The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the availability of funds to support immunization program managers through, Advancing the capacity of immunization program managers through a national coordinating organization.
Donor Name: Centers for Disease Control – NCIRD
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $6,000,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of this NOFO is to support immunization program managers in improving performance of immunization programs, bridging knowledge gaps and preparing immunization program managers for the future of immunization programs. This program focuses on the development and management of a national network that will emphasize training and resource development around select topics, education and dissemination of practices associated with program improvement, mentoring and leadership development activities, and support communication and information sharing among key partners.
Outcomes
The complete list of outcomes associated with the strategies and activities of this cooperative agreement are identified in the logic model and includes short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes. During the five-year period of performance, the recipient is expected to achieve the short-term outcomes, and demonstrate progress toward the intermediate and long-term outcomes. These outcomes include:
Short-Term Outcomes:
- Increased ability of program managers to identify strengths, weaknesses of their programs, and needed training support
- Increased program manager participation in leadership trainings, mentoring program, and peer-to-peer support activities
- Increased ”Vaccinate with Confidence” messaging via social media and other communication methods
- Increased understanding of evidence-based strategies for preventing, identifying, and responding to mis-/dis-information
- Improved knowledge of vaccine confidence, communication, and infodemic management principles and best practices
- Increased knowledge among immunization programs of practices to assist in return to steady-state operations
- Enhanced flexibility to collect and provide timely information
- Enhanced capacity to address issues in selected programmatic areas o Improved information sharing with immunization program managers
- Increased opportunities for immunization programs to participate in communities of practice
Intermediate Outcomes:
- Increased ability of program managers to direct staff and other resources to build on identified strengths and address weaknesses
- Increased vaccine uptake by developing and implementing effective health promotion, partnership, and confidence programs based on Increasing Vaccination Model
- Improved capacity to manage infodemics and reduce impact
- Increased implementation of vaccine confidence and demand principles and strategies
- Improved incorporation of COVID-19 lessons learned into program planning efforts
Long-term Outcomes
Improved support of immunization program managers during pandemic responses
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $30,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $6,000,000
- Award Floor: $1,000,000
Period of Performance Length
5 year(s)
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized))
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Eligibility Category
- Government Organizations:
- State governments or their bona fide agents (includes the District of Columbia)
- Local governments or their bona fide agents
- Territorial governments or their bona fide agents in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianna Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau
- State controlled institutions of higher education
- American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments (federally recognized or state-recognized)
- Non-government Organizations
- American Indian or Alaska native tribally designated organizations
Additional Information on Eligibility
Eligible applicants are those national 501(c)(3) tax exempt organizations that have an active membership of at least one member in each of the 50 states and whose primary constituency is state immunization program managers.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.