[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47499-47500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18324]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to Fund 
the Association of University Centers on Disability

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 $3,190,000 in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) funding in response to an unsolicited application that has been 
submitted by the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) 
to address vaccine hesitancy among people with disabilities, their 
families and direct support professionals.

DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2021 through 
September 29, 2022.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlinda Nelson, National Center on 
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS E-88, Atlanta, GA 
30341, Telephone: 800-232-6348.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will address vaccine 
hesitancy and accessibility among people with disabilities, their 
families, and direct support professionals who provide care for people 
with disabilities.
    This award is being made non-competitively because there is no 
current, pending, or planned funding opportunity announcement under 
which this proposal could compete.
    AUCD will be awarded a single-source cooperative agreement because 
of their specific experience and capacity to rapidly organize a 
national network of interdisciplinary disability partners as well as 
their leadership of a national disability preparedness initiative led 
by individuals with disabilities and disability subject matter experts.
    AUCD leads the Prepared4ALL initiative and National Technical 
Assistance and Training Center on Disability Inclusion in Emergency 
Preparedness, which reaches a broad range of individuals with 
disabilities in states, cities and communities. This funding mechanism 
and partnership will support national disability and direct support 
professional organizations to address vaccination barriers and build 
vaccine confidence among people with disabilities and their caregivers 
who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine. AUCD is uniquely 
qualified to support this work because of their breadth of partnerships 
with disability organizations who have state-wide, disability and 
disability-serving networks as well as their already established 
connections to national, state, and local health authorities on 
development and implementation of strategies to improve vaccine access 
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build confidence within communities for people with disabilities.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD)
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to identify 
people with disabilities, their families and family caregivers, and 
their direct support professionals that remain unvaccinated against 
COVID-19 and focus on interpersonal engagement and unique and 
innovative strategies to reduce hesitancy and improve vaccine uptake in 
these individuals. The recipient will be expected to work with a range 
of national disability and direct support professional organizations to 
train known and trusted vaccination champions to increase interpersonal 
communication with trusted and familiar messengers within disability 
networks, as well as develop culturally relevant, accessible, easy-to-
read and understand communication resources on COVID-19 vaccination.
    Amount of Award: $3,190,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 funds 
for a one-year period of performance, subject to availability of funds.
    Authority: 42 U.S.C. 247b-8 and Public Law 116-260, Division M, 
Title III.
    Period of Performance: September 30, 2021 through September 29, 
2022.

    Dated: August 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. 2021-18324 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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