This grant, offered by the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program, provides supplemental funding to enhance rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Its core objective is to empower rural EMS agencies by encouraging staff and leadership education on accurate reporting, which is crucial for driving effective quality improvement efforts. Strengthening these activities allows agencies to significantly enhance clinical care, identify operational efficiencies, and expand their capacity to serve patients, also providing valuable examples for other EMS providers. Applicants must propose projects targeting improvements in at least three specific EMS measures, thoughtfully incorporating health disparities and equity considerations. The initiative underscores comprehensive education and training in data utilization and quality improvement to elevate patient care and operational excellence in rural settings.
Opportunity ID: 334419
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | HRSA-22-063 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program- Emergency Medical Services Competing Supplement |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | https://grants.hrsa.gov/2010/Web2External/Interface/FundingCycle/ExternalView.aspx?fCycleID=ffadeb4a-3282-4b0c-b378-57b16210ffb0 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.241 — State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 02, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 02, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 04, 2022 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 04, 2022 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,800,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $300,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Eligible applicants must be current recipients funded under HRSA-19-024, Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program cooperative agreement. This competitive supplemental funding opportunity is only open to current award recipients of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program cooperative agreement. Only states (current Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program award recipients in states with certified critical access hospitals) are eligible to apply for funding under this notice. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Health Resources and Services Administration |
| Description: | This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program) Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Competing Supplement. Throughout this NOFO, the term Flex Program will refer to the larger, primary program while Flex EMS Supplement will refer to the supplemental projects that are the focus of this NOFO. The goal of this supplemental funding is to expand upon the current Flex program by encouraging rural EMS agencies to educate staff and leadership on the importance of accurate reporting, and how it drives quality improvement efforts at the agency level. Improving and/or adding quality improvement activities allows EMS agencies to enhance clinical care, and find efficiencies which has the potential to both expand their ability to care for patients, and allow them to expand needed services. Additionally these supplements will serve as examples to other EMS agencies interested in this topic. The state Flex programs that choose to apply for this supplement should propose a project that identifies at least three specific EMS measures to improve on during the period of performance. The applicant should remember to take into account applicable health disparities and health equity measures when planning the project. The applicant should also include appropriate education/training on the use of data and quality improvement efforts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
Tchappel@hrsa.gov Email:Tchappel@hrsa.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 334419 Full Announcement-HRSA-22-063 -> FORHP HRSA-22-063 (U2W) Flex EMS Supplement_FINAL.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration Tchappel@hrsa.gov Email: Tchappel@hrsa.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.241 | HRSA-22-063 | Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program- Emergency Medical Services Competing Supplement | PKG00270718 | Dec 02, 2021 | Mar 04, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
334419 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
334419 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
334419 PerformanceSite_3_0-3.0.pdf
334419 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
334419 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
334419 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
334419 SF424A-1.0.pdf
334419 Key_Contacts_2_0-2.0.pdf
334419 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
Optional forms
334419 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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