Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant (93.259)
Program
93.259 Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Office: Health Resources and Services Administration
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 partnerships made up of at least three separately owned entities purchase and train first responders, and lay persons on the use of Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs). A limited amount of funds may also be used for medical dispatcher training.
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
Applicants must be a public or non-profit entity located in a rural designated area. Partnerships made up of at least three separately owned entities 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, multi-State or regional Partnerships may apply. Federally recognized tribes and/or tribal organizations are eligible to apply.
Beneficiary Eligibility
None.
Credentials/Documentation
Applicants should review the individual HRSA Guidance documents issued under this CFDA program for any required proof or certifications which must be submitted prior to or simultaneous with submission of an application package. OMB Circular No. A-87 applies to this program.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
OMB Circular No. A-102 applies to this program. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. HRSA requires all applicants to apply electronically through Grants.gov.
All qualified applications will be forwarded to an objective review committee. Based on the advice of the objective review committee, the HRSA program official with delegated authority is responsible for final selection and funding decisions.
Award Procedure
Notification is made in writing by a Notice of Grant Award.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
From two weeks to two months.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
RAED awards may be made for up to 2-year project periods. Subject to availability of funds, after initial awards, projects may be renewed non-competitively contingent upon submission and approval of an application, availability of appropriated funds, and awardee's satisfactory performance.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program does not have MOE requirements.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are made annually and payment is made through the DHHS Payment Management System. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Grantee drawdown funds, as necessary, from the Payment Management System (PMS). PMS is the centralized web based payment system for HHS awards.
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. No cash reports are required. FSR. No expenditure reports are required. A Performance Improvement Measurement System Report will be due by October 31, 2010.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.
Records
Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3 years after the date they submit the FSR. If any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the award has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 3-year period, whichever is later.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2008: There were 13 awards made for FY 08. Fiscal Year 2009: Anticipate 5 awards for FY 09. Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available
Financial Information
Account Identification
75-0350-0-1-550.
Obligations
(Project Grants) FY 08 $1,100,000; FY 09 est $557,000; FY 10 est $557,000
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
$46,408 to $103,000; $96,129.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR Part 92 for State, local and tribal governments and 45 CFR Part 74 for institutions of higher education, hospitals, other nonprofit organizations and commercial organizations, as applicable.
Related Programs
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. Program Contact: Eileen Holloran, 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) 443-7529 .
Headquarters Office
Office of Rural Health Policy 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-A55, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 443-0835
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Fiscal Year 2008: 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 2008 funding cycle, 13 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. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Will be published in grant guidance.
