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# Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/vaccine-community-innovation-challenge/
- Published: 1999-01-03T02:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-04T04:22:45.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

The **Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge** is a Canadian federal government funding program run by the [Public Health Agency of Canada](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Public-Health-Agency-of-Canada). Its purpose is to promote [COVID-19 vaccines](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/COVID-19-vaccine) to specific sub-populations.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## History

On March 8, 2021, Health Minister Patricia Hadju announced the launch of the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge. The deadline for project proposals was April 9, 2021.[\[2\]](#fn2)

## Recipients

The following table lists the organizations who have received funding through the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge, along with details of their projects.[\[3\]](#fn3)

| Recipient organization                                                                                                    | Project title                                                                                                                                        | Target audience                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Amount   |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------- |
| 12697548 Canada Inc. (Arthur Schwimmer and Shawn Laraby)                                                                  | Covid-19 & Vaccination Communication Campaign for First Nations by First Nations communities                                                         | First Nations communities youth, young adults and seniors, as well as those who have access to radio and digital networks across Canada                                                                                    | $10,000  |
| Abilities Centre                                                                                                          | The Vaccine is for YOU, ME and WE                                                                                                                    | People with diverse disabilities and intersecting identities in Durham Region and across Ontario                                                                                                                           | $25,000  |
| Aboriginal Friendship Centre of Calgary                                                                                   | Urban Indigenous Immunization Clinic                                                                                                                 | Indigenous people (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) across Alberta, including in urban areas                                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Access Alliance Multicultural Health & Community Services                                                                 | Building vaccine confidence in newcomer languages through newcomer messengers: the medium is the message                                             | Newcomers to Canada living in low-income and racialized communities in Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                                    | $10,000  |
| African Canadian Association of Ottawa                                                                                    | Once We Are Vaccinated                                                                                                                               | Black Canadians in the National Capital Region in Ontario and Quebec                                                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| [African Communities of Manitoba Inc.](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/African-Communities-of-Manitoba-Inc) (ACOMI) | ACOMI “40 Community Champions” Project                                                                                                               | African and Black Canadian communities in Altona, Brandon and Winnipeg, Manitoba                                                                                                                                           | $10,000  |
| African Society for Culture, Economic Development and Arts                                                                | Straight Talk – COVID and our People                                                                                                                 | Black and other racialized communities, immigrants and refugees, individuals with precarious living situations or with low socioeconomic status in Alberta                                                                 | $25,000  |
| Afrique au Féminin                                                                                                        | Campagne de promotion et de conception multilingue de la vaccination contre la COVID-19 des Aînés immigrants allophones                              | Seniors 60 years and over from immigrant communities in the Parc-Extension neighborhood, Montreal metropolitan region (Quebec)                                                                                             | $10,000  |
| Alberta International Medical Graduates Association                                                                       | Vaccination Matters! Let’s End COVID: A Collaborative Community Response                                                                             | Newcomer communities, including immigrants, refugees and temporary migrants across Alberta                                                                                                                                 | $10,000  |
| Armenian Family Support Services                                                                                          | Promoting COVID-19 Vaccination                                                                                                                       | Armenian community in the Greater Toronto Area including Markham, Richmond Hill, as well as Hamilton, and St Catharines, Ontario                                                                                           | $5,000   |
| Aspire for Higher Elite Basketball                                                                                        | Get Back to the Game                                                                                                                                 | Black and racialized youth and parents in Brampton, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| Association for the Alberta Network of Immigrant Women                                                                    | Community Engagement during and beyond COVID-19                                                                                                      | South Asian community in Calgary, Alberta                                                                                                                                                                                  | $5,000   |
| Bangladesh Centre and Community Services                                                                                  | COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion Campaign for Bengali and South Asian Communities in East Scarborough (Taylor Creek, Massey, Thorncliffe)                  | Bengali community members within the Taylor, Massey, Thorncliffe and East Scarborough (Victoria Park, Danforth) neighbourhoods in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                  | $5,000   |
| Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services                                                                                   | For You. For Them. Get Vaccinated.                                                                                                                   | Bangladeshi community in the Taylor-Massey-Oakridge neighbourhood in Toronto and Scarborough, Ontario                                                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| Between Two Worlds                                                                                                        | Tackling Vaccine Hesitancy among Latin American Population in the Ottawa-Gatineau region                                                             | Latin American populations in Ottawa-Gatineau region, Ontario and Quebec                                                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Brain Injury Canada                                                                                                       | Accessibility Enabled: Providing vaccine education for individuals with acquired brain injury                                                        | Individuals living with acquired brain injury (ABI) and their caregivers across Canada                                                                                                                                     | $10,000  |
| Brampton Focus Community Media                                                                                            | #WeGotTheShot                                                                                                                                        | Residents of Brampton, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                             | $25,000  |
| B’nai Brith National Organization of Canada                                                                               | COVID-19 – Education and Vaccination                                                                                                                 | Residents of the Côte Saint-Luc and surrounding areas in the Greater Montreal region, Quebec                                                                                                                               | $5,000   |
| Calgary Animated Objects Society                                                                                          | Nakoda AV Club: Get Vaccinated                                                                                                                       | Residents of Stoney Nakoda First Nation, Morley, and the Bow Valley Corridor, Alberta                                                                                                                                      | $5,000   |
| Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association                                                                                     | COVID-19 - Immune Calgary                                                                                                                            | Immigrant and newcomer communities, Calgary, Alberta                                                                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| Canadian Latin Heritage Association                                                                                       | V Together                                                                                                                                           | Spanish-speaking community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), including Peel and Halton, and in the Niagara Region (Ontario)                                                                                               | $10,000  |
| Canadian Lebanese Academic Forum                                                                                          | Let Us Bust The Myth That COVID-19 Is A Challenge                                                                                                    | Lebanese Canadian communities across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| Canadian Support Workers Association                                                                                      | Vaccine Confidence and Information Campaign                                                                                                          | Support workers in Ontario, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador                                                                                                                                                     | $5,000   |
| Carrefour de ressources en interculturel                                                                                  | Ambassadrices 2.0                                                                                                                                    | Immigrant communities, Montreal (Quebec)                                                                                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Centre de santé communautaire Hamilton-Niagara                                                                            | VaccineNation, VaccineAction                                                                                                                         | Francophone populations in the regions of Hamilton and Niagara (Ontario)                                                                                                                                                   | $5,000   |
| Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH)                                                                             | Ready For My Shot                                                                                                                                    | Persons with developmental disabilities, their caregivers and health professionals across Canada                                                                                                                           | $5,000   |
| Centre for New Immigrant Well-Being                                                                                       | Let COVID-19 Vaccine Protect Us and Our Communities                                                                                                  | Chinese-Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                    | $10,000  |
| Chief Sunrise Education Centre                                                                                            | Get Vaccinated! The future looks good!                                                                                                               | Youth attending Chief Sunrise Education Centre and their families, in the Katlodeeche First Nations Reserve, Hay River, Northwest Territories                                                                              | $10,000  |
| Coastal Research, Education and Advocacy Network Society                                                                  | For Us, About Us: A Vaccine Literacy Campaign                                                                                                        | Racialized youth aged 18 to 30 living in British Columbia                                                                                                                                                                  | $5,000   |
| Concordia University of Edmonton                                                                                          | Alberta Youth COVID-19 VacciNATION Campaign                                                                                                          | Postsecondary students from diverse communities at Concordia University of Edmonton (Alberta)                                                                                                                              | $5,000   |
| Council of Agencies Serving South Asians                                                                                  | Got My Teeka: Increasing Vaccine Confidence and Uptake among South Asian Communities Disproportionately Affected by COVID-19 in Canada               | South Asian communities in Peel Public Health, [Toronto Public Health](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Toronto-Public-Health) regions of Ontario, and Fraser Health regions of British Columbia                      | $10,000  |
| Denesh Peramakumar/Infectious Diseases Spotlight                                                                          | Youth Vaccine Advocates                                                                                                                              | High school students from the Hamilton region, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                     | $5,000   |
| Folk Arts Council of St. Catharines                                                                                       | The Knowledge in You Language, The Vaccine in Your Arm                                                                                               | Newcomer population, including landed immigrants, refugees and international caregivers, in the Niagara region, Ontario                                                                                                    | $10,000  |
| Fraser Health Authority                                                                                                   | Boosting Vaccine Confidence in Fraser Health’s South Asian Community                                                                                 | South Asian communities in the Fraser Health Authority region, British Columbia                                                                                                                                            | $5,000   |
| Fraser Northwest Division of Family Practice                                                                              | Physician on a Mission                                                                                                                               | Ethnic minorities in Fraser Health Region and Vancouver Costal Health Region (British Columbia)                                                                                                                            | $125,000 |
| Frontline Community Centre                                                                                                | #WhyVaccinate                                                                                                                                        | Tamil and South Asian communities across Canada                                                                                                                                                                            | $5,000   |
| Global Village Centre                                                                                                     | Staying Healthy: The Path to Community Wellness                                                                                                      | Newcomers of all ages residing in Brooks and southeastern Alberta                                                                                                                                                          | $10,000  |
| Governors of the University of Calgary                                                                                    | Cybermentor Community Arts Collaboration COVID Communication Campaign                                                                                | Youth (aged 18 to 30) from Treaty 7 and in Calgary, Alberta                                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| Hamilton Public Library                                                                                                   | Book your shot. We can help.                                                                                                                         | Residents of Hamilton, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                             | $10,000  |
| Hassan Ouali                                                                                                              | Une campagne de sensibilisation à l’importance de se vacciner contre la COVID-19 auprés de la communauté musulmane vivant dans la région de Montréal | Members of the immigrant Muslim community living in the boroughs of Saint Léonard and East of Montreal (Quebec)                                                                                                            | $10,000  |
| Healthy Muslim Families                                                                                                   | Saving Lives in the Newcomer Muslim Community through Vaccination                                                                                    | Muslim communities, including new Canadians, immigrants and refugee families in Winnipeg, Manitoba                                                                                                                         | $10,000  |
| Healthy Start, Healthy Future/Life With a Baby                                                                            | Addressing New Parents Vaccine Hesitancy                                                                                                             | Parents of young children and families across Canada                                                                                                                                                                       | $10,000  |
| Hispanic Canadian Heritage Council                                                                                        | 6 reasons to get vaccinated against COVID-19                                                                                                         | Hispanic communities across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                         | $5,000   |
| Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia (ISANS)                                                                     | Project Beacon – Communicating COVID-19 vaccines to newcomers                                                                                        | Immigrant and refugee claimants and migrants in Nova Scotia                                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| Inclusion Nova Scotia Society                                                                                             | Inclusion NS – I did it! I’m vaccinated.                                                                                                             | Persons with intellectual disabilities in Nova Scotia                                                                                                                                                                      | $25,000  |
| Indian Society of Calgary                                                                                                 | Increasing COVID-19 vaccine uptake and improving adherence to public health measures in the Indian and South Asian community in Canada               | East Indians and South Asians in Calgary and Edmonton, Alberta and across Canada                                                                                                                                           | $25,000  |
| Indigenous Friends Association                                                                                            | COVID-19 Indigenous Digital Community App Project                                                                                                    | Indigenous peoples in urban centres across Ontario                                                                                                                                                                         | $25,000  |
| Initiative accès aux soins                                                                                                | Digital COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Community Outreach                                                                                               | Canadians and immigrants of African descent in major centres across Ontario and in Montreal (Quebec)                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| Iranian Canadian Teens Club                                                                                               | Vaccine Saves My Life                                                                                                                                | Residents of York region, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                          | $5,000   |
| Jada Beck                                                                                                                 | Our home, Our health, Our people                                                                                                                     | Residents in communities in the lesser slave lake area, Northwest Territories                                                                                                                                              | $10,000  |
| Jamaica Association of Montreal                                                                                           | Bridging the Gap, Safe Spaces, Putting Things into Historical Context, Community-Centre Dialogue, Advertising a Dedicated Phone and Text Number      | Black communities in Montreal, Quebec                                                                                                                                                                                      | $5,000   |
| Jane Finch Community and Family Centre                                                                                    | WADA Vaccine Awareness Campaign                                                                                                                      | The Somali community in Rexdale, Jane/Finch and Black Creek (Ontario)                                                                                                                                                      | $25,000  |
| Julia Berkers                                                                                                             | Together We Can                                                                                                                                      | Residents from various communities in Ottawa, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| Kairos Development Mission                                                                                                | VacciNation – Way to go! Rid Country of COVID-19 and Stay Safe                                                                                       | Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities, including the African Canadian community across Canada                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| Ken Bighetty                                                                                                              | Chief Talks to the World About Vaccines                                                                                                              | Indigenous communities across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| Latincouver Cultural & Business Society                                                                                   | Estamos juntos – Understanding how to overcome the pandemic with COVID-19 Vaccinations                                                               | Latin American communities across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Les Volontaires de la Sensibilisation et de l’Action Humanitaire                                                          | Défi de l’innovation communautaire des vaccins                                                                                                       | Immigrant and English-speaking communities in Estrie (Quebec)                                                                                                                                                              | $10,000  |
| LetsStopAIDS                                                                                                              | HeyCOVID19 2.0                                                                                                                                       | Visible minority groups including Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), LGBTQ+ and immigrant/refugee populations across Canada                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| Linda Sullivan                                                                                                            | One Lump Or Two: Afternoon Tea and Talk                                                                                                              | Older adults, seniors and their caregivers residing in Parry Sound, Muskoka, Haliburton and Kawartha Lakes regions, Ontario                                                                                                | $5,000   |
| Living Positive Resource Centre Okanagan                                                                                  | Let’s Get to the Point                                                                                                                               | Persons living with, affected by or at higher risk of HIV, Hepatitis C and related conditions residing in the Interior of British Columbia, including Kelowna, Vernon and Peachland                                        | $10,000  |
| Living Space North Against Poverty                                                                                        | Mobile Outreach Support Team - MOST                                                                                                                  | Persons experiencing homelessness in Timmins and Cochrane District, Ontario                                                                                                                                                | $5,000   |
| MABELLEarts                                                                                                               | Mabelle Community Heroes                                                                                                                             | Residents of Mabelle Avenue area in Central Etobicoke, Ontario                                                                                                                                                             | $10,000  |
| Maritime Wave Association                                                                                                 | Know Your Vaccine                                                                                                                                    | Asian and Middle Eastern communities in the 18 to 25 age range in Halifax, Nova Scotia and across Canada                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Matthew McLaughlin/Bulldog Productions                                                                                    | It’s not roll up the rim, it’s roll up to WIN!                                                                                                       | Queer community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                                 | $5,000   |
| McMaster University                                                                                                       | Public Health for the Twitch Generation                                                                                                              | Young adults residing in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) including Peel and Hamilton regions, Ontario                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| Métis Nation of Ontario                                                                                                   | #MetisVacciNation: Healing from Within                                                                                                               | Members of the Métis Nation of Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                     | $10,000  |
| Michael Ondieki                                                                                                           | Auntie wa Harrier                                                                                                                                    | East African diaspora in Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                           | $5,000   |
| missINFORMED                                                                                                              | "I Got Vaccinated” Campaign                                                                                                                          | Young women aged 18 to 30 and visible minorities, specifically Black, South Asian and Latin American communities in the Greater Toronto Area (Ontario)                                                                     | $25,000  |
| Mosakahiken Cree Nation                                                                                                   | Vaccines for MCN                                                                                                                                     | Residents of the Mosakahiken Cree Nation, Manitoba                                                                                                                                                                         | $5,000   |
| MPC Foundation                                                                                                            | Say YES to the VAX!                                                                                                                                  | Seniors and older adults residing in Calgary, Alberta                                                                                                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| Multicultural Council of Windsor & Essex County                                                                           | A World of Reasons                                                                                                                                   | Newcomer, refugee, immigrant and underserved populations in the Windsor and Essex regions of Ontario                                                                                                                       | $10,000  |
| Mustafa Tahir                                                                                                             | The “Be a Hero” Campaign                                                                                                                             | Residents of Lawrence Heights and surrounding areas north of Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                                              | $5,000   |
| National Association of Friendship Centres                                                                                | In Friendship: Take Action in COVID                                                                                                                  | First Nations, Inuit and Métis in urban and related homelands                                                                                                                                                              | $10,000  |
| New Brunswick Multicultural Council                                                                                       | Newcomer Vaccine Awareness Campaign                                                                                                                  | Newcomers, refugees and established members of the multicultural community in New Brunswick                                                                                                                                | $5,000   |
| Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation Family and Community Wellness Centre                                                          | Ekitapatamak Kititheminanahk: Protecting Our People                                                                                                  | Members of the Nisichawayasihk Cree Nation, Manitoba                                                                                                                                                                       | $10,000  |
| Noah Smith                                                                                                                | Have a Talk Campaign                                                                                                                                 | Young adults attending post-secondary institutions or recent graduates in Ontario                                                                                                                                          | $5,000   |
| North York General Hospital                                                                                               | Peers and Professionals: Vaccine Support in the Russian and FilipinX Communities in North York                                                       | Russian and Filipinx communities in North York, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                    | $10,000  |
| Northern Native Broadcasting                                                                                              | Protecting Each Other Now for a Better Tomorrow                                                                                                      | 82 communities in Central and Northern British Columbia, including 40 Indigenous communities representing Tsimshian, Nisga’a, Haida, Gitxsan, Wet’suwet’en, Haisla, Carrier Sekani, Heiltsuk, Nuxalk and Dene Thah Nations | $25,000  |
| Northwest Metis Council                                                                                                   | #Jiggingbacktogether                                                                                                                                 | Métis communities in Manitoba, with a focus on Métis youth in the Northwest Region of the Manitoba Metis Federation                                                                                                        | $5,000   |
| Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD)                                                                       | Solid Black! Vaccin8 for the Culture                                                                                                                 | Black community                                                                                                                                                                                                            | $25,000  |
| Options Community Services Society                                                                                        | Every Shot Matters                                                                                                                                   | Arabic, Somali and Spanish speaking communities in the Fraser Health Region, particularly Surrey, Delta, White Rock and Langley, British Columbia                                                                          | $25,000  |
| Ottawa Chinese Community Service Centre                                                                                   | We Can Do It: WeChat for Vaccine Confidence                                                                                                          | Chinese-speaking community in Ottawa, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                              | $10,000  |
| Overcomer Community Development Center                                                                                    | Defeat the Pandemic Campaign (DTPC)                                                                                                                  | Black Canadian communities                                                                                                                                                                                                 | $5,000   |
| Pediatric Urgent Care                                                                                                     | COVID Immunity Protects our Community #covidunity                                                                                                    | Brampton and Peel Region, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                          | $5,000   |
| Public Health Association of British Columbia                                                                             | Kids Boost Immunity                                                                                                                                  | Grades 4 to 12 teachers and students across Canada                                                                                                                                                                         | $5,000   |
| Piapot First Nation                                                                                                       | COVID-19 Vaccine: Educating Our People                                                                                                               | Community members living on and off reserve, of the Piapot First Nation, Saskatchewan                                                                                                                                      | $5,000   |
| Praveenah Sivabalan                                                                                                       | Vaccines for All Initiative                                                                                                                          | Immigrants, migrants and undocumented workers residing in York Region, Ontario                                                                                                                                             | $5,000   |
| Pria Nippak                                                                                                               | Increasing COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in South Asian Adults Aged 18 and Older                                                                           | South Asian communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                         | $5,000   |
| Progressive Intercultural Community Services Society                                                                      | South Asian Youth Vaccine Commitment Project                                                                                                         | South Asian youth residing in the Metro Vancouver area, British Columbia                                                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Regroupement de leadership et de bien-être pour Afro-Canadiens d’Alberta                                                  | Un vaccin pour une vie                                                                                                                               | Members of the Afro-Canadian community in Alberta                                                                                                                                                                          | $10,000  |
| Renato Justin Guidolin                                                                                                    | Choose to Protect                                                                                                                                    | Residents of Brampton, Mississauga and Caledon, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                    | $5,000   |
| REP Here In Canada                                                                                                        | You and the Vaccine                                                                                                                                  | Arabic-speaking communities across British Columbia                                                                                                                                                                        | $10,000  |
| Royal Institution for the Advancement of Learning (McGill University)                                                     | WeCanVax                                                                                                                                             | Black Canadians and Persons of Colour (BPOC) aged 20 to 45 in Ontario and Quebec                                                                                                                                           | $10,000  |
| Rural Development Network Society                                                                                         | This is My Shot                                                                                                                                      | Rural youth in Alberta                                                                                                                                                                                                     | $5,000   |
| Russell Sun                                                                                                               | Youth Vaccine-Nation: A proposal for an Ontario-based vaccine education programme                                                                    | Youth aged 12 to 24 in southern Ontario, including communities of Windsor, London and Toronto and environs                                                                                                                 | $5,000   |
| Ryerson University                                                                                                        | Vax and Snax: Increasing vaccine confidence and uptake among Toronto’s underhoused communities                                                       | Community support organizations and persons living in underhoused communities in Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                          | $5,000   |
| Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation                                                                                          | Sagamok Chooses Fun over Frustration!                                                                                                                | Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation on the North Shore of Lake Huron (Ontario)                                                                                                                                                | $25,000  |
| Scarborough Cares Community Network                                                                                       | Mr. VacSingh, the vaccinator!                                                                                                                        | Residents of Scarborough, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                          | $10,000  |
| Seven Oaks School Division                                                                                                | Together we can do this!                                                                                                                             | Newcomer and Indigenous communities in North West Winnipeg, Manitoba                                                                                                                                                       | $25,000  |
| Sharon Malhi, Chirag Chopra, Rajeshwar Lally                                                                              | Apni Vaccine                                                                                                                                         | Second and third generation Canadians in Surrey, British Columbia                                                                                                                                                          | $5,000   |
| Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation                                                                                             | Don’t Hesitate, just VACCINATE!!!                                                                                                                    | Residents of Sheshatshiu Innu First Nation, Newfoundland and Labrador                                                                                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| Sikh Health Foundation                                                                                                    | COVID-19 South Asian Vaccine Confidence Initiative                                                                                                   | South Asian communities in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia                                                                                                                                                            | $10,000  |
| Six Nations of the Grand River                                                                                            | #Vaccinate6Nay                                                                                                                                       | Members of the Six Nations of the Grand River, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                     | $5,000   |
| Solid State Community Society                                                                                             | Cookout Conversations: Vaccine Hesitancy and the Black Community                                                                                     | Black people and the African diaspora in Surrey and the Lower Mainland, British Columbia                                                                                                                                   | $5,000   |
| Somali Canada Women and Children Association                                                                              | Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy: Building Resilience in immigrant communities                                                                           | Newcomers, refugees and immigrant communities across Canada                                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| Sourav Arora                                                                                                              | Multilingual Vaccine Awareness Movement                                                                                                              | Punjabi-speaking population in British Columbia                                                                                                                                                                            | $5,000   |
| South Asian Canadians Health and Social Services                                                                          | Multimedium Messaging in Mother Languages for Vaccine Confidence in Canadians of South Asian Origin                                                  | South Asians across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                                 | $25,000  |
| South Riverdale Community Health Centre                                                                                   | Vaccine Confidence Influencer Campaign                                                                                                               | Young Black and racialized communities in Jane-Finch, Flemingdon, Throncliffe and Taylor-Massey, Ontario                                                                                                                   | $5,000   |
| St. James Town Family Literacy Services                                                                                   | Vaccinate St. James Town                                                                                                                             | Residents in St James Town community in Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                   | $10,000  |
| Students Commission of Canada                                                                                             | #CanadaWeWant Vaccination Campaign                                                                                                                   | Black and Indigenous youth in Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                             | $5,000   |
| Sujane Kandasamy                                                                                                          | South Asian Youth as Vaccine Agents of Change (SAY-VAC)                                                                                              | South Asian community in Peel and Toronto regions of Ontario                                                                                                                                                               | $10,000  |
| Sumas First Nation                                                                                                        | #CommunityNationVaccination                                                                                                                          | Indigenous youth and Elders in the Fraser Valley, British Columbia                                                                                                                                                         | $5,000   |
| Syrian Canadian Foundation                                                                                                | Syrian Newcomer Pandemic Safety Campaign                                                                                                             | Syrian newcomers in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                                | $5,000   |
| The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)                                                                                    | Be Confident, Stay Safe, Get Vaccinated                                                                                                              | Underserved communities in Calgary’s Upper and Lower Northeast and Southeast (Alberta)                                                                                                                                     | $10,000  |
| The Iscream                                                                                                               | If you're a man, get vaccinated                                                                                                                      | Racialized men                                                                                                                                                                                                             | $10,000  |
| The Neighbourhood Organization (TNO)                                                                                      | Our community matters. Let’s protect it together!                                                                                                    | Residents of Thorncliffe Park, Flemingdon Park, St James Town and Crescent Town in Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                        | $10,000  |
| Tools of Empowerment for Success (TOEFS)                                                                                  | Let’s Give It A Shot!                                                                                                                                | Residents of Niagara Region, Ontario                                                                                                                                                                                       | $10,000  |
| Tracy Wanyama                                                                                                             | Improving Vaccine Uptake in Marginalized Communities: Help break the chain, get your COVID-19 VACCINE                                                | Black Canadian communities in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| Undercurrent Youth Centre                                                                                                 | I love my                                                                                                                                            | Youth in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia                                                                                                                                                                                          | $5,000   |
| United Cultures of Canada Association (UCCA)                                                                              | Safe Together Bringing Ethnic Communities Together for an Effective COVID Vaccine Promotion Strategy                                                 | Newcomer and refugee communities in Edmonton, Alberta                                                                                                                                                                      | $10,000  |
| University of Regina                                                                                                      | Countering Vaccine Hesitancy                                                                                                                         | Residents of Regina, Saskatchewan including Indigenous and newcomer communities, and young Canadians                                                                                                                       | $5,000   |
| University of Saskatchewan                                                                                                | Aunty’s Challenge                                                                                                                                    | Métis residing in Saskatchewan and Indigenous persons across Canada                                                                                                                                                        | $5,000   |
| University of Toronto                                                                                                     | Use of Innovative Health Design to Improve Peer to Peer Dialogue on COVID Vaccines – The Button Project                                              | Healthcare workers within shelter settings in Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                                                             | $25,000  |
| Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth                                                                                        | COVID Vaccine Indigenous Animated Video and AR App                                                                                                   | Indigenous youth aged 18 to 29 in Calgary, Alberta                                                                                                                                                                         | $10,000  |
| Uzima Women Relief Group International                                                                                    | Increasing Participation of Black Communities in Toronto in COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake                                                                  | Residents of Black communities in Toronto Neighbourhood Improvement Areas (NIAs), Toronto, Ontario                                                                                                                         | $5,000   |
| Vancouver International Bhangra Celebration                                                                               | South Asian Community Vaccine Confidence                                                                                                             | South Asian residents across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                        | $10,000  |
| Vernon and District Immigrant and Community Services Society                                                              | North Okanagan Newcomer Community Vaccine Campaign                                                                                                   | New immigrants, refugees, temporary foreign nations, naturalized and first generation Canadians across the North Okanagan (British Columbia)                                                                               | $25,000  |
| Vietnamese Association Toronto                                                                                            | KNOCK DOWN COVID-19                                                                                                                                  | Vietnamese community in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                            | $10,000  |
| Waveland                                                                                                                  | Looking Forward                                                                                                                                      | Black Canadians across Canada                                                                                                                                                                                              | $10,000  |
| Winnipeg Metis Association                                                                                                | #VMAflowerchain                                                                                                                                      | Métis citizens in the Manitoba Metis Federation in Winnipeg                                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| Women of Colour Community Leadership Initiative                                                                           | Women of Colour Grassroots Vaccine Campaign: Art as Our Voice                                                                                        | Racialized Canadians, immigrants and non-permanent residents in Winnipeg, Manitoba                                                                                                                                         | $25,000  |
| Yemen Canadian Community                                                                                                  | #YallaJab                                                                                                                                            | Arab-Canadian community residing in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario                                                                                                                                                | $10,000  |
| YMCA of Greater Toronto                                                                                                   | What’s your Y?                                                                                                                                       | Low-income households in the Greater Toronto Area (Ontario)                                                                                                                                                                | $25,000  |
| Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council                                                                                          | Protecting Yukon’s Health                                                                                                                            | Communities across the Yukon                                                                                                                                                                                               | $25,000  |

## External links

- [Website](https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/funding-opportunities/grant-contribution-funding-opportunities/vaccine-community-innovation-challenge.html)

### Further reading

- March 23, 2021: "[Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge & Immunization Partnership Fund](https://canucklaw.ca/vaccine-community-innovation-challenge/)" by Ronnie Lempert

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