# COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Initiative for Older Adults and People with Disabilities

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/hhs-2023-acl-aoa-hdrc-0043-covid-19-and-influenza-vaccine-uptake-initiative-for/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344593

> Administration for Community Living offered grants of up to $75.0 million (at least $50.0 million) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 2 awards worth $125 million in total. Applications closed on December 6, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | HHS-2023-ACL-AOA-HDRC-0043 |
| Agency | Administration for Community Living |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | December 6, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $75.0 million |
| Award floor | $50.0 million |
| Expected awards | 2 |
| Total funding | $125 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.048 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This is a limited competition; only national aging and/or disability organizations with demonstrated capacity to achieve the goals of the program are eligible to apply. These national aging and disability network organizations must have exiting partners that are part of the aging and disability network, which have successfully implemented vaccine clinics and provided outreach with ACL supplemental and CDC funding. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.

## What the grant funds

The Administration for Community Living (ACL), through its Administration on Aging (AoA), is providing this competitive grant opportunity for the purpose of rapidly increasing access and uptake of COVID-19 and Influenza vaccinations by individuals who are at risk of severe illness, with a focus on and targeted outreach to older adults and persons with disabilities in local communities throughout the nation. This is a limited competition; only national aging and/or disability organizations with demonstrated capacity to achieve the goals of the program are eligible to apply. Through this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO), ACL plans to award two (2) grant awards. Successful recipients must demonstrate capacity to develop and implement a vaccination plan that will quickly resource, including through sub-awards, and leverage existing partnerships and build new partnerships to expand vaccine access. Activities under the grant award should include, but are not limited to, hosting community vaccine clinics, providing in-home vaccinations, providing transportation to vaccination sites, and conducting outreach and education to older adults and people with disabilities.

## Questions people ask

### Is HHS-2023-ACL-AOA-HDRC-0043 still open?

No. It closed on December 6, 2022. A newer notice is forecast: HHS-2027-ACL-AOA-LMRC-0019, expected deadline March 5, 2027.

### Who can apply for COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Initiative for Older Adults and People with Disabilities?

Administration for Community Living accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccine Uptake Initiative for Older Adults and People with Disabilities?

Closed December 6, 2022. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $75.0 million each. About $125 million in total across about 2 awards.

### Who has won Special Programs for the Aging, Title IV, and Title II, Discretionary Projects grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Usaging, National Council on the Aging, Inc., The Jewish Federations of North America, Inc. The program made 382 awards worth $502 million in that time.