National Minority AIDS Council Building Healthier Communities
Building Leadership in Communities of Color to Address HIV/AIDS
2009 Equal Access Initiative Computer Program
2009 Equal Access Initiative Computer Program
2009 Equal Access Initiative Computer Program
Applications were due February 7, 2009 - National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day.
The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC) and the National Institutes
of Health (NIH), Office of AIDS Research (OAR) held the 2009 Equal Access Initiative (EAI) Computer Program.
Recipients this year received:
One hundred (100) F/CBOs will be selected to participate in the EAI Computer Program this year.
A wireless-ready computer with a pre-installed Windows operating system.
Microsoft Office software package or its equivalent.
Scholarship to send one representative to participate in the Equal Access Initiative: HIV/AIDS Information Resources from the National Library of Medicine training, sponsored by NLM.
The 2009 training took place at the 2009 USCA, held October 29-31, in San Francisco, CA. Each scholarship package provided the following for one representative from each grantee organization:
Please note: Grant awards DO NOT include printers or furniture. Scholarship packages do NOT include airfare at this time.
Who May Apply to the EAI?
Participation in this program is restricted to community-based
organizations holding current 501(c)(3) status in the United States,
its territories, possessions and Native American reservations.
Individuals and organizations not located in the United States, its
territories, possessions and Native American reservations and are not
eligible for the EAI.
In addition, each CBO must:
Be committed to developing and/or expanding HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention education programming for their clients.
Already have established, or plan to establish, Internet access in some form. This program is intended to provide clients and staff greater access to Internet-based treatment and prevention education resources. It is not intended to supply general Internet access to the entire F/CBO.
Plan additional activities to help clients benefit from the new system. The new computer system should be accessible to clients and integrated into the organization’s HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment programs.
Agree to participate in a comprehensive evaluation of the EAI Computer Program by NMAC after six months. This evaluation may include requests for direct, confidential interviews with clients and staff concerning the new computer system.
Any F/CBO that meets the above criteria is eligible to apply; however, NMAC is targeting minority F/CBOs that could not otherwise afford broader client and frontline staff access to Internet-based treatment and prevention education resources. Geographic diversity also will be an important factor in the final selection of participants. Organizations selected to receive a computer grant must agree to participate in all NMAC and OAR Internet programs.