Opportunity Information: Apply for CDC RFA OE17 17010201SUPP18
The CDC grant opportunity "CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity" is a discretionary cooperative agreement (CDC RFA OE17 17010201SUPP18; CFDA 93.967) intended to strengthen the public health and clinical workforce by improving how immunization education and training are built, delivered, maintained, and evaluated. The overall goal is practical and workforce-focused: ensure health professionals in multiple roles are better prepared to handle, store, and administer vaccines correctly, and to respond effectively to patient questions and concerns. A central expectation is that training products be based on expert recommendations, routinely updated to reflect evolving vaccine guidance and best practices, and distributed in ways that make them easy for learners and educators to adopt. The opportunity also emphasizes partnering with professional and academic organizations and providing educational programming that can offer continuing education (CE) credit to support licensing and credentialing needs.
A major component of the work centers on Medical Assistants Resources and Training on Immunization (MARTi), an external website that serves as a directory and access point for immunization training tailored to medical assistants and the reading/education level typically associated with that role. MARTi is positioned as both a learning hub for medical assistants and a support tool for supervisors, office managers, and trainers who oversee immunization-related duties in clinical settings. Under this grant, the recipient is expected to manage and continuously update the MARTi website as new vaccine recommendations and operational best practices emerge, expand outreach through monthly newsletters and social media announcements, and redesign the site to be fully responsive for mobile device use. The work also calls for creating and convening an advisory committee (meeting by conference call about three to four times per year) with representation from key stakeholder groups such as the American Association of Medical Assistants (AAMA), the Professional Association of Health Care Office Management (PACHOM), and other organizations listed on MARTi's resource page. Importantly, the NOFO notes that CDC will not direct or manage the committee, because that kind of involvement could trigger Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) requirements. Additional MARTi-related deliverables include producing webinars on immunization topics to be hosted on the site and building a marketing and tracking template to monitor usage trends, assess which materials are being used and by whom, and sharpen outreach, including renewed attention to universities using MARTi as a teaching tool.
The second strategic direction focuses on strengthening immunization instruction for nursing, including Teaching Immunization Practices (TIP) for Nurses and broader Immunization Resources for Undergraduate Nursing (IRUN). Here, the intent is to improve how immunization is integrated into undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) education, making sure future nurses graduate with current, usable immunization competencies. The activities described include forming an advisory committee to determine the most effective learning methods and technologies for immunization training materials in BSN programs, with the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) identified as a key partner and an invitation to include NIP-It developers as well. The awardee is expected to identify and update content as needed and to develop the infrastructure for dissemination, including designing a website to distribute teaching resources such as case studies and PowerPoint slide decks. For IRUN specifically, the NOFO also anticipates implementing a framework for immunization education in undergraduate nursing, building a resource repository, and creating new teaching materials that use modern modalities such as flipped classroom approaches, scripted scenarios, podcasts, and webinars. As with MARTi, advisory committee convenings are expected for review of the framework, case studies, and additional resources, and CDC again specifies it will not direct or manage the committee due to potential FACA implications. The NOFO further mentions publishing the framework, potentially as a journal supplement, and developing a plan for the associated website.
The third strategic direction addresses immunization education in medical schools through the Teaching Immunization for Medical Education (TIME) project. TIME is described as a curriculum with ready-to-use, objective-driven modules that can be integrated into existing medical school curricula, covering topics like indications and contraindications, immunization schedules, and strategies to increase vaccination levels. Because the TIME modules were developed roughly two decades ago, this grant work builds on an environmental scan already completed in collaboration with CDC's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD). That scan assessed current teaching methods and technologies used across U.S. medical schools, with the aim of modernizing and improving the TIME modules and, more broadly, strengthening immunization teaching for future physicians. The key expectation in this section is implementation: the awardee is to carry out the recommendations that came out of the environmental scan, updating content and delivery approaches so the curriculum aligns with current educational practices and technological realities.
Administratively, the opportunity was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (specifically tied to CSELS, with programmatic relevance to NCIRD). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, indicating substantial involvement and coordination expectations typical of that funding instrument, even as CDC explicitly limits involvement in advisory committee management due to FACA considerations. The posting lists an anticipated single award, with an award ceiling of $241,000, and an original application due date of January 31, 2018 (11:59 p.m. Eastern for electronic submissions). Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others" with additional clarifications referenced in the full eligibility text. Overall, the grant is best understood as an effort to keep immunization training resources current, accessible, and measurably used across key frontline professions (medical assistants, nurses, and physicians in training), using partner-driven input, modern learning methods, and structured dissemination through websites, webinars, and CE-aligned educational programming.Apply for CDC RFA OE17 17010201SUPP18
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control - CSELS in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CDC's Collaboration with Academia to Strengthen Public Health Workforce Capacity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.967.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 21, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 31, 2018 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 1159 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $241,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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