Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant (93.259)

 

Program

93.259 Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant

 

Federal Agency

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

Authorization

Section 413 of the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000; Public Law 106-505.

 

Program Number

93.259

 

Last Known Status

Active

 

Objectives

To help community partnerships within States to purchase and obtain training on use of Access to Emergency Devices (AEDs). A limited amount of funds may also be used for medical dispatcher training addressing the use of AEDs for the layperson until EMS arrives, maintenance costs and data reporting costs.

 

Types of Assistance

Project Grants.

 

Uses and Use Restrictions

All funds awarded are to be expended solely for the purposes outlined in the approved projects.

 

Eligibility Requirements

Applicant Eligibility

Grantees applying as a community partnership may apply. These grantees must be located in rural areas as defined in the grant guidance may include local first response entities such as fire, EMS and police as well as for and nonprofit entities concerned with cardiac arrest survival rates. Statewide or regional offices may apply as part of the community partnership, but such participation must be documented in the grant application and clearly delineate how funds would be disseminated to local rural entities within the community partnership.

Beneficiary Eligibility

Not applicable.

Credentials/Documentation

Not applicable.

 

Application and Award Process

Preapplication Coordination

States are encouraged to collaborate with State Offices of Rural Health and State EMS Offices. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure

Application kits can be obtained by writing to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grants Application Center, Attention: Grants Management Officer, 901 Russell Avenue, Suite 450, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, or by calling 1-877-HRSA-123.

Award Procedure

Applications are evaluated by Federal and nonfederal experts. All acceptable applications will be funded. Final decisions on level of funding are made by the Director, Office of Rural Health Policy.

Deadlines

Contact Headquarters Office listed below for deadline dates.

 

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time

Appeals

None.

Renewals

None.

 

Assistance Considerations

Formula and Matching Requirements

None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance

Awards are made on a one-time basis and payment is made through the DHHS Payment Management System.

 

Post Assistance Requirements

Reports

A final program report will be submitted to the Secretary, DHHS via ORHP within 90 days after the close of the budget period. This report will include a retrospective review of how the AED(s) affected response times, pre-hospital mortality rates, etc.

Audits

In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from the Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records

Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for 3 years after the project period. If any litigation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until the completion of the action and resolution of all issues.

 

Program Accomplishments

In fiscal year 2002, 49 awards were made. It is estimated that 50 new awards will be made in FY 03 and 15 in FY 04.

 

Financial Information

Account Identification

75-0350-0-1-550.

Obligations

(Grants) FY 02 $11,930,000; FY 03 est $11,000,000; and FY 04 est $2,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance

$150,000 to $300,000; $243,000.

 

Regulations, Guidelines and Literature

The use of funds for training purposes will be subject to State laws regarding licensed and layperson use of AEDs.

 

Related Programs

None.

 

Information Contacts

Regional or Local Office

None.

Headquarters Office

Program Contact: Evan Mayfield, MS, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-55, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-0835. Grants Management Contact: Janice M. Gordon, Acting Grants Management Officer, Division of Grants Management Operations, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11A-16, Rockville, Maryland 20857. Telephone: (301) 443-2385.

Web Site Address

http://www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

 

Examples of Funded Projects

The Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant Program is to purchase, place, and train both lay public and health care providers in the use of automatic external defibrillators(AEDs). For the FY 2002 funding cycle, 49 grantees were funded, each grantee represented one consolidated statewide application. Each award resulted in 90 to 120 AEDs being placed in the grantee's state.

 

Criteria for Selecting Proposals

Will be published in grant guidance.