OpportunityTitle: Programmatic Interventions to Increase Uptake of Influenza and COVID-19 Vaccination Among Students Attending Institutions of Higher Education
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Non-profit 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  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 &quot;Other Attachment Forms&quot; 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&#8217;s existing in-house or contractor resources. FFRDC&#8217;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
Description: The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to support research to investigate programmatic interventions to increase uptake of influenza and COVID-19 vaccination among students attending institutions of higher education (IHEs). The objectives include: 1) assessing knowledge and attitudes about influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage and mandates among undergraduate students; 2) identifying barriers and factors associated with likelihood of influenza and COVID-19 vaccine uptake; 3) designing, implementing, and assessing the effectiveness of one or more approaches to increase influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage among undergraduate students; and 4) performing a cost-assessment of the intervention(s). The study design will be a include a pre- and post-intervention survey, randomized controlled trial of one or more interventions informed by a pre-intervention survey, and a cost-analysis of each implement intervention.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: JBankhead@cdc.gov
GrantorContactText: Jamal Bankhead&lt;br/&gt;JBankhead@cdc.gov
CloseDateExplanation: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm ET on the listed application due date.