Opportunity ID: 178334

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: CDC-RFA-IP13-1301
Funding Opportunity Title:: Immunization and Vaccines for Children Program
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Health
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 64
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 93.268 — Immunization Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Jun 20, 2012
Last Updated Date:: Aug 20, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Aug 20, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Sep 03, 2013
Archive Date:: Oct 03, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling:: $33,000,000
Award Floor:: $200,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:: Eligible applicants that can apply for this funding opportunity are listed below:

State and local governments or their Bona Fide Agents (this includes the District of Columbia, City of New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, San Antonio, 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)

Limited Competition

Assistance will be provided only to the current 64 grantees because they have the necessary infrastructure in place to perform the activities required and have the experience needed to successfully complete the required objectives. Included among these grantees are the District of Columbia, City of New York, Philadelphia, Houston, Chicago, San Antonio, 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. The Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of Palau and the Republic of the Marshall Islands are not eligible for funding through the VFC Program. Competition is limited to the entities listed above because they have the primary responsibility for carrying out the public health assurance functions required to achieve the desired outcomes and performance goals established by CDC.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Description:: The purpose of the program is to support efforts to plan, develop, and maintain a public health workforce that helps assure high immunization coverage levels, low incidence of vaccine-preventable diseases, and maintain or improve the ability to respond to public health threats. As a part of this effort, the purpose of the VFC program is to increase access to vaccines for eligible children by supplying federal government-purchased pediatric vaccines to public and private health care providers enrolled in the program. To be eligible for this program, children (newborns through 18 years of age) must meet one of the following criteria:• Medicaid eligible• Uninsured, • American Indian/Alaska Native• Uninsured with respect to the vaccine to be administered and served by a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) or a Rural Health Clinic (RHC) or another VFC provider who has a signed memorandum of understanding with an FQHC or RHC to serve these underinsured children.
Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 The Funding Opportunity Announcement has been amended to include the following information: This amendment is not a solicitation for applications.
Amended August 14, 2013 for the following changes:
Removed the following language for 2013 Funding Application Guidance
on page 24:
Travel for key staff to CDC-sponsored or co-sponsored meetings for partnership collaboration including the National Immunization Conference, the Program Managers Meeting, any meetings associated with Prevention and Public Health Fund awards, and training related to Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention, AFIX and the Vaccines for Children Program is required as a function of this award and should be included in the budget.
Replaced the following language for 2013 Funding Application Guidance
for clarification purposes on page 24:
Travel for key staff for partnership collaboration is required as a function of this award and should be included in the budget.
This amendment is not a solicitation for applications.
Aug 20, 2013
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 93.268
Competition ID: NCIRD-NR
Competition Title: Immunization and Vaccines for Children Program
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00128191
Opening Date: Jun 20, 2012
Closing Date: Sep 03, 2013
Agency Contact Information:: CDC
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0]
Project Abstract Summary [V1.1]
Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1]
Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0]
HHS CheckList Form PHS-5161 [V1.1]
Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
optional_forms Other Attachments Form [V1.1]

Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
93.268 NCIRD-NR Immunization and Vaccines for Children Program PKG00128191 Jun 20, 2012 Sep 03, 2013 View CDC Organization Applicants