The CDC Foundation is accepting applications for the Reducing Disparities in Monkeypox Vaccination Project which will provide mini-grants to community-based organizations, state, territorial, local or tribal health departments or tribal organizations to support activities related to the administration of monkeypox vaccines.
Donor Name: CDC Foundation
State: All States
Counties: All Counties
U.S. Territories: Puerto Rico, Guam, US Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/23/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Details:
The CDC Foundation’s Reducing Disparities in Monkeypox Vaccination Project supplements the CDC Monkeypox Vaccine Equity Pilot Program and will provide mini-grants to community based organizations, state, territorial, local or tribal health departments or tribal organizations who are vaccinating one or more focus populations for monkeypox. Funding will support activities to reduce or eliminate barriers to vaccination among these populations.
Focus populations
Applicants must describe at least one specific focus population group and community for their vaccination projects. Applicants may designate any focus population groups and communities for their vaccination projects, but must state the following information:
- Describe how the focus population groups and communities have risk factors that increase their chances of becoming infected with or spreading monkeypox;
- Describe barriers to vaccination experienced by the focus population groups and communities that may be addressed by the proposed activities;
- Describe how the focus population groups and communities are over-represented among monkeypox cases and also less likely to be vaccinated compared to other populations, using data at the local, state, tribal or national level.
Funding Information
- Grant may be awarded in an amount up to $25,000 USD/each;
- Indirect costs are limited to 10% of total direct costs;
Grant must be used for the purposes described in the grantee’s online application, and must be expended or committed within 3 months (or no later than March 31, 2023) from the date of award decision.
What they will Fund
The CDC Foundation will fund a wide range of strategies and activities to support the reduction of disparities in monkeypox vaccinations. More specifically, they seek proposals for projects that:
Are modest in scale, specific, innovative and achievable within 3 months from the date of award decision;
- Will meaningfully address a barrier(s) to implementing monkeypox vaccination efforts or address a need or issue that impedes individuals from receiving the monkeypox vaccine;
- Will be able to demonstrate how associated activities and outputs have impact.
Examples of allowable proposal submissions:
Overtime or after-hours salary support for internal or temporary staff who are directly implementing monkeypox vaccination strategies, including vaccinators and administrative staff;
- Monkeypox communication support, including material development, printing and translation costs;
- Vaccine related supplies such as gloves, alcohol swaps, syringes, needles, sharps containers, etc.;
- Incentives for vaccine strategies such as gift cards, at-home HIV test kits, health-related giveaway prizes, etc.;
- Monkeypox vaccination strategy logistics such as transportation support, third party vendor support, etc.;
- Other monkeypox vaccination related support as deemed appropriate by the CDC Foundation.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications may be submitted by community-based organizations, state, territorial, local or tribal health departments or tribal organizations within the United States and its territories. The following eligibility qualifications are required:
State, territorial, local or tribal health department:
- Be an equal opportunity employer with all-inclusive membership that does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, country of national origin or nationality, age, religion, intellectual or physical disabilities and military or veteran status in its activities or operations;
- Must have access to monkeypox vaccines for administration;
- Must currently have active and ongoing monkeypox vaccination efforts or plan to launch monkeypox vaccination efforts by December 31st, 2022
Community-based organization or tribal organization:
- Be recognized by their state of incorporation as a non-profit organization;
- Have sustainable operations, be in good financial standing and have a proven record of program effectiveness;
- Be an equal opportunity employer with all-inclusive membership that does not discriminate on the basis of gender, race/ethnicity, color, sex, sexual orientation, country of national origin or nationality, age, religion, intellectual or physical disabilities and military or veteran status in its activities or operations;
- Must currently have active and ongoing monkeypox vaccination efforts or plan to launch monkeypox vaccination efforts by December 31st, 2022;
- Must submit a letter of support from the state, territorial, local or tribal health department where the vaccination project will be implemented.
For more information, visit Request for Applications.
