mini grants
Immunize Oregon Mini-Grants help stimulate health prevention projects across the state. Immunize Oregon received a broad variety of proposals from agencies working to improve the lives of Oregonians by prevention of disease. The Mini-Grant program provides short-term funding support for innovations, partnerships, and projects that further the Mission of the Immunize Oregon coalition.
Maximum Award | Program Fund:
$4,000 per proposal | $80,000 total fund
Immunize Oregon was able work with our community partners to extend funding and award 27 Mini Grants Applications, totaling $99,160! Check out what programs are happening near you!
Adapt - SouthRiver Community Health Center
adaptoregon.org
proposal
INCREASING ACCESS TO SAFE VACCINES
Adapt, dba SouthRiver Community Health Center aims to upgrade current thermometers to be able to alert staff of power outages and/or temperature excursions as soon as they happen, helping to reduce possible loss of vaccines.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Boost Oregon
boostoregon.org
proposal
STATEWIDE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS
Scaling the Boost Oregon community workshops that have been successful in Portland and making them available in other parts of Oregon. Train providers from across the state on how to lead these workshops in their communities and give them all of the materials needed to do so.
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Bridges Collaborative Care Clinic
bridgescare.wordpress.com
proposal
VACCINES FOR PARTICIPANTS
Providing vaccinations for participants during community clinic. Creating a training and education workshop session on proper hygiene for preventative health measures and for general education of the flu and its symptoms.
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Clackamas Fire District #1
clackamasfire.com
proposal
IMMUNIZE CLACKAMAS
Enhance the immunization infrastructure for the CPP, so that CFD can continue to administer hepatitis A/B and influenza vaccines for high-risk populations and expand vaccine coverage. In order to expand vaccine coverage, CFD will need additional equipment and supplies to operate year-round, outdoor vaccine clinics and a refrigerator to safety store vaccines.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Columbia Health Services
columbia-health.org
proposal
INCREASING STORAGE CAPACITY FOR VACCINES
Purchase vaccination storage equipment at our two PCPCH clinics. The current limited capacity requires staff have to run between clinics to pick-up vaccines, ask patients to return or go to another provider to be vaccinated.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Ethiopian & Eritrean Cultural and Resource Center
eecrc.org
proposal
COMMUNITY FORUMS ON VACCINES
Conduct culturally specific community outreach and education program to Ethiopians and Eritreans to address the fear of vaccines and immunization and reframe it in a way that promotes immunization and vaccines as a catalyst to prevent many diseases in a way that’s culturally appropriate, holistic, trauma informed and community driven
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Harney County
Health Department
co.harney.or.us
proposal
REACH OUT AND IMMUNIZE!
Provide mobile vaccination services to the local junior and senior high schools. Also offering a Saturday Immunization Clinic for those children we miss!
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
La Clinica
laclinicahealth.org
proposal
VACCINE STORAGE AT PHOENIX HEALTH CENTER
Our current vaccine storage unit at the Phoenix Health Center provides storage for not only that center but also our Mobile Health Center and the school-based health center at Phoenix Elementary. Purchasing a new unit, providing higher quality storage of vaccines for space and for an expanded number of vaccines stored on site.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Lincoln Community
Health Centers
co.lincoln.or.us/hhs
proposal
IMMUNIZE OREGON GRANT
Purchase vaccination data loggers technology for our vaccine refrigerators, including a back up for transport. Additionally, purchase vaccine transport carriers and bricks to ensure safety and viability of vaccines.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Oregon Pacific Area Health Education Center
opahec.org
proposal
ORAL HEALTH - HPV CANCER PREVENTION
Produce an HPV vaccine hesitancy educational program to develop all materials for the project. The program will be certified to provide CE for participants that complete the training, and will be provided in live presentations in-office or at conferences, as well as online. The Oregon HPV Summit in June will be the first training.
focus area
Education and Training for Staff
Q Center
pdxqcenter.org
proposal
VACCINATION COMMUNITY AWARENESS DAY
Launch a Vaccination Community Awareness Day at Q Center. Coordinating a community vaccination day with OHSU, Equi, and Q Center, the Community Awareness Day aims to serve community members with free vaccinations.
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Tillamook County
Health Department
tillamookchc.org
proposal
IMMUNIZE OREGON GRANT
To purchase and have installed a back-up data logger system for our vaccine refrigerators and freezers.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Waterfall Clinic Inc.
wfall.org
proposal
VACCINE STORAGE
Purchase of a Vaccine emergency/transport Storage system
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Benton County
Health Department
co.benton.or.us
proposal
IMMUNIZATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Implement a full-staff immunization quality improvement project involving all immunizing clinical personnel. Includes improving vaccine handling and storage at each clinic and improve immunization rates through provider education
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Borland Free Clinic
borlandclinic.org
proposal
VACCINE STORAGE
Purchase a refrigerator to store flu vaccines and childhood vaccines as we expand to serving more children.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Clackamas County
Public Health Division
clackamas.us/publichealth
proposal
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTREACH PROJECT
Enhance the knowledge, skills and abilities of staff while strengthening community partnerships by promoting CCPHD’s recent Health Impact Paper on declining immunizations rates in Clackamas County.
focus area
Education and Training for Staff
Clatsop County
Public Health Dept.
co.clatsop.or.us/publichealth
proposal
VACCINE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
Purchase two vaccine storage units (a 5 cubic feet refrigerator and a 4 cubic feet freezer) to ensure stored vaccinations are maintained within safe temperature ranges. Additionally, send staff members to NWIC.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Crook County
Health Department
co.crook.or.us
proposal
PROTECT CC KIDS - IMMUNIZATIONS SAVE LIVES!
Create a campaign to improve awareness of the importance and safety of vaccinations in Crook County through a focus group with parents and incorporation of materials through best practice research. The campaign will provide outreach and materials to clients, schools, medical providers, faith community, and businesses
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Evergreen Family Medicine
evergreenfamilymedicine.com
proposal
WILD WELLNESS EVENT
Hosting a Wild Wellness Event at the Wildlife Safari. The event will be open to all Douglas County residents, providing well child checks, sports physicals, and immunizations to patients ages 0 – 18. The event will be at no cost to the patient.
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Josephine County
Public Health
co.josephine.or.us
proposal
IMMUNIZE OREGON GRANT
Due to vaccination rates that are below those required for herd immunity, Josephine County health officials have made vaccine promotion initiatives a priority. We plan to create a vaccine education website
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Legacy Medical Group - Gynecologic Oncology
Legacyhealth.org
proposal
PROVIDING HPV VACCINATIONS TO AT-RISK PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS
We serve a patient population that is already facing the possibility of a gynecological malignancy. Many even have HPV-mediated pre-invasive disease. They and their families are highly motivated to receive a vaccine preventing cancer and will provide vaccines and patient education to prevent future cancers.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Oasis Center
of the Rogue Valley
oasiscenterroguevalley.org
proposal
VACCINATION INITIATIVE
The program targets pregnant women and young parents in early recovery. As the primary care provider for theses parents and their children, Oasis will be purchasing vaccination storage and equipment to provide vital services as part of routine well child checks..
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Oregon Physician's
Mom Group
oregonpediatricsociety.org
proposal
VACCINE INFORMATION BOOKS FOR OREGON
The Oregon Physician’s Mom’s Group will provide Oregon libraries with books promoting the importance of vaccines and dispel vaccine related myths that are pervasive in our community.
focus area
Community Outreach and Education
Sunrise Family Clinic
sunrisefamilyclinic.com
proposal
REFRIGERATION PROJECT
Due to the increasing pediatric population and providing back up vaccine storage for the Yamhill Carlton School Based Health Center, Sunrise Family Clinic will purchase a new vaccine refrigerator and monitoring devices to accommodate the growing need.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center
virginiagarcia.org
proposal
VACCINES FOR ALL!
Purchase refrigerators to properly store vaccinations. By helping ensure the viability of vaccines, this project will support access to vaccinations in medically underserved communities.
focus area
Vaccination Storage Equipment and Technology
WesternU Health
Oliver Station
westernuhealth.com
proposal
WESTERNU IMMUNIZATION CHAMPIONS
Community health promotion efforts to strengthen the vaccination component by providing direct services, creating educational materials to impact the community's knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors regarding the importance of vaccinations in both individual and public health.
focus area
Community Outreach and Education