Faith Plus Family Planning Grant

Overview

About

PAI works with policymakers in Washington, D.C. and our network of global partners to advocate for accessible, quality health care and advance the sexual and reproductive rights of women, girls and other vulnerable groups.

PAI has received top ratings from both the American Institute for Philanthropy and Charity Navigator. More than 80 cents of every dollar PAI spends goes to critical program services.

Background

Faith Plus Family Planning supports faith-based organizations in low- and middle-income countries to engage in policy and budget advocacy for family planning.

Across low- and middle-income countries, faith-based organizations are key health care providers. The World Health Organization estimates that these groups deliver 40% of primary health care services — including reproductive, maternal and newborn care — in sub-Saharan Africa alone. Religious leaders and institutions have established trust in their communities and bring a new perspective to policy discussions. The Faith Plus Family Planning initiative is a flexible source of funding and technical support for faith-based organizations to engage in family planning and reproductive health advocacy and government accountability efforts that are aligned with country-level commitments and civil society allies.

With support from Faith Plus Family Planning, faith-based organizations and their advocacy partners mobilized $880,000 in family planning budget allocations from state, county and district governments in sub-Saharan Africa between 2015 and 2019.

Eligibility

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* Organizations that wish to apply to the fund must meet the following criteria:

* Registered as a non-governmental or non-profit organization in the country where proposed advocacy will take place
* Clear institutional commitment to engage in advocacy for family planning
* Current or past advocacy efforts relevant to family planning policy, funding or service delivery a plus
* Active membership in local, national and regional networks working in family planning, reproductive and maternal health
* Audited by an accredited external entity for last two consecutive years
* Dedicated bank account in organization’s name to receive funds