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Overview
| Donor: | Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Maputo |
| Application procedure: | Concept Note |
| Donor base: | Netherlands |
| Reference number: | - |
| Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
| Deadline: | 15.11.2025 |
Financial details
| Grant size: | Large - more than $1,000,000 |
| Minimum grant size: | - |
| Total available budget: | - |
| Funding type: | Grants |
| Maximum grant size: | - |
| Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Capacity Building
- Health
Project Locations
Africa
Angola, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Description
1) Objective
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Maputo (EKN Maputo), on behalf of the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), invites regional civil society organizations (regional CSOs) to submit concept notes for the implementation of the HIV-instrument in six countries in Southern Africa. As part of the broader policy framework Focus (2026–2030), this HIV-instrument aims to contribute to the elimination of HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 by strengthening the capacities of local civil society organizations to increase the access and integration of HIV-services for adolescent girls and young women, and key populations in Southern Africa.
The main goal of the HIV-instrument is: To contribute to the elimination of HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 by strengthening the capacities of local civil society organizations to increase the access to and integration of HIV-services for adolescent girls and young women, and key populations in Southern Africa. Under the main goal, two specific subgoals are identified:
- Subgoal 1 – HIV-services and systems: To increase access to HIV-services: prevention, referral to testing and treatment, and care and support, including integration of people-centred HIV-services in health systems, responding to the needs of adolescent girls and young women, and key populations.
- Subgoal 2 – HIV-policies: To strengthen development and implementation of data-informed HIV- and AIDS-policies at local, national and regional levels, with a focus on removing structural and multi- sectoral barriers and strengthen integration of people-centred HIV-services in health systems, addressing the specific needs of adolescent girls and young women, and key populations.
2) Eligibility
The applicant is a regional CSO whose objectives, as laid down in its registration, statutes, governance structure and/or strategy (or other relevant documentation), relevant to the main and subgoals of this HIV-instrument. Local CSOs can NOT be applicants but can be sub-contracted by the regional CSO as sub-implementing partner. The applicant is also allowed to sub-contract other regional CSOs.
3) Location
Actions must take place in Angola, Eswatini, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
4) Budget
The total funding available under this programme is €98.7 million, divided into two funding streams: (1) Funding stream one (€83.7 million) for regional CSOs to implement activities towards the main goal; and (2) Funding stream two (€15 million) for Aidsfonds to strengthen the technical and organizational capacity of regional and local CSOs from funding stream one, anchoring the Dutch approach.
5) Application
The application deadline is 15 November 2025. Phase 1: Call for concept notes – Regional CSOs are invited to submit a concept note developed in cooperation with Aidsfonds, covering both subgoals, countries and target groups. Concept notes will be assessed against threshold criteria. Regional CSOs are requested to contact Aidsfonds to jointly identify capacity strengthening needs and develop a vision on collaboration and complementarity. Phase 2: Invitation to submit full proposals – Selected regional CSOs will submit a full proposal developed in cooperation with Aidsfonds. Proposals will be assessed against substantive criteria, to be provided to selected regional CSOs during phase 2.