Health Protection Community Grant

How the grant will work

We want to give you the opportunity to identify the health protection messages you think would benefit your community and to come up with activities that you think will work to raise awareness on these key messages:

• Vaccination for older adults
• Vaccinations for pregnant women
• Oral Health
• Measles
• Sexual Health
• Tuberculosis (TB)

As an example, you could use the grant to run a 6-week awareness campaign at an existing group or have an information station at a planned event you are holding. The grant could also be used for learning through practical activities within a community group or be used for producing targeted videos and resources. These are just examples, and we will consider anything you think will work.

You may choose only one of the topics above to promote but you could apply for more than one if that was achievable and suitable for the group you support. If you would like to discuss this or any other ideas with the team, please contact us at HPTeam@coventry.gov.uk

Funding criteria

Funds will be allocated to groups and organisations that can outline details of how they plan to spend funds and how the community will benefit from the work. We welcome applications from groups that can reach many but also those that can engage with the hardest-to-reach. Please consider how your ideas will help bring these messages into the community and who it may benefit the most when completing the application form. The team will award grants based on the details you give, so try to answer the questions below as fully as you can.

If you want to talk to us to get more information or talk to us about your idea, we would love to hear from you. For the launch of the scheme, we are holding two online Teams sessions on:

• Tuesday 11 July at 2pm
• Wednesday 19 July at 11am

Please drop us an email at HPTeam@coventry.gov.uk to book a place. If you cannot make the above dates let us know and we will look at alternatives.

Application process

Once an application has been received it will be reviewed and a decision will be made as soon as possible. This usually takes us around 6 weeks. Please bear with us during this time.

If you are successful, you will receive a grant agreement for you to sign and return to us. The grant agreement sets out the terms and conditions of our funding that we ask organisations to comply with in exchange for the grant.

If you are unsuccessful, we will call or write to you and let you know the reasons for this. This is a discretionary grant and there are no rights to appeal the Council's decision.

Allocating funding

This project is financed with funds that are external to Coventry City Council. This funding will run until the end of April 2024. After this time there will be no further funding guaranteed by the Council. Grant applications will be accepted until 14 December 2023 or until the totality of the fund has been allocated. There is an expectation that all funded work should be completed by 31 March 2024.

How can I access support if successful?

As part of the grant agreement, you will receive an information and resource pack. This will help you gain knowledge on the topic chosen to help your group successfully implement your plan. The health protection team at Coventry City Council will also be available for support and any queries.

Apply for a Health Protection Community Grant

Applications are no longer accepted as all available funding has been allocated.