Increasing IIS Sentinel Site Capacity for Enhanced Program Support

Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-IP14-1407 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.268Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Jul 21, 2014Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Jun 04, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The purpose of Increasing IIS Capacity for Enhanced Program Support is to address increasing requests for IIS to support broad immunization program activities to ensure high vaccination coverage, respond to outbreaks of vaccine preventable disease (VPD), and monitor the impact of VPD prevention activities. Two aspects of VPD activities currently receiving increased attention include pandemic response capacity and Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) prevention. IIS Sentinel Sites are being asked to play a role in supporting both initiatives. Enhancements must be made to IIS Sentinel Sites in order to effectively support immunization program capacity in these areas. All funds for this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be used to support the initiative mentioned above. Additionally, for HPV prevention efforts, it is recommended that funds be shared with the state Cancer Registry or other HPV-related outcomes databases to assist with relevant HPV-related activities.
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