• Short-term equipment hire to conduct out of hours clinics (e.g. immunisation esky’s, tables, chairs and gazebos).

Out of Scope:

• Prolonged hire of equipment outside of funding period.
• Capital works/asset purchases.

• Contracting additional staff to support projects or activities.
  • Includes engagement of short-term clinical, administrative and auxiliary staff (including security as required).
  • Staffing costs funded in alignment with current Award Rates.
• Funds to extend opening hours (i.e. evenings and weekends), increasing accessibility to immunisation services for full-time workers, parents/carers, etc.
  • Staff wages – extended hours. Travel expenses to outreach activity or out of hours clinic.
  • Venue hire to conduct immunisation education session, in-reach or out of hours clinic.

Out of Scope:

• Providing staff bonuses or incentives.

• Creating/developing resources (i.e. booklets, flyers) to improve immunisation literacy.
• Printing costs for current or new immunisation material.

Out of Scope: 

• Creating/replicating resources already developed by state or federal government agencies or peak bodies, such as NCIRS.
• Mainstream media advertising or promotion.

1. Read through the Immunisation Impact Grants Guidelines prior to beginning the application.
2. Applicants submit online application for with relevant supporting documents by 18th July 2025.
   Online application form accessed via this link.
3. GCPHN acknowledges receipt of application submission via email.
4. Applications are presented to Grant Selection Committee for review and selection of successful applicants.
5. Successful and unsuccessful applicants are notified via email by the 28th July 2025.
6. Successful applicants will enter into a Service Agreement with GCPHN, followed by the release of funds.

Eligible Applicants  

Applications are invited from:

• Primary health care providers and medical organisations (i.e. general practices, local pharmacies)
• Not-for-profit organisations
• Community groups (i.e. support groups or associations)
  Individual health professionals*               

*Individual applicants must be endorsed by employing organisation  

All applicants must: 

• be operating within the GCPHN region (an interactive map of the GCPHN catchment is available here)
• hold a current ABN and Certificate of Currency for Public Liability Insurance (proportionate to the risk associated with the activity being undertaken).*
• Must be a QLD Vaccine Service Provider.
• Must submit a budget template with the expression of interest.

*Individual applicants are to provide ABN of endorsing organisation.

Eligible Activities 

The grant funding can be used for the provision of strategies and initiatives to improve vaccine
literacy or improve vaccine service systems and processes of primary health care providers
between 1 August 2025 and 31 October 2025. Examples of eligible activities include, but are
not limited to the following:

• Community activities aimed at improving community members’ understanding and knowledge of pathways to immunisation service providers.
• Out-of-hour clinics that enhances community members’ access to immunisation services.
• Creation or development of vaccine-related educational resources for priority or general populations.
• Initiatives that support identification of community members’ due or overdue vaccinations, particularly for priority population groups.
• Targeted health education or awareness-raising campaigns for priority population groups.

Immunisation Impact Grants Guidelines

• Banking Details Form
• Budget Template