One-off grants of up to £2,000 were available to groups across Central Bedfordshire to help tackle vaccine hesitancy.
These grants, which didn’t need to be match-funded, were used to support a range of activities including, but not limited to:
- costs relating to community meetings (online or in person)
- production and distribution of information/ printed materials, including signage
- translation services
- volunteer expenses or additional staff costs directly related to
- overcoming vaccine hesitancy
- website modifications
- information sharing and befriending services
- transport to vaccination services
A wide range of groups could apply for a grant, including:
- faith groups
- voluntary and community groups
- not-for-profit organisations
- parish and town councils
- schools / parent associations (in relation to their non-statutory wider community role)
- formally constituted groups
- community groups and associations
- charities
- community interest companies
Successful Applicants
- Diverse FM Community Media & Training - £2,000 towards their vaccinations awareness programme
- Age UK - £1,800 towards Phase 1 towards Get your Jabs 2021 project
- Age UK - £2,000 towards Phase 2 towards Older People Education Project for Living with COVID
- Disability Resource Centre - £485.16 towards increasing vaccinations reach out
- Open Doors Training & Development - £2,000 towards Your health matters awareness project
