Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky offers $20,000 in mini grants to support increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Kentucky counties with low vaccination rates

Keeping Our Communities Healthy grants to provide up to $2K for organizations to create or expand existing approaches to encourage COVID-19 vaccination

LOUISVILLE, KY (September 10, 2021) – The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky is offering $20,000 in Keeping our Communities Healthy mini grants to encourage Kentuckians to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The grants are intended for rapid deployment for organizations to create new or expand on existing COVID-19 vaccination efforts.

“Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to protect against serious illness or death from the disease,” said Ben Chandler, president and CEO, Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky. “Local organizations are working hard across the bluegrass to get more Kentuckians vaccinated. These grants are intended as a quick infusion to those efforts as we face a surge in cases, hospitalizations and deaths.”

The Foundation will award approximately 10 grants of up to $2,000 each. The grants are open to Kentucky-based nonprofit and governmental organizations – such as local health departments, community-based organizations, community health centers, schools, libraries, faith centers, local civic groups and other local organizations – working in Kentucky counties with COVID-19 vaccination rates under 35 percent. Eligible counties include:

  • Ballard

  • Carlisle

  • Casey

  • Christian

  • Clay

  • Clinton

  • Cumberland

  • Crittenden

  • Edmonson

  • Elliott

  • Fulton

  • Hart

  • Hickman

  • Jackson

  • Knox

  • Lewis

  • Martin

  • McCreary

  • Metcalfe

  • Owen

  • Robertson

  • Rockcastle

  • Spencer

  • Todd

  • Trimble

  • Union

Some examples of how the mini-grant funds could be used include:

  • Communicating about vaccine availability and education using local radio stations and media, social media platforms, signs, posters, educational videos, PSAs, etc.

  • Training to trusted community members to conduct in person outreach to raise awareness about the vaccines and help individuals sign up for appointments.

  • Support community health workers, Promotores, navigators, FRYSCs, Cooperative Extension agents, social workers and others who can include vaccine education and outreach as part of their work with community members.

  • Identify people in the community who can perform bilingual health outreach for community members who are non-English speakers so they can get information they need to get a free vaccination.

  • Schools can inform parents through their communication channels about the dates and places of COVID-19 vaccination events or on-going clinics and help parents register their child and themselves for a vaccination appointment.

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