Notice2021-15738
Notice of Award of a Single-Source Unsolicited Grant To Fund the Community Education Group
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Published
July 23, 2021
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Health and Human Services DepartmentCenters for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the award of approximately $5,000,000 annually in COVID-19 funding for a three-year period in response to an unsolicited application that has been submitted by the Community Education Group to support vaccine coverage, in particular for COVID-19.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 39024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15738]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Award of a Single-Source Unsolicited Grant To Fund the
Community Education Group
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the
award of approximately $5,000,000 annually in COVID-19 funding for a
three-year period in response to an unsolicited application that has
been submitted by the Community Education Group to support vaccine
coverage, in particular for COVID-19.
DATES: The period for this award will be July 31, 2021 through July 30,
2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Griswold, MPH, National
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-H24-8, Atlanta, GA
30329, Telephone: 800-232-6348, E-Mail: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#86e3e9e5e3f0e3e8f2b3b7b3c6e5e2e5a8e1e9f0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="cbaea4a8aebdaea5bffefafe8ba8afa8e5aca4bd">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed work being funded aims to build
the evidence base of effective interventions to improve vaccination
coverage and to identify and implement strategies to reduce disparities
in vaccination coverage in rural populations, specifically in West
Virginia. Community Education Group (CEG) works to eliminate
disparities in health outcomes and improve public health in
disadvantaged populations and under-served communities by conducting
research, training community health workers, educating and testing
people who are hard to reach or at risk, sharing its expertise through
national networks and local capacity building efforts, and advocating
for practical and effective health policies that lead to social change.
This award is being made non-competitively because there is no
current, pending, or planned funding opportunity announcement under
which this proposal could compete.
The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases
performed an objective review of the unsolicited proposal and
determined that the proposal has merit and CEG is in a unique position
to perform the activities contained within their proposal. CEG works to
eliminate disparities in health outcomes and improve public health in
disadvantaged populations and under-served communities by conducting
research, training community health workers, educating and testing
people who are hard to reach or at risk.
Summary of the Award
Recipient: Community Education Group (CEG).
Purpose of the Award: The purpose of the award is to build the
evidence base of effective interventions to improve vaccination
coverage and to identify and implement strategies to reduce disparities
in vaccination coverage in rural populations. The proposal submitted
was not solicited either formally or informally by any federal
government official.
Amount of Award: $5,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2021
funds, and an estimated $5,000,000 for each subsequent year budget
period, subject to availability of funds.
Period of Performance: July 31, 2021 through July 30, 2024.
Dated: July 20, 2021.
Joseph I. Hungate, III,
Deputy Director, Office of Financial Resources, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-15738 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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