[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 169 (Friday, September 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49535-49536]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19050]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


Notice of Award of Single-Source Cooperative Agreements To Fund 
the Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for 
Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA)

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 $26,000,000 in COVID-19 funding to the Council 
of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for Post-Acute 
and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) to address the need to incorporate 
adult vaccination into the standard of care for subspecialty providers, 
including occupational health and long term care (LTC), and improve 
adult vaccination rates.

DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2021 through 
September 29, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amy Parker Fiebelkorn, MSN, MPH CAPT, 
U.S. Public Health Services, 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, 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source awards will increase 
COVID-19, influenza, and routine adult vaccination coverage in adults 
with chronic medical conditions, in occupational health clinics, and in 
adults working and residing in long-term care (LTC) facilities. The 
Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the Society for Post-
Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA) will incorporate adult 
vaccination into the standard of care for subspecialty providers 
(including occupational health and LTC). CMSS will focus on activities 
leading to adoption of the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice in 
its 45 societies, and AMDA will focus on the same with its affiliate 
organization, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care 
Medicine. CMSS and AMDA will develop/update vaccine policy statements, 
develop/promote continuing education on adult immunization for their 
membership, and award funds to up to 7 subspecialty societies (for 
CMSS) and to the Foundation (for AMDA) to systematize routine delivery 
of adult immunizations. The funded subrecipients (i.e., CMSS 
subspecialty societies and AMDA's Foundation) should also fund staff at 
the national level and in regional chapters to update vaccination 
policies and encourage use of adult vaccinations as quality measures. 
Funded CMSS subspecialty societies and AMDA's Foundation should also 
contract with 7-10

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healthcare systems or 7-10 LTC chains each, respectively, to implement 
adult immunization quality improvement interventions.

Summary of the Award

    Recipient: Council of Medical Specialty Societies (CMSS) and the 
Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (AMDA).
    Purpose of the Award: The purpose of these awards is to increase 
COVID-19, influenza, and routine vaccines in adults with chronic 
medical conditions (e.g., COPD, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, 
cancer, and renal disease), increase workplace vaccination 
(occupational health settings), and increase vaccination among adults 
working and residing in LTCFs through implementation of immunization 
quality improvement interventions. CMSS will focus on activities 
leading to adoption of the Standards for Adult Immunization Practice in 
its 45 societies. AMDA will focus on the same with its affiliate 
organization, the Foundation for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care 
Medicine. CMSS and AMDA will develop/update vaccine policy statements, 
develop/promote continuing education on adult immunization for their 
membership, and award funds to up to 7 subspecialty societies (for 
CMSS) and to the Foundation (for AMDA) to systematize routine delivery 
of adult immunizations. CMSS-funded subspecialty societies and AMDA's 
Foundation should fund staff at the national level and in regional 
chapters to update vaccination policies and encourage use of adult 
vaccinations as quality measures. CMSS subspecialty societies and 
AMDA's Foundation should also contract with 7-10 healthcare systems or 
7-10 LTC chains each, respectively, to implement adult immunization 
quality improvement interventions.
    Amount of Award: $26,000,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 
funds, and an estimated total of $66,000,000 over the five-year period 
of performance.
    Period of Performance: September 30, 2021 through September 29, 
2026.

    Dated: August 30, 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. 2021-19050 Filed 9-2-21; 8:45 am]
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