Lawrence Jones, chairman of the IHEU/HIVOS Grants Committee, has commented on the criteria used to assess the grant applications in the 2006 funding round.

"The IHEU/HIVOS Grant Fund received nearly 50 requests for funding this year from organizations throughout the developing world. With limited monies available, it was impossible to fund all the worthy proposals", he said.

It is hoped that publication of the grant criteria will assist organizations in future grant applications. An announcement of the 2007 funding round will be made in the New Year.