Social and Behavioral Interventions for Vaccination Acceptance Small Grants Program

Social and Behavioral Interventions for Vaccination Acceptance Small Grants Program

Organization: Albert B Sabin Vaccine Institute Inc

Geographic Scope: International (Uganda, India, Sierra Leone)

Focus Areas:

Vaccine acceptance research

Social and behavioral interventions for vaccination

Vaccine hesitancy reduction

Immunization program strengthening

Community engagement strategies

Program Description:
Sabin's Small Grants Program aims to support interdisciplinary problem solving while building collaborative relationships between immunization program managers working at the country level and academic researchers involved in social and behavioral research.

Project Duration: Approximately 8 months for research implementation and evaluation

Eligibility:

Local institutions and universities

Interdisciplinary research teams

Collaborations between immunization program managers and academic researchers

Organizations working in low- and middle-income countries

What They Support:

Pilot studies using local insights

Design and evaluation of social and behavioral interventions

Research on vaccine acceptance factors

Community-based research projects

Example Projects Funded:

HPV vaccine uptake improvement through peer group participation models (Uganda)

Health worker vaccine confidence and hesitancy assessment (India)

Vaccine access and acceptance barriers research in rural borderlands (Sierra Leone)

Contact Information:
vaccineacceptance@sabin.org

Background:
Launched in 2019 in response to WHO declaration of vaccine hesitancy as a top global health threat. The program recognizes that local insights into social and behavioral aspects of vaccine acceptance can help countries build trust from the ground up.