Last updated on: 01 October 2026
Aidsfonds is proud to announce the first Request for Proposals under the ActHIVate Fund, a new pooled funding mechanism designed to strengthen community-led HIV responses for and by trans and men who have sex with men (MSM) communities in contexts where access to healthcare remains severely restricted.
The ActHIVate fund has been established in response to growing challenges faced by community-led HIV service providers, including funding cuts, hostile political environments, criminalisation, and shrinking civic space.
To catalyse the ActHIVate Fund, Aidsfonds is committing €4 million over four years in flexible funding directly to community-led organisations and is today accepting funding proposals for its first round of funding for €2 million.
ActHIVate seeks to support organisations that sustain HIV-related health services, advance strategic advocacy, and strengthen the integration of community-led approaches into existing health systems. The fund recognises that community-led organisations require flexible resources not only to implement programmes, but also to strengthen their organisational capacity, sustain their operations, and respond rapidly to emerging needs and opportunities. We also recognise that service delivery is an important entry point for strategic advocacy and will support the interrelation of the two.
The ActHIVate Fund is a pooled fund. The current call is funded by unearmarked resources from Aidsfonds, we endeavour to include contributions from additional donors. By combining investments, ActHIVate envisions creating a bigger impact with a more coordinated, strategic, and wider allocation of funding.
The ActHIVate Fund invites eligible applicants to apply before Sunday, 25 October 2026, 23:59 CET.
How to apply
Through this call, ActHIVate invites community-led, not-for-profit civil society organisations that are led by and primarily serve men who have sex with men (MSM) and trans communities, with demonstrated experience in HIV-related health programming, advocacy, in Uganda, Nigeria, Morocco, Egypt, Lebanon, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova, to apply.
- The total amount under this call is €2,000,000.
- The proposed project must be implemented between 1 April 2027 and 31 December 2028.
- Applications must be received in English through Aidsfonds’ Good Grants Platform before 25 October 2026 at 23:59 (CET time). Successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified mid- December 2026.
- Aidsfonds held an online Q&A webinar on 30 September 2026 to provide additional clarifications on the call for proposals and respond to questions from potential applicants. All questions raised during the webinar have been addressed in the Frequently Asked Questions and Proposal Clarifications document. The list of FAQ will be updated weekly based on any additional questions we receive. A webinar transcript and the presentation slides are available for download in English, العربية / Arabic, and Русский/Russian.
Download the full request for proposals and the list of application questions. Applications must be submitted online on Aidsfonds’ Good Grants application platform.
Full Request for Proposals
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