Understanding Adult Immunization Quality Improvement Approaches Among Adult HCP and Health Departments

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support research to identify and evaluate the effectiveness of quality improvement interventions specifically targeting adult immunization providers and to understand and develop approaches for immunization programs to support these efforts. This NOFO supports the Immunization Services Division and National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD) priorities of improving adult immunization, particularly among the priority populations established by NCIRD which include: 1) racial and ethnic minority populations; 2) pregnant persons; 3) rural communities; and 4) adults with chronic medical conditions.

​​​​​ The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Nonprofit Public or Non-Profit Private Institutions of Higher Education: Hispanic-serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education) Nonprofit Private Institutions of Higher Education The following non-profit organizations are also eligible to apply: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith-based or Community-based Organizations U.S. Territory or Possession Regional Organizations Bona Fide Agents: A Bona Fide Agent is an agency/organization identified by the state as eligible to submit an application under the state eligibility in lieu of a state application. If applying as a bona fide agent of a state or local government, a legal, binding agreement from the state or local government as documentation of the status is required. Attach with "Other Attachment Forms" when submitting via https://www.grants.gov Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs): FFRDCs are operated, managed, and/or administered by a university or consortium of universities, other not-for-profit or nonprofit organization, or an industrial firm, as an autonomous organization or as an identifiable separate operating unit of a parent organization. A FFRDC meets some special long-term research or development need which cannot be met as effectively by an agency’s existing in-house or contractor resources. FFRDC’s enable agencies to use private sector resources to accomplish tasks that are integral to the mission and operation of the sponsoring agency. For more information on FFRDCs, go to https://gov.ecfr.io/cgi-bin/searchECFR  

Jamal Bankhead qnr9@cdc.gov