Federal grant programs / Department of Agriculture

Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (10.229)

Also known as EXCITE

• Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$33.1 million
• Grant awards3
• Typical award$9.5 million
• Awarded in FY 2025$0
• Size rank1156 of 1824
• Type of assistanceGrant

Key findings

• It is the 1156th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
• Awards went to recipients in 2 states and territories.

What the program funds

Funds are provided for support the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE). Since 2021, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has partnered with NIFA and the Extension Foundation to provide adult immunization education via the EXCITE program. The goal is to promote vaccine confidence and uptake among rural adults. Funds also support continuation of the H5N1 program, including updated materials and monthly system-wide updates. The Extension Foundation, working collaboratively with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy at the Association of Public and Land-grant Colleges and Universities, has the infrastructure and capacity to respond expeditiously and effectively to help address public health priorities.

From the federal Assistance Listing. Read the full listing on SAM.gov.

Open opportunities

No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.

Rules from the program listing

Who can apply

All Land Grant Universities (111) are eligible to apply for sub-award funding through the eXtension Foundation to support their customization and deployment of the Vaccinate with Confidence Campaign.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Funds are provided for support the Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching & Engagement (EXCITE). As of 15 March 2021, the United States has 29.5 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, resulting in 534,000 deaths. The pandemic has led to disruptions in the food and agricultural supply chain, from field to production to distribution, and among the labor force in terms of lost wages, compromised health, and loss of life. New strains of the mutating virus are proving more readily transmissible and heightening concerns that vaccination efficacy could be negatively impacted. The vaccine rollout has been hampered by logistical and jurisdictional concerns, leading to confusion among the general population about how, when, where, and why to receive the vaccination. To help promote vaccine confidence and uptake, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute of Food and Agriculture have entered into an Interagency Agreement to engage Land-grant Universities (LGUs) and the Cooperative Extension System (CES) to improve vaccination coverage in rural and other medically underserved communities. The eXtension Foundation, working collaboratively with the Extension Committee on Organization and Policy at the Association of Public and Land-grant Colleges and Universities, has the infrastructure and capacity to respond expeditiously and effectively to help address this public health emergency.

Continue reading on SAM.gov

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Award range and average, in the agency's words

$200000

Quoted from the program's federal Assistance Listing. The notice of funding opportunity is the official source for each competition's rules.

Who usually wins

Almost all of the money went to nonprofits.

By state

Each state below has its own page for this program, with its recipients and yearly totals.

Award amounts are federal obligations reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal 2021 to 2025; see how our data works.