Project Grant H8G48637

This $5,358,220.00 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) program will support the Hawaii Department of Health in increasing vaccination rates across the state. The award will fund the creation and maintenance of a multidisciplinary workgroup to focus vaccination education and outreach efforts on populations disproportionately affected by the...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $997,689 Cooperative Agreement under its NSF Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (CFDA 47.084) program to Omnicyte LLC, a minority-owned small business in Branford, CT. The funding supports the design and production of a next-generation COVID-19 vaccine that addresses weaknesses of current vaccines, such as reduced booster effectiveness, short-lived efficacy, and side effects. The project aims to develop a vaccine candidate with improved...

This federal Project Grant award of $207,262 from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) is focused on developing an mRNA vaccine against Bourbon virus, an emerging tick-borne virus that can infect and cause disease in humans. The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of the mRNA vaccine in a mouse model and determine its mechanism of action. A secondary objective is to test different viral antigens and...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), under the Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research program (CFDA 93.865), will support research to identify factors influencing parental hesitancy towards seasonal respiratory vaccines (SRVs) for children in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era. The total funding amount is $310,644.00, with an award date of August 13, 2024 and an ultimate completion date of March 10, 2025. The key...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded a $1,050,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.323) program to the University of Arizona. The grant aims to enhance vaccine uptake across the lifespan through community-based participatory research in border and rural regions. Key activities include developing innovative points of access and altering social norms to improve vaccination rates. The University of...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) awarded a $2,633,562 Cooperative Agreement to the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (Maine DHHS) under CFDA 93.185 "Immunization Research, Demonstration, Public Information and Education Training and Clinical Skills Improvement Projects." The grant funding will support comprehensive public health initiatives related to vaccine-preventable diseases in Maine, a largely rural state with an aging population and...

This Project Grant award of $1,164,930 from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (CFDA 93.307 - Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) will support research to examine the impact of different school-located vaccination (SLV) models on routine, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccination rates among school-aged children in Colorado, particularly for health disparity populations. The Rand Corporation, a nonprofit global policy think tank, will lead this 3-year study...

This Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under the Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research program (CFDA 93.855), supports research to develop an HIV vaccine. The $228,825 award, effective August 9, 2024 through June 30, 2026, aims to synergize neutralizing and non-neutralizing antibody targets at the HIV/SIV viral spike apex. The research will 1) design and validate a vaccine immunogen focused on the V2B neutralization epitope, and 2)...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under the CDC Investigations and Technical Assistance program (CFDA 93.283) provides $1,980,000.00 in funding to Jhpiego Corp, a non-profit global health organization, to strengthen immunization program implementation in subnational geographies in the Philippines. The 5-year project, running from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2029, aims to enhance the capacity of the Philippine health system to...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) awarded a $9.5M project grant under the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE) program to the Extension Foundation. This grant, spanning from Sep 2024 to May 2027, aims to stabilize and increase routine immunization rates in rural and underserved communities. The key objectives are to: 1) increase public confidence in adult vaccinations through collaboration with...