Immunisation Ready Grants Program in Australia

Deadline: 16-Sep-2024

The Gold Coast Primary Health Network (GCPHN) has launched the Immunisation Ready Grants Program to support the delivery of activities or initiatives that aim to increase immunisation rates and improve knowledge on the important benefits of immunisations within the local Gold Coast community.

Objectives

• Improve Access 
  • Expand access to immunisation services, particularly for priority populations, to increase overall vaccination rates and protect public health in the Gold Coast region.
• Strengthen Systems
  • Improve the immunisation systems and processes within primary health care services to boost vaccination rates and reduce the burden of vaccine preventable diseases on the hospital and health systems.
• Enhance Literacy
  • Increase knowledge and understanding of the benefits of immunisations among individuals and communities to empower individuals to make informed health decisions.

Funding Information

• Small grants of up to $10,000.

Funding Categories

• There are 4 funding categories available and eligible applicants can apply for multiple categories
• Note: Individual applicants are only eligible to apply for the Training & Education category.
  • Equipment Support
    • Short-term equipment hires to conduct program or event (e.g., vaccine esky’s, tables, chairs and gazebos).
    • Out of Scope
      • Prolonged hire of equipment outside of funding period.
      • Capital works/asset purchases.
  • Training and Education
    • Staff training or upskilling to support immunisation efforts.
  • Staffing and Operations
    • Contracting additional staff to support project or activities.
      • Includes engagement of short-term clinical, administrative and auxiliary staff (including security as required). Staffing costs funded in alignment with current Award Rates.
    • Funds to extend opening hours (i.e., evenings and weekends), increasing accessibility to immunisation services for full-time workers, parents/carers etc.
      • Staff wages – extended hours
      • Travel expenses to outreach activity or pop-up clinic
    • Venue hires to conduct vaccine education session, in-reach or pop-up clinic.
    • Out of Scope:
      • Providing staff bonuses or incentives.
      • Subsidise Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) items, Practice Incentive Program Incentives or Workforce Incentive Program.
  • Resources
    • Creating/developing resources (i.e., booklets, flyers) to improve vaccine literacy.
    • Printing costs for current or new immunisation material.
    • Out of Scope
      • Creating or replicating resources already developed by state or federal government agencies or peak bodies, such as the NCIRS.
      • Mainstream media, advertising, marketing or promotion.

Eligible Activities 

• The grant funding can be used for the provision of strategies and initiatives to improve vaccine literacy or improve vaccine service systems and processes of primary health care providers. Examples of eligible activities include, but are not limited to the following:
  • Targeted health education or awareness-raising campaigns – particularly for priority population groups.
  • Community engagement activities aimed at improving community members’ understanding and knowledge of pathways to vaccine service providers.
  • Event or short-term program that enhances community members’ access to immunisation services (i.e., pop-up clinics, after-hours immunisation).
  • Education or skill development for primary health care workforce (i.e., immunisation training, motivational interviewing training etc.)
  • Adaption or development of vaccine-related educational resources for general or priority populations.
  • Initiatives that support identification of community members’ due or overdue vaccinations, particularly for priority population groups.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible Applicants

• Applications are invited from:
  • Primary health care providers and medical organisations (i.e., general practices, local pharmacies)
  • Not-for-profit organisations
  • Community groups (i.e., support groups or associations)
  • Individual health professionals
  • Individual applicants must be endorsed by employing organisation

All applicants must:

• be operating within the GCPHN region

For more information, visit GCPHN.