HIV is Not a Crime 6

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Scholarship INformational webinar

August 27, 2024

INTERPRETATION

• Today’s Webinar will provide Spanish interpretation
• We’ll turn it over to our interpreters

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Credit to tilde Language Justice Cooperative et al.:

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Credit to tilde Language Justice Cooperative et al.:

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HOUSEKEEPING

• All will be muted while we go through the slides/process for applications
• Please use chat box for questions to be captured at the end of the call
• The recording link will be sent out from this call as soon as it’s available along w/ the slides
• Please raise your hand to be brought off mute and when not speaking please keep your line muted to avoid background noise in the recording

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HINAC 6 Scholarship Workgroup CO-CHAIRS

Deirdre Speaks Johnson

Sero Project

She/Her

Tami Haught

Sero Project

She/They

AGENDA

• History of HINAC
• Nomination form overview
• Scholarship form overview
• HINAC logistics

HINAC HISTORY

Iowa was chosen for HINAC1 The Grinnell Gathering

• Sean and Tami are both from Iowa
• Iowa was a focal point for activism on HIV criminalization in the US at the time
• Nick Rhoades’ appeal before the Iowa Supreme Court, the oral arguments were in March of 2014, so we knew the decision might come down in the late spring early summer.
• Iowa had been advocating and educating the Iowa legislature for over 5 years about the HIV specific law and 9 years on issues impacting the Iowa HIV community
• Sean’s cousin was on the search committee that had hired a new president for the college, Dr. Raynard Kington. He was openly gay, Black man and particularly of interest, the former deputy director and acting director of the National Institute of Health. Grinnell responded with enthusiasm and were very helpful getting the first HINAC off the ground

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HINAC HISTORY

• The Iowa legislature passed the criminalization modernization bill in May 2014
• Governor Branstad signed it on May 30th
• HINAC started on June 2nd

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HINAC HISTORY

The bill retroactively removed those convicted under 709C off the sex offender registry. The law wasn’t supposed to go into effect until July 1st, but Senator McCoy got permission from the parole board to cut the ankle monitors that Donald Bogardus and Nick Rhoades were required to wear.

HINAC HISTORY

Why a college campus?

• at first it was economics, but we learned in Grinnell other advantages were identified
• people got to know each other more, left with a sense of camaraderie
• everyone ate meals together in the cafeteria and it created more of a family feeling
• We didn’t have “star” speakers as we focused on those PLHIV advocates and allies doing the work

HINAC6 DATES

• We will have a confirmed date by the end of September will either be:
• May 31st - June 3rd (Saturday - Tuesday)
• June 7th - June 10th (Saturday - Tuesday)

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HINAC Training Academy Principles

Before we begin discussing the process we must explain what we are prepared to do to ensure the safety and health of all who attend HIV Is Not A Crime Training Academy focusing on our COVID protocol

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COVID protocols recommendation

• test before arrive, honor system
• Testing if they don’t feel well while there
• recommend updated with most current vaccinations
• masking recommended in shared spaces
• color coding for comfort levels

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Guidelines are subject to change depending on the circumstances

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Scholarship Timeline

Press Release Announcement August 20, 2024

Webinar on Scholarship Process August 27, 2024

Call for Nominations August 27, 2024

Nomination Process Closes October 7, 2024 (11 pm ET)

Scholarship Process Closes October 21, 2024 (11 pm ET)

Scholarship Status Notification Letters to Applicants January 7, 2025

Scholarship Confirmation Deadline to book travel February 24, 2025

What to Expect Webinar TBD

IMPORTANT SCHOLARSHIP TIMELINES

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Nomination form closes on October 7th at 11 pm ET

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Scholarship form closes on October 21st at 11 pm ET

QUESTIONS

We'll take three questions at this time. Please place any additional questions in the chat box, and we'll address them at the end to ensure we cover all the information.

NOMINATOR FORM OVERVIEW

Process overview

To avoid application burnout and copy/paste letters of recommendation, this scholarship process is a nomination format.

• Step One: Get someone to nominate via nomination form
• Step Two: Nominees will watch email for the link to the scholarship application
• Step Three: Nominees will respond by filling out the scholarship application
• Step Four: Applications will be reviewed and scored
• Step Five: All applicants will be notified on whether they are awarded or not

Implications: Nominator needs to have current contact information and be familiar with the advocacy experience of who they are nominating. Being nominated does not guarantee receipt of scholarship.

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PART ONE: NOMINATOR OVERVIEW

We are asking that in your role as a nominator that the following guidelines be a part of your decision.

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• This is not a self-nomination process. For you to be completing this form, you must be nominating another individual to be considered.

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• This is a two part process, one for the nominator and one for the person being nominated.

NOMINATOR GUIDELINES

• You may nominate up to three different advocates. Any nominations received after the 3rd individual will not be considered. If there needs to be an edit to an original nomination, you must contact either Tami Haught or Kamaria Laffrey to make that change. This is not to limit who applies or attends, but to prevent one individual from being asked to nominate multiple folks and being overwhelmed.�
• Each advocate can only be nominated once. Your chances to receive a scholarship do not increase just because more than one person nominates you

NOMINATOR CONSIDERATIONS

• Priority consideration will be given to:
• People living with HIV
• People who have NOT previously attended HINAC 1 - 5
• Transgender Communities
• Survivors of HIV criminalization
• Advocates from southern states

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Anyone can apply for a scholarship, we are simply focusing on uplifting communities most impacted by the over-policing and criminalization of HIV

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NOMINATION FORM

• You may contact those that you are nominating ahead of time so that they are prepared to keep an eye out on their email
• Once you have submitted your nomination form, nominees will be contacted to then fill out the scholarship application.
• The scholarship application will only be sent to the the individual nominated to confirm they will apply for the scholarship.
• Any applications received without previous nomination will not be considered/accepted, so do not share the scholarship application link with others.

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NOMINATOR FORM

• ALL scholarship recipients will be required to pay a registration fee for HINAC6. Feel free to work with this individual if they need assistance with fundraising for the fee. This fee is due by February 24th

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• Please ensure those you are nominating are aware of the registration fee and that they will be contacted with the link to the scholarship application to fill out. They must respond to be considered for a scholarship.

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REGISTRATION FEE

LEVEL #1 A registration scholarship (registration fee of $100, which includes dining lunch and dinner);

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LEVEL #2 A registration and lodging scholarship (registration fee of $150, which includes all dining and lodging);

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LEVEL #3 A full scholarship (registration fee of $200, which includes all dining, lodging and most cost effective transportation).

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Scholarship value approx. $2,079

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Increase recipient fee from $75 to $200

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We will give out 50 - 75 scholarships, depending on funding secured and the level of scholarships given out.

NOMINATOR FORM

What Information is Needed:

• First & Last Name
• Title (if applicable)
• Organization (if applicable or enter “N/A”)
• Email Address
• Phone Number
• Have you attended HINAC? [Y/N] This is to help understand nominator’s familiarity w/ HINAC

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NOMINATOR FORM

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What Information is Needed:

• Do you/your org currently work in decrim efforts?
• How do you know the person you are nominating?

Next you will be asked questions about the person you are nominating

• First & Last Name
• Email
• State they reside
• Does their state have a HIV specific statute?

To find out visit https://bit.ly/HIVStateLaw

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NOMINATOR FORM

• Please give us a brief overview of your nominee’s advocacy experience
• Why should they be selected to receive a scholarship to attend HINAC6?
• What can you do to assist the person you are nominating to work with them in effectively utilizing lessons learned from their experience after attending HINAC6?
• THAT’S IT! Hit submit and your job is done!

NOMINATOR GUIDE

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HINAC6 NOMINATOR GUIDE

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This is a forced copy so you can print it off, fill it out and give it to the person who is nominating you.

NOMINATOR GUIDE

Nominator information–

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• First & Last Name
• Title (if applicable)
• Organization (if applicable or enter “N/A”)
• Email Address
• Phone Number
• Have you (the nominator) attended HINAC? [Y/N] This is to help understand nominator’s familiarity w/ HINAC
• Do you/your org currently work in decrim efforts?
• How do you know the person you are nominating?

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NOMINATOR GUIDE

Next you will be asked questions about the person you are nominating

• First & Last Name
• Email
• State nominee resides
• Does their state have a HIV specific statute?
• Please give us a brief overview of your nominee’s advocacy experience
• Why do you think this person should receive a scholarship to attend HINAC6?
• Has the person you're nominating attended HINAC before?
• HINAC1 – Iowa
• HINAC2 – Alabama
• HINAC3 – Indiana
• HINAC4 – Ohio/Virtual
• HINAC5 – Virginia
• They have never attended HINAC
• I don’t know if they have attended HINAC
• What 3 things can you do to assist the person you are nominating to work with them in effectively utilizing lessons learned from their experience after attending HINAC5?

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QUESTIONS

We'll take three questions at this time. Please place any additional questions in the chat box, and we'll address them at the end to ensure we cover all the information.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION OVERVIEW

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION GUIDELINES

REMINDER: this is part two of the scholarship application process. You should only be filling this out if you have been nominated. The link to this application should not have been shared with you but only sent by a member of the HINAC Scholarship Co-Chairs.

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As a nominee to apply for a scholarship to HINAC6, please know:

• Priority consideration will be given to:
• People living with HIV
• People who have NOT previously attended HINAC 1 - 5
• Transgender Communities
• Survivors of HIV criminalization
• Advocates from southern states

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION GUIDELINES

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It is important that you take your time and follow the application instructions carefully and complete the entire application. Do not hesitate to contact tami.haught@seroproject.com with any questions you might have.

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For you to be filling out this application, you had to have been nominated and received a notice to fill out this form by the deadline. Applications received by someone that was not submitted through the nomination process and applications that are incomplete will not be considered.

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SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES

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You may choose from the following scholarship levels:

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LEVEL #1 A registration scholarship (registration fee of $100, which includes dining lunch and dinner);

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LEVEL #2 A registration and lodging scholarship (registration fee of $150, which includes all dining and lodging);

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LEVEL #3 A full scholarship (registration fee of $200, which includes all dining, lodging and most cost effective transportation).

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Scholarship value approx. $2,079

Increase recipient fee from $75 to $100 - $200

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We will give out 50 - 75 scholarships, depending on funding secured and the level of scholarships given out.

SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES

If you are awarded a full scholarship, which includes transportation, please know that it:

• Will cover the most cost effective transportation, which might be by shared rides, bus, train or air
• Will NOT cover checked baggage, this you will need to be responsible for yourself
• Will NOT cover transportation to and from your home, or parking at the airport, train or bus station
• Will NOT cover food or incidentals incurred while traveling

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SCHOLARSHIP GUIDELINES

By filling out the scholarship application, you agree to:

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• attend The HINAC What to Expect Webinar on TBD (May 2025) detailing important information leading up the training academy (logistics of arrival, itinerary, session overview, and host committee campus guidelines).
• the entire training academy, including all sessions.

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These commitments are a very important part of your scholarship application; if you are awarded a scholarship, it means someone else who applied did not get one, so we want to make sure we use our scarce scholarship resources for those individuals who are most motivated and committed to full participation during HINAC and after.

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Information Needed:

• First/Last name
• Address, city/state, zip (we must have all of this information)
• Email
• Phone # (we will only call for any last minute changes or alerts)
• Organization affiliation if any,
• What type of organization are you employed by
• Did you participate in scholarship webinar or viewed the recording?
• Demographic Information: HIV status, Gender Identity, Pronouns, Sexual Orientation, Age Range, Race

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

• What key populations do you self identify with?
• Emergency Contact info
• Language Access needs
• Mobility Access needs
• Misc Questions
• Attendee concerns
• Advocacy related concepts
• Personally charged under HIV specific law
• Attended Previous HINAC
• Name of person who nominated you

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

• Have you ever participated in AIDS Watch in Washington, DC?
• Have you ever attended HINAC?

PLEASE PUT THOUGHT INTO YOUR RESPONSES, THIS IS WHERE YOU ARE SCORED AND THE PROCESS BECOMES COMPETITIVE

• Have you ever heard of the Denver Principles?
• What do the Denver Principles mean to you? Please provide one to two sentences describing how it impacts your life and advocacy.
• Have you ever heard of "Meaningful Involvement of People Living with AIDS" (MIPA) or the "Greater Involvement of People Living with AIDS" (GIPA)?
• What is MIPA or GIPA? Where have you seen this practiced and what did that mean to you? Please provide one to two sentences describing how it impacts your life and advocacy.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

• If you have attended HINAC before, what was something you did in your state with the information you took home from the training?
• If you have attended HINAC and wasn’t able to use what you learned, what were the barriers that contributed to that?
• If this is your first time attending HINAC what do you hope to gain from sessions to use when you get back home?

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EACH question you will need to provide a bullet point list of up to 5 activities or ideas but enter N/A if the response does not apply.

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SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

Provide a brief (1 paragraph) statement telling us anything else you would like to share about your experience that will help us understand who you are and why you should be selected for a HINAC6 scholarship.

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While all people are encouraged to apply, the scholarship process is designed to support new and emerging advocates, especially those from communities that are historically under-represented in U.S. HIV policy and advocacy.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION

• You will be asked to indicate the most cost-effective transportation option for you to get to and from Raleigh, NC where the conference is being held, keeping in mind that flights will go into the closest airport Raleigh/Durham International Airport located in Raleigh, NC and is 11 miles from NCSU.
• For travel arrangements we will need your date of birth and full name and gender as printed on your government state issued identification.
• If not flying and within driving distance, you will be asked if you are interested in ride sharing? If so, we can try to connect advocates near each other.
• Amtrak is also available for some participants on the East coast

PART TWO: Scholarship Application Overview

Those selected for scholarships from this process will be required to attend the What to Expect Webinar on TBD (sometime in May 2025) to discuss logistics, what to pack, and answer any questions. There is a required registration fee from $100 - $200 for scholarship recipients depending on the scholarship applied for. Please keep this in mind as you apply and if you need fundraising support, work with the individual who nominated you.

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REMINDER: This is not a self-nomination process. For you to be completing this form, you must be nominating another individual to be considered.

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That’s it! Hit Submit before and you will be contacted on whether you are awarded a scholarship by the HINAC EC

YOU HAVE REACHED THE FINISH LINE AND CAN SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION!

QUESTIONS

We'll take three questions at this time. Please place any additional questions in the chat box, and we'll address them at the end to ensure we cover all the information.

HINAC 6 LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

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REGISTRATION is a tiered fee for scholarship recipients which includes training materials and meals as follows and based on scholarship level:

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• Saturday arrival Dinner;
• Sunday and Monday All Meals;
• Tuesday Breakfast and Boxed Lunch.

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No one under 18 is permitted to attend HINAC6 or be on the campus.

HINAC6 LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

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LODGING includes 3 nights (Sat - Tues)

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This year, thanks to the cost of lodging at NCSU, each person will have a single room within a 4- or 5-bedroom suite, with a shared bathroom and shower.

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We will know what style of suites we have by the end of September.

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HINAC6 LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

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Each scholarship participant will receive:

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• bed (we will have them lowered) with extra long mattress
• wardrobe or closet
• desk and chair
• technology locker and/or dresser
• shared micro-fridge
• waste and recycle bins

HINAC LOGISTICS OVERVIEW

Real ID

The REAL ID (gold star) effective date is set for May 7, 2025. If you fly commercially or need access to federal facilities, you’ll either need a REAL ID license or ID or another acceptable identity document.

SUMMARY

• Understand that the value of a level 3 scholarship is around $2,000, we will ask for the following commitment to the following to honor the process of receiving a scholarship:
• I will attend every plenary
• I will strive to attend every breakout session
• I will respect the rules and guiding principles set forth by the HINAC6 EC in regards to contract with the college and partner organizations
• I understand, if I receive a scholarship, I will be sleeping in a dorm room
• I understand, if I receive a scholarship, I will be eating at the college cafeteria.
• If you receive a scholarship and do not show up, that has kept someone who has wanted to attend not.and puts you at jeopardy of not receiving a scholarship in the future

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