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Event organizers say more funding
will be distributed to the local beneficiaries of AIDS Walk San Francisco. San
Francisco AIDS Foundation, which oversees the July 15 event, overhauled the
process by which other service agencies applied for grants, resulting in fewer
but larger awards. This year $255,000 will be allocated to other organizations
- a 6 percent boost over last year’s $241,000 disbursement, said James Loduca,
an SFAF spokesperson.
“We completely revamped the
community grants for AIDS Walk San Francisco to better align funding with the
goals of the Department of Public Health and SFAF,” Loduca said. Those goals
include a focus on testing and treatment. In addition to offering technical
assistance, SFAF streamlined the reporting process for agencies and reduced lag
time for distributing the funds. SFAF is funding 35 grants, down from the 50 it
provided last year, Loduca said.
Grant recipients will be announced
the week of the walk, which starts and ends in Sharon Meadow at Golden Gate
Park. There is no minimum amount that participants must raise. For more
information, visit http://www.aidswalk.net/sanfran.
The Friends of AIDS Foundation is
dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for HIV positive individuals and
empowering people to make healthy choices to prevent the spread of the HIV
virus. To learn more about The Friends of AIDS Foundation, please visit: http://www.friendsofaids.org.
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