Project Grant U3S45317

The Corporation for National and Community Service awarded $381,698 under the AmeriCorps Seniors Senior Demonstration Program (CFDA 94.017) to Civic Ventures' Encore.org program. The funding will support the Encore Intergenerational Vaccine Corps initiative to address urgent COVID-19 vaccination needs in four California counties. Through this May 28, 2021 project grant, Encore.org will recruit, place, and support 325 volunteers, including 250 older adults through RSVP and 75 younger volunteers...

The Tufts University School of Medicine will provide a Community Health Worker Training Program titled "Community Health Workers Engaging in Integrated Care" (COHERE) through this $4,999,888 Project Grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals. The three-year grant period began on September 15, 2022. The program aims to increase diversity among community health workers and improve healthcare...

The Young Women's Christian Association of San Antonio, Texas (YWCA San Antonio) received a three-year, $6 million project grant award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration Bureau of Health Professionals under the Public Health Training Centers Program (CFDA 93.516). Through its RESET program, YWCA San Antonio will expand the public health workforce in San Antonio/Bexar County by recruiting and training 60 new community health...

This $5,358,220.00 Public Health Emergency Response: Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response (CFDA 93.354) award from the Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will enable the Hawaii Department of Health to establish a workgroup focused on increasing vaccination rates in Hawaii, with a particular emphasis on populations disproportionately impacted by the MPOX public health crisis. The workgroup will consist of staff from multiple divisions...

The National Council On Aging, Inc. was awarded a $150 million project grant from the Administration for Community Living under the Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects program (CFDA #93.048). The grant will support the COVID-19 AND INFLUENZA VACCINE UPTAKE INITIATIVE FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES through May 18, 2024. Under this initiative, the National Council On Aging will provide $150 million in funding to 26 sub-awardees across the...

The Durham County Department of Public Health was awarded a $2 million Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137). The grant will support the Bull City Strong initiative, a community partnership in Durham County, North Carolina. Led by Durham County DPH in partnership with North Carolina Central University and community organizations, the initiative...

The Alaska Native Women's Resource Center will provide $2 million in Cooperative Agreement funding from March 2021 through September 2025 for COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and mobile health units. The funding is provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Family Violence Prevention and Services/Discretionary program (CFDA #93.592). This program aims to improve capacity for addressing family violence through discretionary activities...

The Orange County Department of Health was awarded $800,000 under the Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program (CFDA 93.137) by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health. The funding will support the Orange County COVID Response to Advance Health Equity initiative to address health disparities and the needs of vulnerable populations in Newburgh and Middletown, New York through March 2024. Key services include street outreach,...

This $4,652,515 Cooperative Agreement award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), under the Grants to States for Medicaid (CFDA 93.778) program, is funding the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to strengthen vaccine-preventable disease prevention and response. The funding period is from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2030. Through this award, CDPH will deliver a range of critical public health services and interventions, including community health worker training, HIV and...

The City of Houston Immunization Program received a $1,498,237 Cooperative Agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (CFDA 93.778 - Grants to States for Medicaid) to strengthen vaccine-preventable disease prevention and response in Harris County, Texas. The grant funding will support the operational and financial stability of the program's key components, including the Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Adult Safety Net (ASN) programs, Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention,...