Prevention and Public Health Fund (Affordable Care Act): Enhanced Surveillance for New Vaccine Preve
Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the following performance goal for NCIRD.
Outcomes:
1) To evaluate the impact of new or upcoming vaccines and other immunoprophylaxis, and new vaccine policies on disease in site populations.
2) To evaluate the impact of new vaccines and new vaccine policies / policies under consideration on administration of vaccines.
3) To understand the burden of vaccine preventable diseases (VPDs) or potentially VPDs in the population.
The Department of Health and Human Services is the Federal government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially to those who are least able to help themselves.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Project funds may be used for costs associated with planning, data collection, organizing, and the implementation of program elements.
Recipients may only expend funds for reasonable program purposes, including personnel, travel, supplies, and services, such as contractual.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Applicant Eligibility:
Higher Education Institutions:
• Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
• Private Institutions of Higher Education
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for CDC support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
• Hispanic-serving Institutions
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
• Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
• Nonprofits (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Governments
• State Governments
• County Governments
• City or Township Governments
• Special District Governments
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
• U.S.
Territory or Possession
Other
• Independent School Districts
• Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
• Regional Organizations
• Bona Fide Agents
Entities must be States (or bona fide agents of States), political subdivision of States, or other public or non-profit private entities.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Any U.S. state, political subdivision and U.S. territories (as described above), and other public entities will benefit.
Credentials/Documentation
Allowable costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State, Local, and Indian Tribal governments. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Applicants must download application forms from www.Grants.gov. Applications must be submitted electronically at www.Grants.gov. If an applicant does not have access to the Internet, or if they have difficulty accessing the forms on-line, contact the CDC Procurement and Grants Office Technical Information Management Section (PGO-TIMS) staff. For this, or further assistance, contact PGO-TIMS: Telephone (770) 488-2700, Email: PGOTIM@cdc.gov
Award Procedures
Successful applicants will receive a Notice of Award (NoA) from the CDC Procurement and Grants Office. The NoA shall be the only binding, authorizing document between the recipient and CDC. The NoA will be signed by an authorized Grants Management Officer and emailed to the program director and a hard copy mailed to the recipient fiscal officer identified in the application.
Unsuccessful applicants will receive notification of the results of the application review by mail.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Authorization
This program is authorized under Sections 317, 317(k)(2), 318 and 318B of the Public health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 247b, 247b(k)(2) and 247c), as amended; and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PL 111-148), Title IV, Sections 4002, (Prevention and Public Health Fund) for expanded and sustained national investment in prevention and public health programs.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From 90 to 120 days. Contact the headquarters, as appropriate, or the funding opportunity announcement for application deadlines.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Renewals will be based upon the conditions in the funding announcement and are subject to the availability of funds under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements. This program has no statutory formula. This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Financial Assistances is availalbel for a 12-month budget period. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: lump sum.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
The reporting schedule will be based on the requirements listed in the funding announcement.
In most cases, funded applicants must provide an interim and annual progress report.
Where applicable, the interim progress report is due no less than 90 days before the end of the specified budget period.
Where applicable, the Interim Progress Report (IPR) will serve as the non-competing continuation application.
Financial Status Reports (SF 425) are required no more than 90 days after the end of the budget period.
Final financial status and progress reports are due no later than 90 days after the end of the project period.
No cash reports are required.
The reporting schedule will be based on the requirements listed in the funding announcement.
In most cases, funded applicants must provide an interim and annual progress report.
Where applicable, the interim progress report is due no less than 90 days before the end of the specified budget period.
Where applicable, the Interim Progress Report (IPR) will serve as the non-competing continuation application.
Financial Status Reports (SF 425) are required no more than 90 days after the end of the budget period.
Final financial status and progress reports are due no later than 90 days after the end of the project period.
The reporting schedule will be based on the requirements listed in the funding announcement.
In most cases, funded applicants must provide an interim and annual progress report.
Where applicable, the interim progress report is due no less than 90 days before the end of the specified budget period.
Where applicable, the Interim Progress Report (IPR) will serve as the non-competing continuation application.
Financial Status Reports (SF 425) are required no more than 90 days after the end of the budget period.
Final financial status and progress reports are due no later than 90 days after the end of the project period.
Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in the Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audits requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. Records must be available for review or audit by appropriate officials of the Federal agency, pass-through entity, and General Accounting Office (GAO). The grantee is to also ensure that the sub-recipients receiving CDC funds also meet these requirements (if total Federal grant or grants funds received exceed $500,000). The grantee should include this requirement in all sub-recipient contracts.
Records
Financial records, supporting documents, statistical records, and all other records pertinent to the program shall be retained for a minimum of 3 years, or until completion and resolution of any audit in process or pending resolution. In all cases records must be retained until resolution of any audit questions. Property records must be retained in accordance with 45 CFR 92.42.
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0943-0-1-551.
Obigations
(Salaries) FY 10 Not Available; FY 11Not Seperately Identifiable; FY 12 Estimate Not Available - (Cooperative Agreements) FY10 Not Available; FY11 $1,656,000; FY12 Estimate Not Available- Approximately $1,656,000 for FY 2011 in cooperative agreement funding will be made available. Future year funding is subject to the availablity of funds.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Awards will range from approximately $450,000 to $550,000 with an average of approximately $500,000.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Regulations governing this program are published under 42 CFR 55b. Guidelines are available. 45 CFR 92, and also HHS Grants Policy Statement at http://www.ahrq.gov/fund/hhspolicy.htm
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices.
Headquarters Office
Terry C Maricle 1600 Clifton Road, NE, MS A-47, Atlanta, Georgia 30333 Email: tcm1@cdc.gov Phone: 4046392102
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Applications will be reviewed for completeness by the Procurement and Grants Office (PGO) staff and for responsiveness jointly by the Extramural Research Program Office (ERPO), NCHHSTP and PGO. Incomplete applications and applications that are non-responsive to the eligibility criteria will not advance through the review process. Applicants will be notified the application did not meet submission requirements.
CDC will conduct a review to evaluate complete and responsive applications according to the criteria listed in Section V. Application and Submission Information, subsection "Evaluation Criteria" within the individual funding announcement. Applicants will be notified if their application did not meet program requirements.
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