Unit 424 Week 1 Assignment

• The applicant should submit an updated copy of its direct rate agreement letter with the HHS.
• The applicant should revise its budget to include relevant justification for all proposed line item expenditures.
• The applicant should develop more specific and measurable activities and clearly articulate current baselines and intended reach in a resubmitted workplan.
• The applicant should clearly specify on its Form 424A the federal funds required to cover all proposed Year 2 activities.
• The applicant’s proposed work described an overall strategy and activities which were consistent with the CDC Project Description and Logic model.
• The applicant provided a very comprehensive background outlining the present immunization workforce issues
• Many of the applicant’s proposed activities were not specific enough, and lacked information on their intended reach.
• The applicant’s workplan extended across a two year time span, although, no federal dollars were requested for Year 2.
• The grantee workplan did not include any work with its named contractors, although their work on the proposed activities was listed in the budget.
• The applicant named several key stakeholders, such as, the Board of Medicine, and the Hospital Association, but failed to describe in the workplan how these partners would be involved in the AFIX activities across the state.
• The applicant demonstrated a clear understanding of the AFIX evaluation process, and described how it would collect process and outcome data needed under the FOA.
• The applicant provided an outline of its plans to monitor and evaluate procedures to monitor the achievement of process and outcome measures.
• The applicant included targets, timelines, and provided baseline information for its AFIX evaluation
• The applicant demonstrated a clear understanding of quality improvement, the AFIX process, and the use of provider data for improving the immunization process.
• The applicant shared information about the state’s AFIX process, site visits, and current HPV vaccination rates.
• The applicant submitted a staffing plan as well as shared detailed plans for managing the AFIX project.

• The applicant did not provide an organizational chart for the Wyoming AFIX program.
• The applicant failed to submit resumes for the two staff members that will be assigned to complete the AFIX activities.
• The applicant’s contracts were developed using the Office of Grant Services (OGS) six component framework.
• The applicant’s proposed budget was reasonable and supported programmatic purposes outlined in the application.
• The applicant did not request any funds to support research or clinical care.
• The applicant failed to request fund for Year 2 of the FOA although its workplan extended across two years.
• Section D and E of the applicant’s Form 424A were