Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to Fund the Association of University Centers on Disability
| Published date | 25 August 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 47499 |
| Record Number | 2021-18324 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Centers For Disease Control And Prevention,Health And Human Services Department |
Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 162 (Wednesday, August 25, 2021)
[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 25, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47499-47500]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-18324]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Notice of Award of a Single-Source Cooperative Agreement to Fund
the Association of University Centers on Disability
AGENCY: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located
within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the
award of approximately $3,190,000 in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-
19) funding in response to an unsolicited application that has been
submitted by the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD)
to address vaccine hesitancy among people with disabilities, their
families and direct support professionals.
DATES: The period for this award will be September 30, 2021 through
September 29, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carlinda Nelson, National Center on
Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, MS E-88, Atlanta, GA
30341, Telephone: 800-232-6348.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The single-source award will address vaccine
hesitancy and accessibility among people with disabilities, their
families, and direct support professionals who provide care for people
with disabilities.
This award is being made non-competitively because there is no
current, pending, or planned funding opportunity announcement under
which this proposal could compete.
AUCD will be awarded a single-source cooperative agreement because
of their specific experience and capacity to rapidly organize a
national network of interdisciplinary disability partners as well as
their leadership of a national disability preparedness initiative led
by individuals with disabilities and disability subject matter experts.
AUCD leads the Prepared4ALL initiative and National Technical
Assistance and Training Center on Disability Inclusion in Emergency
Preparedness, which reaches a broad range of individuals with
disabilities in states, cities and communities. This funding mechanism
and partnership will support national disability and direct support
professional organizations to address vaccination barriers and build
vaccine confidence among people with disabilities and their caregivers
who have not yet received a COVID-19 vaccine. AUCD is uniquely
qualified to support this work because of their breadth of partnerships
with disability organizations who have state-wide, disability and
disability-serving networks as well as their already established
connections to national, state, and local health authorities on
development and implementation of strategies to improve vaccine access
and
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build confidence within communities for people with disabilities.
Summary of the Award
Recipient: Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD)
Purpose of the Award: The purpose of this award is to identify
people with disabilities, their families and family caregivers, and
their direct support professionals that remain unvaccinated against
COVID-19 and focus on interpersonal engagement and unique and
innovative strategies to reduce hesitancy and improve vaccine uptake in
these individuals. The recipient will be expected to work with a range
of national disability and direct support professional organizations to
train known and trusted vaccination champions to increase interpersonal
communication with trusted and familiar messengers within disability
networks, as well as develop culturally relevant, accessible, easy-to-
read and understand communication resources on COVID-19 vaccination.
Amount of Award: $3,190,000 in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021 funds
for a one-year period of performance, subject to availability of funds.
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 247b-8 and Public Law 116-260, Division M,
Title III.
Period of Performance: September 30, 2021 through September 29,
2022.
Dated: August 20, 2021.
Joseph I. Hungate III,
Deputy Director, Office of Financial Resources, Office of the Chief
Operating Officer, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
[FR Doc. 2021-18324 Filed 8-24-21; 8:45 am]
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