The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is offering this grant to develop and promote a Culture of Safety Strategy in Emergency Medical Services.

This effort will include planning for and facilitating a National EMS “Culture of Safety” National Conference (Conference) and development and dissemination of a National EMS “Culture of Safety” Strategy (Strategy). This Strategy will include information about “where we are” and “where we want to be” with both patient and EMS personnel safety. With information collected at the national conference, as well as, additional input and research done by the Steering Committee and Grantee a series of Steering Committee meetings will be facilitated in the Washington, DC area to develop the Strategy.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: General administrative and program questions may be directed to the Office of Acquisition Management to the attention of Ms. Brenda K Brummer, Contract Specialist (CTR), via e-mail: NHTSAOAM@dot.gov. All questions submitted must include a reference to NHTSA Request for Application No. DTNH22 10 R 00384. To allow for sufficient time to address questions appropriately, all questions must be received via e-mail no later than 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time, Tuesday, June 1, 2010.FINAL SUBMISSION DATE: Application(s) must be submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Office of Acquisition Management (NPO-320), ATTN: Brenda K. Brummer, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., W53-404, Washington, D.C. 20590. All application(s) submitted must include a reference to NHTSA Request for Application No. DTNH22 10 R 00384. Complete packages will be considered only if received on or before 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time on Thursday, June 17, 2010.Applicant(s) shall provide a complete mailing address, including Point of Contact, where Federal Express mail can be delivered.