- (a) Within the limits of funds available, the Secretary may award a grant to assist in meeting part of the cost of a childhood immunization program. Grants will be awarded to those applicants whose projects he determines will best promote the purposes of section 317 of the Act. Before awarding a grant to a local public entity of a State, the Secretary will consult with the State health authority.
(b) Priorities for funding will be based on the following factors:
- (1) The relative extent of the problems which are caused by one or more of the vaccine preventable diseases in the area served by the applicant.
- (2) The extent to which the proposed program is designed to eliminate or reduce the problems.
- (3) The extent to which the proposed program will increase the immunization rates in population groups identified as having the lowest immunity levels.
- (4) The extent to which the grantee will cooperate with and use public and nonprofit private entities and volunteers.
- (5) The extent to which a strong commitment to the objectives of the program is reflected in the commitment of grantee resources to the program.
[44 FR 40501, July 11, 1979, as amended at 48 FR 4475, Feb. 1, 1983]