This HRSA grant aims to establish, expand, and sustain a local public health workforce to significantly increase COVID-19 vaccine access, particularly for vulnerable and medically underserved communities. The program mobilizes community outreach workers—including health workers and social support specialists—to educate individuals, assist with vaccine appointments, find convenient locations, and provide transportation or other necessary aid. A key focus is addressing persistent health disparities by supporting racial and ethnic minority groups and those in high social vulnerability areas. The grant seeks applications from experienced local and/or regional community-based organizations (CBOs) who must demonstrate direct community impact and prioritize hiring individuals from the communities they serve, fostering equitable vaccine distribution.
Opportunity ID: 333701
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-21-140 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Local Community-Based Workforce to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Access |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=582201c2-b90f-42bc-bdf0-4bd549ab17e1 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 121 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.011 — National Organizations of State and Local Officials |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 20, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 20, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 09, 2021 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 09, 2021 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 08, 2021 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $121,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants include nonprofit private or public organizations, including local and/or regional community-based organizations (CBOs), with demonstrated experience in implementing public health programs, particularly in medically underserved areas. This includes Tribes and Tribal organizations. Applicants may engage as individual organizations or create a partnership of organizations with the capacity to complete program activities (i.e. one award recipient with one or multiple subrecipient organizations). Program activities include hiring community outreach workers from the vulnerable and medically underserved communities they will serve and reaching out to these communities; specifically the areas or populations with low vaccination rates to date. Applicants should use recent, relevant data sources to identify counties and target populations of need (see Section IV.7). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | The purpose of the program is to establish, expand, and sustain a public health workforce to prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. This includes mobilizing community outreach workers, which includes community health workers, patient navigators, and social support specialists, to educate and assist individuals in accessing and receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. This includes activities such as conducting face-to-face outreach and reaching out directly to community members to educate them about the vaccine, assisting individuals in making a vaccine appointment, providing resources to find convenient vaccine locations, assisting individuals with transportation or other needs to get to a vaccination site. The program intends to address persistent health disparities by offering support and resources to vulnerable and medically underserved communities, including racial and ethnic minority groups and individuals living in areas of high social vulnerability. HRSA will fund recipients that have demonstrated experience and expertise in implementing public health programs, particularly in medically underserved areas. Award recipients will need to clearly describe how the funding will directly serve and impact vulnerable communities; and demonstrate how they will prioritize hiring individuals from the communities they will serve by providing outreach, education and assistance related to the COVID-19 vaccine. This program will focus on providing resources to local and/or regional community-based organizations (CBOs). CBO applicants may engage as individual organizations or create a network of multiple eligible organizations partnering together to complete program activities (i.e. one award recipient with multiple subrecipient organizations). Partnering organizations may include entities such as: • Community-based organizations (including faith-based organizations, social service organizations) • Local chapters of national associations • Local health departments • Health centers and other community-based health providers • Minority-serving organizations or institutions • Tribes and Tribal organizations • Philanthropic organizations • Local municipal entities, such as fire and EMS departments • Social service providers (e.g. food banks, community transportation, childcare) • Community Action Coalitions, Chambers of Commerce, Health Equity Councils, and other community groups Grant recipients and subrecipients must comply with HHS grant regulations and HHS and HRSA policies as well as the terms and conditions of the award. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
CBOVaccineOutreach@hrsa.gov Email:CBOVaccineOutreach@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 333701 Full Announcement-HRSA-21-140 -> HRSA-21-140 Local CBO Vaccine Access NOFO_Final.pdf
Folder 333701 Other Supporting Documents-TA Resources -> Local CBO Workforce NOFO TA Webinar_Final with recording link.pdf
Folder 333701 Other Supporting Documents-TA Resources -> Budget Justification HRSA-21-140 SAMPLE.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration CBOVaccineOutreach@hrsa.gov Email: CBOVaccineOutreach@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.011 | HRSA-21-140 | Local Community-Based Workforce to Increase COVID-19 Vaccine Access | PKG00267283 | May 20, 2021 | Jun 09, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
333701 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
333701 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
333701 PerformanceSite_3_0-3.0.pdf
333701 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333701 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
333701 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
333701 SF424A-1.0.pdf
333701 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
333701 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
333701 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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