Expression of Interest: Community Vaccination Education & Engagement Grants

This Expression of Interest (EOI) is for the provision of the Community Vaccination Education and Engagement Grants across the Central and Eastern Sydney PHN (CESPHN) region.

The Community Vaccination Education and Engagement grants aim to expand awareness and understanding of the importance of vaccination in vulnerable communities. The aim is to build the capacity of community organisations to equip their communities with the necessary knowledge to make an informed decision about vaccination.

Eligibility

Applications are open to community organisations operating within the CESPHN region. Organisations must demonstrate capacity to:

• Engage effectively with target population/s.
• Deliver education and engagement initiatives to increase vaccination uptake.
• Collaborate with local services and leaders to extend reach within their community networks.

Funding

• Three grants of $75,000 each are available.
• Funding is intended to cover costs associated with planning, delivering and evaluating community-led immunisation initiatives.

Applying

Please read and familiarise yourself with the following prior to completing this application form:

• EOI Guidelines (Attachment A)
• Financial Submission (Attachment B)
• Draft Services Agreement (Attachment C)

This form contains questions that require responses for the submission to be considered. The application should capture in Attachment B all the relevant financial components that are in scope for funding.

This application requires you to upload the following documents:

• Current certificate of organisation ABN
• Certificate of Currency for your Public Liability Insurance
• Certificate of Currency for your Professional Indemnity Insurance
• Certificate of Currency for Cyber Liability Insurance
• Certificate of Currency for organisation Workers Compensation Insurance
• Evidence of legal entity status of your organisation
• Attachment B (Financial Submission)

Timeline

• 18 December 2025: EOI released
• 2 February 2026: Deadline for questions from potential applicants
• 5 February 2026: Deadline for CESPHN to respond to questions
• 9 February 2026: Deadline for EOI application submission
• 10 February - 17 February 2026: Applications evaluated
• 17 February - 3 March 2026: Clarification/negotiations with preferred provider(s)
• 3 March 2026: Contracts awarded

Clarification Questions

Any clarification questions should be emailed to immunisation@cesphn.com.au. All questions and answers will be posted on the CESPHN website. Applicants are encouraged to review these before submitting.

Privacy Policy

Your responses may be used to inform the CESPHN program to which it relates to, and may be used for reporting, planning, or promotion of the related program. All responses will be treated as confidential. No personally identifying information from your responses will be released.

CESPHN will manage your data in line with our Privacy Policy, which complies with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (NSW).