Rural Health Policy of the Department of Health and 
Human Services, and, as appropriate, with the relevant 
Offices of Minority Health of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, the National Institute on Minority 
Health and Health Disparities, and the Indian Health 
Service, shall establish grant funding opportunities for eli-
gible entities to carry out a national, evidence-based cam-
paign to disseminate COVID–19 vaccination information. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under this section, an entity shall— 
(1) be a State, local, Tribal, or territorial health 
department, an urban Indian organization (as de-
fined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Im-
provement Act (25 U.S.C. 1603)), a nonprofit com-
munity-based organization, or a nonprofit faith- 
based organization; and 
(2) agree to— 
(A) work in consultation with relevant 
State and local health officials, health care pro-
viders, health care facilities, and other appro-
priate stakeholders to carry the campaign under 
this section; and 
(B) submit to the Secretary, within 30 
days of receipt of a grant, a proposed plan for 
use of the grant funds. 
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(c) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Entities receiving a grant 
under this section shall use such grant funds to— 
(A) increase awareness and knowledge of 
the safety and effectiveness of vaccines ap-
proved or authorized by the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration for the prevention and control of 
COVID–19 and the benefit of receiving a 
COVID–19 vaccine; 
(B) provide information on where the vac-
cine can be obtained; and 
(C) create multilingual and culturally ap-
propriate messaging to disseminate scientific 
and evidence-based information related to vac-
cines. 
(2) DETAILS OF CAMPAIGNS.—Information dis-
seminated by an entity receiving a grant under this 
section shall— 
(A) be based on available scientific evi-
dence; 
(B) increase awareness and knowledge of 
COVID–19, including countering stigma associ-
ated with COVID–19; 
(C) improve information on the availability 
of COVID–19 vaccines, including countering 
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misinformation and disinformation with evi-
dence-based scientific rebuttals; and 
(D) improve awareness and knowledge of 
coverage of COVID–19 vaccines. 
(d) PRIORITIZATION.—In awarding grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities 
in either urban or rural communities (or a combination 
of urban and rural communities) that serve vulnerable 
populations, including communities of color, which may in-
clude low-income, uninsured, and medically underserved 
individuals or populations with historically low rates of re-
ceiving vaccines. 
(e) TIMING.—The Secretary shall awards the grants 
under this section not later than 30 days after the earlier 
of— 
(1) the date on which the Food and Drug Ad-
ministration licenses a COVID–19 vaccine under 
section 351 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 262); or 
(2) the date on which a manufacturer begins to 
distribute a COVID–19 vaccine to public or private 
entities pursuant to an emergency use authorization 
under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3). 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall— 
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(1) conduct qualitative assessments regarding 
the campaign under this section; and 
(2) not later than one year after the date of en-
actment of this Act, prepare and submit to the Com-
mittee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Sen-
ate and the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives an evaluation of the campaign 
under this section. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2021. 
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