The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) has announced new grants totaling $850,000 to focuses on the challenges of the U.S. AIDS Epidemic. The three new and two renewal grants support organizations working to address some of the most critical challenges of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the United States.
The projects being supported include:
Efforts to improve access to HIV-related medical services in Puerto Rico, an area of the country hardest hit by the AIDS epidemic;
programs that help link people with little or no health coverage to resources that will help them stay on their HIV/AIDS medications;
Advocacy and education about HIV criminalization to end the use of criminal law to prosecute and imprison HIV-positive people for consensual and no-risk behavior;
An engagement campaign to bring the documentary film How to Survive a Plague and associated education programs to a broader audience; and
the creation of the New York City AIDS Memorial and the development of associated education programs.
It is no secret that one of the most pressing issues of the AIDS epidemic is in our backyard, with black gay men being the number one at risk and black women falling in a close second, now it the time for change. If you are an organization working to find a cure, promote education and awareness, view a complete list and project descriptions for these latest grants at www.ejaf.org/2013-grants .
About EJAF
The Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) was established as a nonprofit organization in the United Statesin 1992 and as a registered charity in the United Kingdom in 1993 by Sir Elton John. Together, both entities have raised more than $300 million for worthy programs in 55 countries around the globe since inception. Today, the Foundation is one of the world’s leading nonprofit HIV/AIDS organizations supporting innovative HIV prevention programs, efforts to eliminate stigma and discrimination associated with HIV/AIDS, and treatment, care, and support services for people living with HIV/AIDS. The U.S. organization’s current grant-making priorities target HIV prevention programs throughout the United States, the Americas, and the Caribbean; HIV prevention and care services for highly marginalized and vulnerable populations; and HIV/AIDS prevention education and the promotion of sexual health for adolescents.
For more information, and for a complete list and project descriptions for EJAF’s 2012 grants, please visitwww.ejaf.org. American Airlines is the official sponsoring airline of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
