Call summary :

The call for proposals is now open for Advocacy in Motion (AIM) grants is now open. GHC would like to support CSOs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with their PPPR advocacy initiatives and will be awarding five CSOs with AIM microgrants of $10,000 USD each.

About Us
GHC is the leading membership organization supporting and connecting advocates, implementers, and stakeholders around global health priorities worldwide. Using the power of our community’s collective voice, we work across disease areas to drive sustainable funding and equitable policies that improve global health and well-being for all. We work with more than 100 organizations - including associations and coalitions, corporations, foundations, NGOs, academia, and think tanks - across 150 countries and focus on a broad range of global health issues.

Background
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been various global, regional, and country-level initiatives focused on strengthening health systems to ensure pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR). The World Health Organization (WHO) established an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) to draft and negotiate a convention, agreement, or other international instrument under the Constitution of the World Health Organization on PPPR. The World Bank is hosting the Pandemic Fund which finances critical investments to strengthen PPPR capacities at national, regional, and global levels with a focus on low- and middle-income countries. Most recently, during the High-Level Meeting (HLM) week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78), Member States adopted a Political Declaration on PPPR. GHC believes it is critical that Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the local and regional levels advocate for governments to not only make concrete political commitments and actions in these global processes, but also hold themselves accountable for their commitments.

Purpose & Objectives

GHC would like to support CSOs in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) with their PPPR advocacy initiatives. GHC will be awarding five (5) CSOs with Advocacy in Motion (AIM) microgrants of $10,000 USD each. Our expectation is that every organization use the funding to support their organization’s advocacy in PPPR. Examples of activities include:
- Developing a PPPR advocacy plan,
- Hosting a town hall or advocacy meeting with CSOs and government officials to discuss ways to strengthen local PPPR,
- Developing PPPR advocacy materials such as key messages, blogs, vlogs, social media toolkits, etc.,
- Researching national and/or regional PPPR gaps,
- Developing and conducting national and/or regional PPPR surveys,
- Creating national and/or regional PPPR networks to collectively advocate for PPPR.

Please note that we will NOT fund the production of marketing materials, such as T-shirts, badges, pens, banners, etc.

Process
- Eligibility: CSOs from LMICs working on PPPR at the national, regional, or global levels.
- Deadline: The application deadline is Monday, December 4th at 10:00 pm EST. Following this deadline, we will be evaluating proposals and will notify all applicants of the outcome by Friday, December 15th, 2023. AIM grants will be issued at the end of December and awardees are expected to begin implementation in January 2024.