IDPH: Office of Disease Control

The purpose of the Illinois Department of Public Health Regional Vaccine Summit and Media Campaign Grant is to coordinate regional vaccine summits for VFC-enrolled provider offices and to promote vaccination efforts throughout the state. The intended outcomes of the regional vaccine summits are educating VFC providers and staff with annual mandatory training and other topics of interest at the discretion of IDPH. Regional summits should be held state-wide and per provider volume. At least one summit per region is required, though more summits may be needed in some regions. All event and speaker arrangements are the responsibility of the grantee. There has been a significant increase in vaccine hesitancy from the Pandemic which has lead to an continued disruption of childhood and adult routine vaccinations. Grantee is responsible for developing and implementing media campaigns focusing on the importance of routine vaccinations.

Sections 317, 317(k)(2) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 247b, 247b(k)(2) and 247c), as amended.

(20 ILCS 2310/2310-25)

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Coordinate regional vaccine summits for VFC-enrolled provider offices. There are six (6) identified IDPH immunization regions in Illinois outside of Chicago. All regions should have at least one summit, while others may require more than one summit. The number of conferences per region should be determined based on the number of providers in the region, and based on provider interest and demand, and at the discretion of IDPH. 2. Determine programming to achieve the intended outcomes of the regional vaccine summits, which include the education of VFC providers and staff with annual mandatory training and other topics of interest. a. At the discretion of and in collaboration with IDPH, the grantee shall provide education on all VFC program requirements including but not limited to vaccine inventory management, ordering, provider manual, confirming eligibility, vaccine storage and handling, I-CARE training, and promotion of the use of reminder/recall and coverage level reports, etc. Illinois Department of Public Health - Office of Performance Management Page 4 of 12 (Updated 4/2021) b. At the discretion of IDPH, the grantee shall also provide education on important topics which may include ACIP-recommendations, addressing disparities, communicating with patients or their parents and guardians, addressing misinformation and disinformation, etc. 3. Identify and secure presenters, identify and secure event locations, oversee logistics, and obtain event evaluations and provide certificates of completion. 4. Implement media and social media campaigns to promote high vaccination rates throughout a person’s lifespan. Campaigns may target specific issues (i.e., existing or potential outbreaks) or may address general issues (i.e., catching up on vaccines after rates had declined during the COVID-19 pandemic). 5. Participate in quarterly conference calls with appropriate Department immunization staff to discuss progress with initiatives, provide updates and feedback on activities, and utilize IDPH staff to review proposed documents, as requested by the Department. 6. Submit a Monthly Activity Summary and Reimbursement Reports by the 30th of each month following the end of the month to include a status update on each scope of service, challenges, and significant successes.

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03/01/2024-02/28/2025

Nonprofit Organizations; Government Organizations;

Illinois Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics

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Non-competitive

Healthcare

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Regardless of the source of funding (federal pass-through or State), all grantees are required to register with the State of Illinois through the Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA) website, www.grants.illinois.gov, complete a prequalification process, and be determined "qualified" as described in Section 7000.70. Registration and prequalification is required before an organization can apply for an award. The entity is "qualified" to be an awardee if it: 1) has an active DUNS number; 2) has an active SAM.gov account; 3) has an acceptable fiscal condition; 4) is in good standing with the Illinois Secretary of State, if the Illinois Secretary of State requires the entity's organization type to be registered. Governmental entities, school districts and select religious organizations are not required to be registered with the Illinois Secretary of State. Refer to the Illinois Secretary of State Business Services website: http://www. cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/business_services/home.html; 5) is not on the Illinois Stop Payment List; 6) is not on the SAM.gov Exclusion List; 7) is not on the Sanctioned Party List maintained by HFS.

Application must be submitted through EGrAMS (idphgrants.com). All sections of the application must be completed, and the application must be validated, certified, and submitted through EGrAMS.

The Regional Vaccine Summit and Media Campaign – 2024 is a non-competitive renewal of the Regional Vaccine Summit and Media Campaign - 2023 competitive grant. All eligible applicants will receive a grant award. There are no merit-based review criteria for evaluation of the applications, and all applications will be reviewed for completeness and accuracy. Applications with insufficient information required will be returned to the applicant for corrections and re-submission

The Regional Vaccine Summit and Media Campaign are non-competitive and not formula based. All applicants that submit completed applications by the deadline will receive a grant award. Applications will be reviewed by the Office of Disease Control – Immunization Section. If criteria are met, the application will be considered successful

Grant application must be submitted through EGrAMS on February 28, 2024 by 4:59 pm. A grant application must first be validated to ensure it is free of errors. The applicant must then promote the application to the Authorized Official Certification stage. The applicant must then complete all fields in the Certification section, save the application, and submit it to IDPH for review. The applicant shall receive an e-mail generated by EGrAMS to indicate the application has been submitted and received

Anticipated Announcement and State Award Dates, if applicable. IDPH expects to complete initial review of each Regional Vaccine Summit and Media Campaign Grant application as soon as possible after receipt but no later than 4 weeks after receipt of application. Final approval of the grant applications in EGrAMS cannot be completed until all internal IDPH approvals have been obtained. Grant agreements under the Regional Vaccine Summit and Media Campaign Grant Program will be effective March 1, 2024, regardless of the timing of the final EGrAMS approval.

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The grantee is required to submit monthly progress reports on their work plan objectives. Failure to submit required reports in a timely manner will result in delays with approval of reimbursements. The grantee will ensure monthly reports are submitted in the provided format as follows: EGrAMS templates

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$225,000 - $250,000

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Springfield, IL

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1/23/2024

FY 2023 : $250,000
FY 2024 : $250,000