COVID-19 Community Engagement and Diverse Media Grants

The COVID-19 Community Engagement and Diverse Media Grant Program aimed to increase community understanding of and engagement around COVID-19 and community recovery among residents of Minnesota and the 11 Tribal Nations that share its geography – particularly residents from communities of color, American Indian residents, LGBTQ residents, residents with disabilities, and residents with limited English proficiency.

While the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) continues to create and disseminate public health messages related to COVID-19, MDH recognizes that communities vary in the way they consume, understand, and trust the information they receive. These grants aimed to ensure that all communities have access to trusted, timely, and culturally relevant information and resources in their preferred language. Through diverse media messaging and authentic community engagement, grantees worked to reduce inequities in COVID-19, including vaccination rates and overall community recovery from the pandemic.

These grants ended on June 30, 2024. For more information about this grant program, please email health.covidmedia.MDH@state.mn.us.