Up to $45,000 TB Vaccine Advocacy Grant

Organization: Treatment Action Group (TAG)

Type: Grant

Location: Global

Deadline: November 4, 2026

Funding: Fully Funded

Treatment Action Group (TAG), a New York based health advocacy organisation, is inviting civil society and community-based organisations to help prepare their communities for new tuberculosis vaccines, which could be approved as soon as 2029. Architects of Trust is funded by Wellcome and will give grants of up to US$45,000 to 8 organisations based in Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam or Zambia, or to regional networks working across Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This first stage is a short expression of interest; organisations that advance write a full proposal and budget. **What you get:** - A grant of up to US$45,000 funding 12 months of work, from March 2027 - Advocacy training, technical assistance and ongoing mentorship from TAG and the TB Vaccine Advocacy Roadmap (TB Vax ARM), a global civil society coalition - A matched advocacy mentor from the TB Vax ARM - Help coordinating activities with TAG, the TB Vax ARM and other national civil society organisations - A place for your project lead at the 8th Global TB Vaccine Forum and Architects of Trust strategy workshop in Zaragoza, Spain, 12 to 16 April 2027 - Support to develop required organisational policies if you advance to stage 2 and do not already have them **What you'll do:** - Raise awareness and sensitise communities about new TB vaccines - Run dialogue with communities and gather their questions and concerns - Engage policymakers to support equitable national preparedness for new TB vaccines - Name a project lead who manages the grant and serves as the architect of trust in your community **Key dates:** - 19 October 2026: call opens - 28 October 2026: introductory webinar and office hours on the EOI process - 4 November 2026, 23:59 Pacific Time: expressions of interest close - 4 December 2026: all organisations told the outcome; second-stage process shared with those advancing - 11 January 2027: second-stage deadline (proposal narrative and budget) - 27 January 2027: selected organisations notified - February 2027: workplans finalised and Memorandum of Understanding signed with TAG - 1 March 2027: projects begin - 12 to 16 April 2027: 8th Global TB Vaccine Forum and Architects of Trust strategy workshop, Zaragoza, Spain **More information:** - Full call and the question set to prepare offline: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Architects-of-Trust-EOI_Final.pdf - Applications go through TAG's online form only; the PDF is for preparing answers - AI tools may be used to edit final drafts, but TAG strongly discourages using AI to write or draft application materials

Treatment Action Group (TAG)Grant

Up to $45,000 TB Vaccine Advocacy Grant

Nov 04, 2026 23:59:00 PT

Opportunity type

Grant

Funding

Fully Funded

Location

Global

Deadline

Nov 04, 2026 23:59:00 PT

About this opportunity

What you get:

A grant of up to US$45,000 funding 12 months of work, from March 2027
Advocacy training, technical assistance and ongoing mentorship from TAG and the TB Vaccine Advocacy Roadmap (TB Vax ARM), a global civil society coalition
A matched advocacy mentor from the TB Vax ARM
Help coordinating activities with TAG, the TB Vax ARM and other national civil society organisations
A place for your project lead at the 8th Global TB Vaccine Forum and Architects of Trust strategy workshop in Zaragoza, Spain, 12 to 16 April 2027
Support to develop required organisational policies if you advance to stage 2 and do not already have them

What you'll do:

Raise awareness and sensitise communities about new TB vaccines
Run dialogue with communities and gather their questions and concerns
Engage policymakers to support equitable national preparedness for new TB vaccines
Name a project lead who manages the grant and serves as the architect of trust in your community

Key dates:

19 October 2026: call opens
28 October 2026: introductory webinar and office hours on the EOI process
4 November 2026, 23:59 Pacific Time: expressions of interest close
4 December 2026: all organisations told the outcome; second-stage process shared with those advancing
11 January 2027: second-stage deadline (proposal narrative and budget)
27 January 2027: selected organisations notified
February 2027: workplans finalised and Memorandum of Understanding signed with TAG
1 March 2027: projects begin
12 to 16 April 2027: 8th Global TB Vaccine Forum and Architects of Trust strategy workshop, Zaragoza, Spain

More information:

Full call and the question set to prepare offline: https://www.treatmentactiongroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Architects-of-Trust-EOI_Final.pdf
Applications go through TAG's online form only; the PDF is for preparing answers
AI tools may be used to edit final drafts, but TAG strongly discourages using AI to write or draft application materials

Who can apply

A civil society or community-based organisation operating at national, subnational or regional level
Based in Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Tanzania, Vietnam or Zambia, or a regional network working across Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Organisational experience in TB, immunisation or other health advocacy
Experience with community engagement or policy advocacy at national or regional level
A dedicated project lead for the whole project and any extensions; the form asks whether they expect to stay in post for up to 2 years
Membership of or affiliation with other community and civil society organisations or networks
The project lead must be able to attend in person in Zaragoza, Spain, 12 to 16 April 2027
Policies, or a commitment to adopt them, on bullying, harassment, abuse and harm; equity, diversity and inclusion; and legal compliance, research practice and governance, as the funder requires

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+Run by Treatment Action Group, an established US health advocacy nonprofit, and funded by Wellcome
+Clear dated timeline from call to project start
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+No application fee

Worth checking yourself

!Closes 4 November 2026 at 23:59 Pacific Time, five days from today
!Organisations only; individuals cannot apply
!Only 8 grants across 14 countries and one region
!Up to US$45,000 is a ceiling; the final amount is set in the stage 2 budget
!The project lead must attend in person in Zaragoza, Spain, 12 to 16 April 2027; neither the page nor the PDF says whether travel is paid by TAG or must come out of the grant
!Two stages: a short EOI now, then a full proposal and budget by 11 January 2027 for those invited

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