[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 139 (Friday, July 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 39024]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-15738]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of a Single-Source Unsolicited Grant To Fund the 
Community Education Group

AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of 
Health and Human Services (HHS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located 
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the 
award of approximately $5,000,000 annually in COVID-19 funding for a 
three-year period in response to an unsolicited application that has 
been submitted by the Community Education Group to support vaccine 
coverage, in particular for COVID-19.

DATES: The period for this award will be July 31, 2021 through July 30, 
2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephanie Griswold, MPH, National 
Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road NE, MS-H24-8, Atlanta, GA 
30329, Telephone: 800-232-6348, E-Mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed work being funded aims to build 
the evidence base of effective interventions to improve vaccination 
coverage and to identify and implement strategies to reduce disparities 
in vaccination coverage in rural populations, specifically in West 
Virginia. Community Education Group (CEG) works to eliminate 
disparities in health outcomes and improve public health in 
disadvantaged populations and under-served communities by conducting 
research, training community health workers, educating and testing 
people who are hard to reach or at risk, sharing its expertise through 
national networks and local capacity building efforts, and advocating 
for practical and effective health policies that lead to social change.
    This award is being made non-competitively because there is no 
current, pending, or planned funding opportunity announcement under 
which this proposal could compete.
    The National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases 
performed an objective review of the unsolicited proposal and 
determined that the proposal has merit and CEG is in a unique position 
to perform the activities contained within their proposal. CEG works to 
eliminate disparities in health outcomes and improve public health in 
disadvantaged populations and under-served communities by conducting 
research, training community health workers, educating and testing 
people who are hard to reach or at risk.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Community Education Group (CEG).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of the award is to build the 
evidence base of effective interventions to improve vaccination 
coverage and to identify and implement strategies to reduce disparities 
in vaccination coverage in rural populations. The proposal submitted 
was not solicited either formally or informally by any federal 
government official.
    Amount of Award: $5,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FYY) 2021 
funds, and an estimated $5,000,000 for each subsequent year budget 
period, subject to availability of funds.
    Period of Performance: July 31, 2021 through July 30, 2024.

    Dated: July 20, 2021.
Joseph I. Hungate, III,
Deputy Director, Office of Financial Resources, Office of the Chief 
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-15738 Filed 7-22-21; 8:45 am]
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