Health Protection Community Grant

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 (preconception and in pregnancy/ Preschool and childhood/ Older Adults/ high risk groups) 
• Sexual Health including safer sex 
• HIV including promoting Undetectable equals untransmissible (U=U) 
• Tuberculosis (Active TB/ Latent TB) 

* Across the topics, we will prioritise initiatives that focus on supporting underrepresented groups. 

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

The maximum amount of funding you can apply for is £5000.

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. 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. Please drop us an email at HPTeam@coventry.gov.uk and one of the officers can discuss your ideas with you.

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 4 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. The project will run till the end of March 2026.  After this time, there will be no further funding guaranteed by the Council.

Grant applications will be accepted until 31 August 2025 or until the totality of the fund has been allocated. There is an expectation that all funded work should be completed by 31 March 2026.

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.

Please note that applications are now closed, as all available funding has now been fully allocated.