American Academy of Pediatrics - Vermont Chapter

AAPVT Chapter Grant Application for Flu and COVID-19 Vaccines

The Vermont Department of Health has opened another round of funding, that allows practices to apply for a maximum grant award of $10,000 (pending availability of funds).

It is the intent of the State to provide financial support for health care practices/organizations activities that:

• assess barriers to pediatric COVID-19 and/or seasonal influenza vaccinations in the communities served by the recipient and in collaboration with community organizations.
• Properly manage vaccines and off-site by ensuring vaccine storage equipment meets or exceeds CDC Storage and Handling Toolkit recommendations
• implement COVID-19 and/or seasonal influenza vaccination clinics in communities to address identified barriers. Emphasis should be placed on offering vaccination clinics specifically to high-risk populations or those with limited access (e.g. assisting living communities, senior housing, schools, children under the age of 18 and their care givers).
• expand access to COVID-19 and/or seasonal influenza vaccination at primary care practices through patient outreach, vaccine promotion, and expansion of vaccination services.
• offer off-site, weekend, and after-hours COVID-19 and/or seasonal influenza vaccination clinics at selected locations to meet the need(s) of the community served (e.g. schools, shelters, meal sites, etc.)

The purchase of vaccines is NOT covered under this grant.

Applications will be reviewed on receipt and funds will be distributed upon receipt of final project report. The reporting requirements will be distributed after the application deadline. Reporting will be due April 1, 2024.

The last date to return this completed application is October 31, 2023.

Health Care Practices/Organizations may apply here.

You can also apply via word here and MUST include this budget here. Your application will not be accepted without the budget component. Email back all application documents (word application document and excel budget document) by October 31, 2023 to Birdie Pauley at BPauley@vtmd.org. 

Applications will be reviewed on receipt by a case-by-case basis and will be informed by Birdie Pauley if they have been accepted. Funds will then be distributed upon receipt of final project report. Reports are due by April 1, 2024.