Deadline: 5 August 2016
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), Office of Cyber-security and Communications (CS&C), Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) are seeking applications for a program entitled “Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP)” with an aim to support and promote communications capabilities used by emergency responders and government officials to keep America safe, secure, and resilient.
Rural communities are often underserved regions with several health disparities, such as high mortality rates and cardiovascular diseases. Due to the dire health needs of rural communities, coordinated emergency response is often provided by a variety of medical providers and non-medical emergency responders.
Program Objectives
- Use of a current statewide emergency communications system to deliver rural medical care and services;
- Development of trainings and exercises to ensure that rural emergency responders and personnel can use emergency medical communications systems and equipment effectively;
- Collaboration with non-medical professionals and emergency communications stakeholders that use emergency medical communications;
- Solutions to ensure that emergency responders and medical practitioners can communicate in rural, underserved communities, as needed and when authorized;
- Development of concepts for inclusion of rural medical care and emergency communications support as a component of the NECP; and
- Identify, document, and share lessons learned and best practices of the demonstration project, which in turn could be shared with other stakeholders addressing rural population healthcare needs, such as high cardiovascular diseases and/or high mortality rates.
Funding Information
- The available funding for the NOFO is up to $2,000,000.
- The period of performance is 24 months.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public & State Controlled Institution of Higher Education.
- The entity applying for the Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project must operate or have access to an existing statewide emergency communications system that is leveraged to address rural health disparities such as mortality rates and cardiovascular diseases.
- The applicant must also be an emergency communications center (e.g., trauma center).
How to Apply
Interested applicants can download the application material via given website.
Eligible Country: United States
For more information, please visit grants.gov.