Opportunity Information: Apply for EP HIT 16 004
Apply for EP HIT 16 004
- The Department of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Enhance, Manage and Promote the Medical Reserve Corps Training Finder Real-Time Integrated Network (MRC-TRAIN)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.008.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 26, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 26, 2016 Applicants must download the application package associated with this funding opportunity from grants.gov. If the applicant encounters technical difficulties with grants.gov, the applicant should contact grants.gov customer service.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
Enhance, Manage and Promote the Medical Reserve Corps Training Finder Real-Time Integrated Network (MRC-TRAIN) is a discretionary HHS funding opportunity administered by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). ASPR is the part of HHS charged with leading national health emergency preparedness and response efforts, including planning, coordinating federal medical operational capabilities, and strengthening health care system readiness for public health incidents and medical disasters. Within that broader mission, this cooperative agreement focuses on the training infrastructure that supports the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC), a national network of local, community-based volunteer units that expand public health and emergency response capacity.
The opportunity centers on MRC-TRAIN, the Medical Reserve Corps Training Finder Real-Time Integrated Network, which serves as a training and course-finding platform for MRC volunteers and partners. The MRC itself originated in 2002 under the Office of the Surgeon General and was later authorized through federal preparedness legislation. Subsequent amendments to the Public Health Service Act clarified ASPR authority and responsibility for the MRC program. While ASPR supports the MRC network through technical assistance, communications, strategy and policy development, training support, and oversight of grants and contracts, it does not exercise command and control over local MRC units. Instead, it enables coordination and information sharing across units and keeps senior leadership informed about local activities and readiness needs.
The rationale for investing in MRC-TRAIN is grounded in how the MRC operates on the ground. MRC units are typically aligned with local health departments and can also be sponsored by other entities such as emergency management agencies, nonprofits, or universities. They organize both clinical and non-clinical volunteers who contribute during emergencies as well as in steady-state public health initiatives. Because these units are designed to provide surge staffing and specialized support locally, consistent and accessible training is essential. Strong training systems help volunteers integrate smoothly with local public health, medical, and emergency services partners such as hospitals, EMS, fire, law enforcement, emergency management, and organizations like the American Red Cross.
This award is structured as a 5-year cooperative agreement, indicating a substantial level of federal involvement and collaboration compared to a standard grant. The stated purpose is to continue and formalize an ongoing partnership between the Public Health Foundation and the MRC program to enhance, manage, and promote MRC-TRAIN. The program’s statutory authorities are Sections 1703, 2811, and 2813 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended, which collectively underpin federal preparedness functions and the MRC program.
Applicants are required to address specific implementation, evaluation, and performance measurement expectations. The opportunity is organized around two core objectives, and applicants must propose at least two activities for each objective, with clear outputs and outcomes tied to those activities. Objective 1 is focused on continuity and access: providing access to quality training by extending the MRC-TRAIN subscription for an additional five years. In practical terms, this means maintaining the platform’s availability and ensuring MRC learners can continue to use it without disruption. Objective 2 targets growth and standardization: expanding MRC-TRAIN use by identifying additional courses for MRC learners, linking those courses to the MRC Core Competencies, and conducting outreach to course providers to increase adoption and use of the competency standards. This objective emphasizes not just adding training content, but organizing it so that it maps to defined competency expectations and is promoted across a wider set of training partners.
Key administrative details from the listing include the funding opportunity number (EP HIT 16 004) and CFDA number 93.008. The eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, including both 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education. The expected number of awards is one, and the award ceiling is $100,000. The original posting timeline shows a creation date of August 26, 2016 and an original closing date of September 26, 2016, with applications submitted through Grants.gov.
Overall, the grant is aimed at keeping the MRC-TRAIN platform viable and strengthening its value to the national MRC volunteer network by ensuring long-term access, expanding and organizing training options around core competencies, and increasing engagement with training providers so the system becomes more widely used and more consistently aligned with preparedness standards.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Enhance, Manage and Promote the Medical Reserve Corps Training Finder Real-Time Integrated Network (MRC-TRAIN)."
Which federal agency is administering this award?
This is a discretionary HHS funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
What is ASPR and how does it relate to this program?
ASPR is the part of HHS responsible for national health emergency preparedness and response, including planning, coordinating federal medical operational capabilities, and strengthening health care system readiness for public health incidents and medical disasters. This cooperative agreement supports the training infrastructure used by the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
What is the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC)?
The MRC is a national network of local, community-based volunteer units that expand public health and emergency response capacity. Local units commonly organize both clinical and non-clinical volunteers who can support emergency response and ongoing public health activities.
Does ASPR manage or command local MRC units?
No. ASPR supports the MRC network through technical assistance, communications, strategy and policy development, training support, and oversight of grants and contracts, but it does not exercise command and control over local MRC units.
What is MRC-TRAIN?
MRC-TRAIN stands for the Medical Reserve Corps Training Finder Real-Time Integrated Network. It functions as a training and course-finding platform for MRC volunteers and partners.
What is the purpose of this cooperative agreement?
The purpose is to continue and formalize an ongoing partnership between the Public Health Foundation and the MRC program to enhance, manage, and promote MRC-TRAIN, ensuring ongoing access and strengthening the system’s training content and alignment with competency standards.
Why is training infrastructure a focus of this award?
Because MRC units are designed to provide local surge staffing and specialized support, consistent and accessible training helps volunteers integrate effectively with local public health, medical, and emergency services partners (such as hospitals, EMS, fire, law enforcement, emergency management, and organizations like the American Red Cross).
What type of award is this?
This is a 5-year cooperative agreement, which indicates substantial federal involvement and collaboration compared to a standard grant.
What are the statutory authorities for this program?
The stated statutory authorities are Sections 1703, 2811, and 2813 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended.
What are the main objectives applicants must address?
The opportunity is organized around two core objectives: (1) continuity and access to quality training through extending the MRC-TRAIN subscription for five additional years, and (2) growth and standardization by expanding course offerings, linking courses to MRC Core Competencies, and conducting outreach to course providers to increase adoption and use of competency standards.
What does Objective 1 (continuity and access) require?
Objective 1 focuses on maintaining the platform’s availability and ensuring MRC learners can continue to use MRC-TRAIN without disruption by extending the MRC-TRAIN subscription for an additional five years.
What does Objective 2 (growth and standardization) require?
Objective 2 focuses on expanding MRC-TRAIN use by identifying additional courses for MRC learners, linking those courses to the MRC Core Competencies, and conducting outreach to course providers to increase adoption and use of the competency standards.
Are applicants required to propose specific activities?
Yes. Applicants must propose at least two activities for each objective and describe clear outputs and outcomes tied to those activities, along with implementation, evaluation, and performance measurement expectations.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, including 501(c)(3) nonprofits and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, as long as they are not institutions of higher education.
Are institutions of higher education eligible?
No. The eligibility description specifies nonprofit organizations that are not institutions of higher education.
How many awards does the program expect to make?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the maximum funding amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling listed is $100,000.
What is the funding opportunity number and CFDA number?
The funding opportunity number is EP HIT 16 004, and the CFDA number is 93.008.
When was the opportunity originally posted and when did it close?
The listing shows a creation date of August 26, 2016 and an original closing date of September 26, 2016.
How were applications submitted?
Applications were submitted through Grants.gov.
What kinds of organizations sponsor local MRC units?
MRC units are typically aligned with local health departments, but they can also be sponsored by other entities such as emergency management agencies, nonprofits, or universities.
What is meant by linking courses to the MRC Core Competencies?
Within this opportunity, it means organizing training courses so they map to defined MRC Core Competency expectations, and then promoting adoption of those competency standards among course providers.
What is the overall intent of the award?
The overall intent is to keep the MRC-TRAIN platform viable over the long term and strengthen its value to the national MRC volunteer network by ensuring access, expanding and organizing training options around core competencies, and increasing engagement with training providers so the system is more widely used and consistently aligned with preparedness standards.
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