OpportunityTitle: Immunization and Vaccines for Children Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 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.
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:&#149; Medicaid eligible&#149; Uninsured, &#149; American Indian/Alaska Native&#149; 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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PGOTIM@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: CDC &lt;br/&gt;Procurement and Grants Office &lt;br/&gt;Phone 770-488-2700
CloseDateExplanation: This amendment is not a solicitation for applications.  The closing date has been modified/extended so that the amended information is made available to applicants for informational purposes only. The amended information is included on the revised announcement, which is attached.