Vitamin Angels Grants

Welcome to our center for development organizations in the field who are interested in beginning, continuing, or integrating micronutrient distribution projects into existing field programs. Here you will find information on the types of projects that Vitamin Angels supports, and how you can apply for a product grant.

For more information on how we can partner with your organization to reduce child mortality worldwide, please view our Corporate Capability Brochure.

If you have already received a product grant from Vitamin Angels, please download and review the important documents located at: http://www.vitaminangels.org/implement-your-project.

Vitamin Angels Programs

Our two main programs include Operation 20/20, a vitamin A campaign, and Thrive to Five, a multivitamin campaign. Qualified organizations can apply to receive any of the following commodities donated by Vitamin Angels:

Operation 20/20

• 100,000 IU vitamin A for infants 6-11 months
• 200,000 IU vitamin A for children 12-59 months
• Albendazole (limited availability; donated with vitamin A only)

Thrive to Five

• Multivitamins for children 6-59 months
• Multivitamins for pregnant and lactating women

Vitamin Angels Grantee Eligibility Requirements

Vitamin Angels grants selected micronutrient commodities to qualified non-profit organizations able to connect essential micronutrients, especially vitamin A, with beneficiaries that meet three requirements, including:

Beneficiaries must be situated in the U.S., and/or within selected countries (generally consistent with WHO or UNICEF identified vitamin A deficiency priority countries) in Africa, Asia, or Latin and South America,

1. Beneficiaries must be 6-59 months of age, and/or pregnant or lactating women, AND
   Beneficiaries must be underserved with respect to access to essential micronutrients, generally meaning they meet one of the following criteria:
   • Reside in a rural area without any immediate access to facility-based health care services, or
   • Reside in a rural area but may obtain routine health services through outreach or community-based services, or
   • Reside in an urban area without access to facility-based health care services, or
   • Reside in an urban area, have access to facility-based health care services, but the health service system does not have immediate access to essential micronutrients
2. Qualified non-profit organizations will further meet the following criteria:
   • Permanent in-country facility with local professional staff,
   • Serve a minimum of 1,000 children among target beneficiaries with micronutrients, and
   • Agree to the terms and conditions listed in the grantee application.

If your organization meets all of these criteria, please fill out the appropriate application below.

• International Micronutrient Grant Application
• Domestic Micronutrient Grant Application (U.S. organizations only)

For more information on use, dosage, and administration of universal vitamin A deficiency (VAD) prevention programs, please see Vitamin Angels Guidelines for Use of Vitamin A Supplements.

Vitamin Angels does NOT provide product for traveling medical missions abroad. We focus our resources on in-country micronutrient programs that are ongoing and reach the same children year upon year for greater impact. If you are with a traveling medical mission and want to take vitamins with you, we recommend searching for other non-profit organization geared toward provision of health care supplies for this purpose at charitynavigator.com.

Additional Important Information

• Submission of an application does not guarantee that Vitamin Angels will be able to supply you with micronutrient commodities – VA continues to grow and expand as requests for assistance also grow; we will do everything possible to fill every request.
• VA may not be able to fulfill your entire request at the time of your application. If your request is denied due to a lack of available commodities, VA encourages you to maintain contact with VA in the event that we cannot immediately fill your request.
• All commodities supplied by VA to grantees must be sent to a U.S. address, unless VA specifically agrees to ship internationally in which case all shipping and handling costs must be borne by the grantee.

Questions?

Please contact us at programs@vitaminangels.org

Moreinfo: http://www.vitaminangels.org/starting-your-micronutrient-project