There are two cycles for project submissions per year, the deadline of which are the last working day of February and the last working day of August.

ATF funding is open to applications from organisations. Organisations may include academic institutes, Government Departments, service providers in the public sector, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and professional organisations. The officer in-charge (i.e. Chief Executive, Director, Chairman, etc.) or the Principal Investigator will be required to apply for the grant on behalf of the organisation. An organisation or society must be registered under the Societies Ordinance (Cap 151). A school must be registered under the Education Ordinance (Cap 279). A company must be incorporated in Hong Kong. Applications from individuals would not be considered. Where an organisation/institute wishes to participate in a programme or project organised, led or driven by another organisation / institute, it may do so but the latter organisation / institute should submit an application in its own name and shall be solely responsible for complying with the conditions of grant.

Support will be given to Publicity and Public Education applications which:

(a) contribute significantly to HIV prevention;
(b) foster a empathetic attitude and instil a positive approach on prevention of AIDS;
(c) have a clearly defined scope and are self-contained;
(d) are accompanied by an impact analysis and implementation programme;
(e) have ready detailed planning and cost estimates;
(f) are to be implemented by persons or organisations which have a good track record of completing projects without unnecessary delay or cost overruns; and
(g) are not duplicating services / activities normally provided by the Hospital Authority, Department of Health, other NGOs, academic institutions, professional organisations and /or other ATF funded programmes to the best knowledge of the ATF Secretariat.