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Federal grant programs / Department of Health and Human Services

Research, Monitoring and Outcomes Definitions for Vaccine Safety (93.344)

Also known as Supporting Vaccine Confidence

Research, Monitoring and Outcomes Definitions for Vaccine Safety (Assistance Listing 93.344) is run by the Office of Assistant Secretary for Health, part of the Department of Health and Human Services. It awarded $3.1 million in 7 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $449,286 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.

The typical award was $375,000. Half of the 7 awards fell between $375,000 and $375,000, and they ranged from $372,000 to $898,000.

Key findings

What the program funds

Enhance the work of local communities and their partnerships with immunization “champions” to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate evidence-based practices.

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

Any private (either profit or nonprofit) or public entity located in a State is eligible to apply for an award under this NOFO. “State” includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local governments (45 C.F.R. §75.2). Eligible entities include private (either profit or nonprofit) or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islander organizations.

What the money can and cannot pay for

Award funds must be used in support of the approved project as awarded or modified by amendment signed by the grants management officer. Federal Cost Principles for Grants and Cooperative Agreements apply as well as any restrictions described in the Notice of Funding Opportunity or Notice of Award. Funds may not be used for alterations or renovations; construction; fund-raising activities; job training; political education and lobbying.;

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

$125,000 - $250,000 per year per award

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

Funding history and past recipients

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Research, Monitoring and Outcomes Definitions for Vaccine Safety (93.344) awarded $3.1 million across 7 grant awards, an average of $449,286 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Cherokee NationOklahoma1$898,000
Hennepin Healthcare System IncMinnesota1$375,000
Immunize ColoradoColorado1$375,000
Chickasaw NationOklahoma1$375,000
Alliance for a Healthier Generation IncOregon1$375,000
Sea Mar Community Health CentersWashington1$375,000
Asian Health CoalitionIllinois1$372,000

Top states: Oklahoma ($1.3 million), Colorado ($375,000), Minnesota ($375,000), Oregon ($375,000), Washington ($375,000), Illinois ($372,000).

Who usually wins

Nonprofits received 60% of the money, tribes 40%.

Recipient typeAwardsAmountShare
Nonprofits5$1.9 million60%
Tribal governments and organizations2$1.3 million40%

By state

1 state has a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. It is Oklahoma.

Grants by recipient's state, fiscal 2021 to 2025
StateAwardsAmount
Oklahoma2$1.3 million
Colorado1$375,000
Minnesota1$375,000
Oregon1$375,000
Washington1$375,000
Illinois1$372,000

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