Dear Stanley,

Organizations such as ECSA-HC are able to apply to secure funding from the Global Fund, under the “Regional Organization” category of eligible applicants.  The Global Fund currently invites proposals under a “rounds” system, and Round 8 is presently open.  All the documents relevant to prepare a Round 8 regional proposal are available at: http://www.theglobalfund.org/en/apply/call8/multiple/. Importantly, the closing date is 1 July 2008 (with, possibly, a further Round being called later this year). 

Because our focus is on country led/supported solutions, we use “Country Coordinating Mechanisms” (CCMs) as the coordinating partner through which Regional Organization proposals should be endorsed.  That is, once a proposal is developed by the Regional Organization, it should be submitted to the CCM of each country affected by the regional proposal for endorsement – first to ensure that the response is appropriate for the countries, and secondly, to avoid duplication with nationally planned responses.