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
- New EXCITE Project Dashboard
- 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
Interactive Dashboard of EXCITE Programs
Hear From the Cooperative Extension Faculty & Staff Leading EXCITE Projects Across the Nation
University of Tennessee, June 2022
Montana State University, June 2022
Kansas State, June 2022
University of Maryland Eastern Shore, May 2022
University of Illinois, May 2022
University of Delaware, May 2022
University of Purdue, May 2022
University of Maryland, May 2022
University of Arizona, May 2022
University of Idaho, April 2022
Red Lake Nation, April 2022
Florida A&M and University of Florida, April 2022
Colorado State, March 2022
Alcorn State University, March 2022
Ohio State University, March 2022
Iowa State University, January 2022
Michigan State University, Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College, Bay Mills Community College, January 2022
University of Vermont, January 2022
American Samoa Community College, January 2022
University of Minnesota, January 2022
University of Connecticut, January 2022
University of Rhode Island, January 2022
Tennessee State University, January 2022
College of Menominee Nation, December 2021
University of Wyoming, November 2021
University of Missouri, September 2021
University of Wisconsin, August 2021
University of Georgia, July 2021
Lincoln University, June 2021
North Carolina State University, June 2021
Virginia Tech, May 2021
Southern University, May 2021
This work is supported through an Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Award NO: 2021-77041-34831