EXCITE is a system-wide local response by U.S. Cooperative Extension made possible through an interagency agreement between USDA-NIFA and the CDC. It embeds partners and funders to strengthen immunization education with a special focus on adult vaccination hesitancy around both COVID and other adult immunizations. 96 Projects representing 73 Land-grant Universities across the United States are funded to be part of this national effort.
On behalf of the Cooperative Extension System, the Extension Foundation serves as Principal Investigator, provides grants administration, fiscal, operational, and technological services, system-wide communication, innovation processes, wrap-around services for projects, data collection and dashboards, and partnership development for the EXCITE Program.
EXCITE Program News
- Celebrating EXCITE Activity 1 Achievements with CDC
- 1890 and 1994 EXCITE Engagement Coordinators, Connect Extension Podcast
- University of Idaho, Idaho Statesman Interview
- Purdue University, Purdue Extension’s CDC Partnership Working to Address Vaccine Hesitancy
- University of Delaware, UD Extension Plays Critical Role in Covid-19 Vaccine Education in Rural America
- Washington State University, Getting to the Heart of the Matter Connect Extension Podcast Episode
- Daily Journal Online, CDC recognizes partnership with Cooperative Extension System
- University of Tennessee, Centers for Disease Control Recognizes Partnership with U.S. Cooperative Extension System
- Cornell University, Cooperative Extension Project Aims to Vaccinate NYS’ Vulnerable
- Oregon State University, OSU Extension Begins Grassroots Effort to Increase Vaccine Uptake among Latinos
- Oregon State University, OSU Accelerates Local Efforts to Improve Latinx Vaccine Confidence and Uptake
- University of Georgia, UGA Extension awarded grant to address vaccine education disparities in rural Georgia
- University of Illinois, Why A Hard-Sell Pitch For COVID Vaccines Won’t Work In This Rural Illinois Town
- College of Menominee Nation, Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching and Engagement: Dec 2021 Immunization Education Program Spotlight Menominee Nation
- Virginia Cooperative Extension, Southern University, Extension Collaborative on Immunization Teaching and Engagement: May 2021 Immunization Education Programs Spotlight
- Washington State University, WSU Partnership Addresses Vaccine Hesitancy
- First Quarter Update, Update from the First Quarter of the EXCITE program
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Letter to EXCITE Partners from Dr. Samuel F. Posner, Director (Acting), National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases