Middletown among CT towns getting $13 million in federal vaccine equity funds Press Staff FacebookTwitterEmail Middletown Acting Health Director Kevin ElakHearst Connecticut Media file photo MIDDLETOWN — The city of Middletown is one of 27 municipalities in Connecticut being awarded grant funding to increase vaccine equity. In total, the city will be receiving $115,519 to “ensure vaccinations are conducted in an equitable manner to communities of color, vulnerable populations, those with limited English proficiency, and those living at the margins of our economy,” according to Middletown Acting Health Director Kevin Elak. Locally, the Vaccine Equity Partnership Grant is a collaboration between the Middletown Health Department, Ministerial Health Fellowship and Middlesex Health.