Gilead Sciences Announces $3 Million in Grant Funding to Eight Organizations Addressing HIV Disparities in Rural U.S. Communities
– Funding Will Reach Under-Resourced Communities Impacted by the HIV Epidemic as Part of Gilead’s Zeroing In™: Ending the HIV Epidemic Grant Program –
While HIV is prevalent in both urban and rural communities in
“Gilead is proud to go where the need is greatest and continue to provide support to organizations that are working to provide integral services to rural communities in the
The eight Gilead Zeroing In rural health equity and advancement grantees are:
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Alliance Of AIDS Services-Carolina (
Raleigh, North Carolina ) -
Central Illinois Friends Inc. (Peoria, Illinois ) -
Compassionate Atlanta Inc. (Atlanta, Georgia ) -
Empowering Transgender Services Inc. (
Hampton, Virginia ) -
Helping Everyone Receive Ongoing Effective Support Inc. (
Columbia, Louisiana ) -
My Brother’s
Keeper Inc. (Ridgeland, Mississippi ) -
Pierce County AIDS Foundation (Tacoma, Washington ) -
Power Safe Place Resource Center of Virginia (Front Royal, Virginia )
“My Brother’s Keeper is excited to help support the recipients of Gilead’s Zeroing In rural health equity and advancement grants with needed capacity building assistance,” said
Launched in 2021, the Gilead Zeroing In grant program provides support to organizations whose programs aim to increase the overall health and wellness of communities most impacted by HIV.
About
Gilead has promoted equity, particularly healthcare equity, since the company brought its first therapies to the market. Through global partnerships, Gilead’s medicines today reach millions of people in low- and middle-income countries around the world. In
About the Gilead Zeroing In Grant Program
Zeroing In builds on previous Gilead funding and grant programs, while supporting organizations to increase the overall health and wellness of communities most impacted by HIV and COVID-19. Gilead provides support to organizations whose programs align with international and country-specific goals of the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative. This includes local community programming and coalition-led proposals from organizations collaborating to end the HIV epidemic in their respective city, state, country or region. Zeroing In programming focuses on comprehensive HIV innovation, digital health innovation, and/or community outreach and education.
For more information on Gilead’s Zeroing In grant program to help end the HIV epidemic, please visit https://www.gilead.com/purpose/giving/zeroing-in-ending-hiv-epidemic.
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