Immunization and Vaccines for Children | CDC RFA IP19 19010101SUPP24

Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA IP19 19010101SUPP24

This funding opportunity from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), is a competitive supplemental award tied to the Immunization and Vaccines for Children (VFC) cooperative agreement (CDC-RFA-IP19-1901). Its focus is narrowly targeted: helping eligible jurisdictions upgrade their jurisdiction-based Immunization Information System (IIS) so it can connect to CDC's Vaccine Tracking System (VTrckS) using a new application programming interface, or VTrckS API. The practical goal is to modernize and streamline how vaccine orders and related supporting data are submitted to VTrckS by allowing those submissions to be generated and transmitted directly from a jurisdiction's IIS, rather than relying on more manual or less integrated approaches.

At the center of the announcement is the idea of automation and reduced administrative burden. By enabling direct submission of vaccine order files and supporting data from the IIS into VTrckS, the API is meant to make ordering more efficient, reduce staff time spent preparing and uploading transactions, and minimize errors that can come from repetitive manual steps. In other words, the funding supports technical work that improves the interface between a jurisdiction's immunization data system and the federal system used to manage public vaccine ordering and tracking.

Eligibility is restricted and fairly specific. Only recipients funded under CDC-RFA-IP19-1901 are eligible to apply. The intent is to support jurisdictions that are using awardee-developed IIS platforms (meaning systems developed by the awardee/jurisdiction, whether or not they had help from a CDC-funded technology partner), and that need resources to build out the capability to use the new VTrckS API. The opportunity is also aimed at jurisdictions that currently use the VTrckS External Information System (ExIS) interface to upload vaccine orders and other transactions into VTrckS. Another key limitation is that applicants must not be planning to transition to a CDC-funded technology partner platform within the next two years; the money is meant to improve existing awardee-developed platforms rather than fund work that would soon be replaced by a platform migration. There is also a rule for shared systems: if two jurisdictions share a single jurisdiction-based IIS, only one of those jurisdictions can receive this award.

The notice also clarifies where this support fits in the broader API rollout. Jurisdictions that have already received prior funding to complete API Phases 1 and 2 are limited to applying only for Phase 3 activities under this opportunity. That implies a phased implementation approach where earlier foundational work may have been funded separately, and this supplemental award is intended to move jurisdictions further along in the deployment, but without duplicating past investments.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement structure, meaning CDC expects substantial involvement and coordination during the period of performance (typical for cooperative agreements, especially for technical and programmatic modernization efforts). The opportunity is listed under CFDA 93.268 and is categorized under Health. The funding opportunity number is CDC RFA IP19 19010101SUPP24, with an original closing date of May 28, 2024. CDC anticipated making about seven awards. The published award ceiling is shown as 0, which often indicates that the ceiling is not specified in the synopsis and applicants need to refer to the full announcement for detailed budget limits or that amounts may vary by recipient and scope.

Overall, the grant is essentially a targeted modernization supplement: it funds specific IIS enhancements so eligible VFC jurisdictions using awardee-developed systems can adopt the VTrckS API, automate vaccine ordering transactions, and reduce workload and inefficiencies associated with older submission methods such as ExIS uploads, while ensuring funds go to jurisdictions that will actually use these enhancements for at least the next couple of years rather than immediately switching platforms.

• The Centers for Disease Control - NCIRD in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Immunization and Vaccines for Children" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.268.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2024-03-27.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2024-05-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 7 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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