicants will receive appropriate capacity building assistance that will be targeted to enhancing grass

roots organizations throughout Namibia, thereby adding value to national strategic HIV/AIDS plans (MTPs 3

and 4) and strengthening local responses. Locally well established NGOs and CBOs that can access

alternative sources of funding will not be eligible for SGF support.

New/Continuing Activity: New Activity

Continuing Activity:

Table 3.3.18: