Funding Opportunities

To learn more about the RIISE project and its goals and objectives, please visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Funding for this initiative will be managed by the CO-COE, and the CDC will oversee the application review and project implementation.  You may also request more information about the application process by contacting the CO-COE team at CDPHE_COCOE_Newcomer_Health@state.co.us 

To Apply: 

1. Access our Guidance and Templates to prepare your application, including:

1. • IIS Letter of Support

   • Brief Narrative

   • Statement of Work

   • Budget

2. Apply here to submit your application for the CDC and CO-COE for review. You will need to have all required supporting documentation completed in order for your application to be considered.

More information: 

Project Name: Ensuring overseas vaccination information of newly arrived persons into State IIS 

Fiscal Year: 2024 

Acronyms and Definitions: 

• IIS: Immunization Information Systems

• RIISE: Refugee Immunization Information Systems Exchange (RIISE) Project

• EDN: Electronic Disease Notification System

• DGMQ: Division of Global Migration and Quarantine 

• ACIP: Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices 

Award Details: 

1. Funding Instrument Type: CDC Cooperative Agreement via the Colorado Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health based at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 

2. Award Mechanism: Non-competitive, all applications considered from government or university institutions who manage refugee domestic medical exams and have the ability to coordinate data exchange and transfer with state IIS programs

3. Fiscal Year: Until September 29, 2022, with extension to September 29, 2024

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $860,001

5. Approximate Project Period Funding: $860,001

6. Total Project Period Length: 1 year   

7. Expected Number of Awards: TBD based on number of applicants who express interest

8. Approximate Average Award: The approximate average award will range from $50,000 to $125,000 

9. Award Ceiling: None (awards up to $200,000 have been made)  

10. Award Floor: $25,000  

11. Estimated Award Date: Beginning 11/30/2021, on a rolling basis until September 29, 2024.

Award funding amounts will vary depending on availability of funds and order of applications received. Funding will be determined by a first come first served basis.

To learn more about the CO-COE Full Network Partnership and its goals and objectives, please visit our Interested Network Partners page. 

There are two categories of full network partnership, both of which are eligible for funding: 

1. Screening partnership: submit domestic medical exam (DME) screening data on a routine basis for participation in our work to understand trends in health and wellness among newly arrived individuals, AND/OR

2. Long-term health follow-up partnership (LTHFU): submit data on longer-term health and wellness metrics on a routine basis to better understand health trends over the lifespan of newcomer populations

Funding for this partnership will be managed by the CO-COE, and your organization will be joining a collaboration with other states, sites, and the CDC. You may also request more information about the application process by contacting the CO-COE team at CDPHE_COCOE_Newcomer_Health@state.co.us 

To Apply: 

1. Access our Guidance and Templates to prepare your application, including:

1. • Introductory Meeting with the CO-COE team

   • Brief Narrative

   • Statement of Work (SOW)

   • Budget

2. Apply here to submit your application for the CDC and CO-COE for review. You will need to have all required supporting documentation completed in order for your application to be considered.

More information: 

Project Name: Colorado Center of Excellence Newcomer Health DME Data Exchange 

Fiscal Year: 2024

Acronyms and Definitions: 

• COE: Colorado Center of Excellence

• CDPHE: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment  

• DME: Domestic Medical Exam 

• ORR: Office of Refugee Resettlement

• Multi-state/site Surveillance Warehouse: The dat repository or infrastructure, including COE databases and tables. 

• Colorado COE Surveillance Network Partners: States and sites contributing data to the Colorado COE for public health surveillance purposes. 

Award Details: 

1. Funding Instrument Type: CDC Cooperative Agreement via the Colorado Center of Excellence in Newcomer Health based at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 

2. Award Mechanism: Non-competitive, all applications considered from government or university institutions who manage refugee domestic medical exams and have ability to coordinate data exchange and transfer with state IIS programs

3. Fiscal Year: through 9/29/2024(we are currently working to expand to 9/29/2025)

4. Approximate Total Fiscal Year Funding: $60,000

5. Approximate Project Period Funding: $60,000

6. Total Project Period Length: 1 year (start up funding), extensions in future years for maintenance of data partnership

7. Expected Number of Awards: TBD based on the number of applicants who express interest

8. Approximate Average Award: The approximate average award will range from $15,000 to $45,000 

9. Award Ceiling: None 

10. Award Floor: $15,000  

11. Estimated Award Date: Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until funding is expended or until 9/29/2023, whichever comes first.

Award funding amounts will vary depending on the availability of funds and the order of applications received. Funding will be determined by a first come first served basis.