Information Technology Grants for HIV/AIDS
Information technology plays a key role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. A growing number of organizations and individuals are harnessing the power of new information technology to educate, access resources and improve the flow of information. Some grant funding from nonprofit and government agencies is available for improving and implementing information technologies to reduce the toll of HIV/AIDS throughout the world.-
Minority AIDS Initiative Project
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The National Prevention Information Network, in association with the Centers for Disease Control, supports the Minority AIDS Initiative Project with grant funding of $400,000 annually. This grant funds the efforts of local educational institutions to implement new technology such as text messaging, social network and multimedia in their efforts to raise teenagers' awareness about HIV/AIDS.
Centers for Disease Control
National Prevention Information Network
Grants Management Specialist
DHHS
CDC Procurement & Grants Office
2920 Brandywine Rd, MS E-09
Atlanta, GA 30341
770-488-2714
cdcnpin.org
The Peace Packs Program
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In partnership with AOL and Time Warner, the Peace Corps provides small cash grants to individual Peace Corps volunteers who are developing new ways to use information technology to increase communication and share information in remote areas such as Ghana.
Peace Corps
Paul D. Coverdell Peace Corps Headquarters
1111 20th Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20526
800-424-8580
peacecorps.org
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
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The private Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation offers grants to nonprofit organizations with 501(c) (3) status that seek to improve information and awareness about HIV/AIDs. Although no grants are offered to religious organizations or to individuals, other tax-exempt groups are invited to apply.
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
PO Box 23350
Seattle, WA 98102
206-709-3100
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