2015-07-23: PPHF 2015: Immunization- Strengthening Surveillance for Diseases Among Newly-Arrived Immigrants and Refugees

2015-07-23: PPHF 2015: Immunization- Strengthening Surveillance for Diseases Among Newly-Arrived Immigrants and Refugees – financed solely by 2015 Prevention and Public Health Funds
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-CK12-1205PPHFSUPP15
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Agency Name: HHS-CDC
Closing Date: 2015-07-23
Award Ceiling: $140,000
Expected Number of Awards: 4
Description: The purpose of this FOA is to assist current, eligible grantees under CK12-1205, Strengthening Surveillance for Diseases Among Newly-Arrived Immigrants and Refugees, to improve the efficiency, effectiveness, and/or quality of refugee immunization data practices by establishing or strengthening the capacity of grantees to submit data to, and retrieve data from, state Immunization Information Systems (IIS) in order to characterize and followup vaccination information of refugees at risk for vaccine preventable diseases.
Link: www.grants.gov/view-opportunity.html?opp…