With Round 1 through 8, one round has been approved in each calendar year, except that two rounds were approved in 2003. (For precise dates, see the bottom of www.aidspan.org/grants.)

Given the decisions taken at the just-completed board meeting, discussed in the articles above, our understanding is that the dates for Rounds 9 and later will be as follows:

• Round 9: Was launched October 2008; deadline for applications has been changed from 21 January 2009 to 1 June 2009; approval by Board has been changed from May 2009 to November 2009.
• Round 10: Will be launched at a date to be agreed in November 2009. Our best guess is that Round 10 will be launched in early 2010 and approved in November 2010. However, the Board has retained the right to launch this round as early as November 2009. The Board also has the right to defer launch of Round 10 to any time later than our projection.
• Round 11: Will be launched six months after launch of Round 10.