Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Disease Prevention and Response
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Strengthening Vaccine-Preventable Disease Prevention and Response," aimed at enhancing public health systems to improve vaccine access, confidence, and demand. This initiative continues the work of existing programs such as Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Section 317, focusing on achieving high vaccination coverage and responding effectively to vaccine-preventable disease outbreaks. The total funding available for this program is $2 billion over five years, with an expected 66 awards averaging over $6 million per budget period. Applications are due by March 13, 2025, and interested parties can contact Randi Tolstyk at KKQ9@cdc.gov for further information.
Eligible Applicants
Applicants must meet certain population thresholds as described here. This strategy allows ISD to reach the greatest number of people while balancing the need for direct support to some of the largest cities in the United States. Eligible applicants include:• The 51 state health departments or their bona fide agents, including the District of Columbia. • Local health agencies or their bona fide agents, if they serve a city population* of 1.4 million or more (i.e., Chicago, Houston, New York City, Philadelphia, San Antonio). ◦ If the city does not have a public health department, then the county covering the jurisdiction may apply (i.e., Los Angeles, CA covered by Los Angeles County and Phoenix, AZ covered by Maricopa County). • All U.S. territories and the Freely Associated States in the Caribbean and Pacific (American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Freely Associated States of the Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, and Republic of the Marshall Islands). Note: The Freely Associated States do not participate in the Vaccines for Children Program.*Population for city jurisdictions. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 American Community Survey 5-Year Data (2018 - 2022) - Table S0101.