Ball Brothers Foundation Awards Vaccine Grants
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie. (photo courtesy: Ball Brothers Foundation)
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowMuncie-based Ball Brothers Foundation has awarded a series of grants totaling $70,000 to help with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines.
The “last mile” gifts were awarded to various health services and agencies serving Delaware County that are assisting in the massive inoculation program.
“The logistics of vaccine distribution are deeply complicated, and success will ultimately come down to the last mile—the process of actually getting shots out of vials and into people’s arms,” said Jud Fisher, president and chief operating officer of Ball Brothers Foundation.
The foundation says it is planning for a second phase of vaccine distribution funding this spring with an anticipated total of $250,000 in grants.
To date, the foundation has awarded more than $600,000 in grants to support COVID-19 relief efforts.
“This is one of the most significant crises that our community has faced in many generations. Guided by timeless Ball family values of generosity, stewardship and leadership, it is incumbent on us—as a foundation and as members of this community—to do our part to help bring this crisis to an end,” said Fisher.
First phase recipients:
- Open Door Health Services: $25,000 for vaccine distribution planning and implementation, including potential use of mobile unit
- Delaware County Health Department: $25,000 for staffing costs for vaccine clinics, meals for clinic staff and volunteers, supplies and equipment for vaccine clinics
- Delaware County Office of Information/Delaware County Emergency Management Agency: $5,000 for supplies and equipment for vaccine clinics, as well as distribution of public health information about safety of vaccine and sign-up processes
- IU Health Foundation/Ball Memorial Hospital: $5,000 for supplies for IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital’s vaccination clinic, including masks, gloves, sanitizer, bandages, etc.
- Meridian Health Services: $5,000 for vaccine clinic personnel, personal protective equipment, registration supplies, outdoor tent and heaters for drive-through clinic, and marketing expenses
- Ball State University: $5,000 to partner with Delaware County Health Department to develop mass vaccination site and to allow staff/volunteers to assist with sites; funding will also support vaccine information campaign targeted to BSU students and employees.
