Increasing Campus Vaccine Coverage on High-Needs Campuses

An ACHF partnership with Pfizer, Inc.

College and university campuses serve an important role in helping students navigate the transition from pediatric to adult healthcare. One way campuses can help is by educating students on the important role of vaccines as routine healthcare.

Campuses are motivated in their own right to increase vaccine coverage. Congregate living settings and students’ tendencies toward risky behavior leave college campuses and their surrounding communities vulnerable to the spread of vaccine-preventable diseases. While many schools dedicate numerous resources to collect, document, verify, and ensure student vaccination, many are unable to do so due to lack of resources.

The Increasing Campus Vaccine Coverage (ICVC) Grant Program aims to provide financial support to high-needs institutions to identify vaccine needs, pilot barrier-reducing programs, and implement sustainable vaccination practices. Awarded campuses will receive grants between $10,000-$20,000 to support their 2025-26 Academic Year programs.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available soon. The submission window is anticipated to be open from June 2 to July 3, 2025.

Project Outputs

ACHF and Pfizer are partnering to develop a knowledge base of innovative campus vaccination programs to serve as a resource and model for other institutions. Look for presentations, a summative report, and a journal article starting in the summer of 2026.