Opportunity Information: Apply for EP HIT 15 001
Apply for EP HIT 15 001
- The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITY AND BUILD CAPACITY IN THE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS NETWORK" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.008 Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 21, 2015 and posted on Jun 21, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 21, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $8,800,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,400,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is the only eligible applicant. NACCHO is the national nonprofit organization representing all the local and tribal health officials from across the country. NACCHO is the only organization dedicated to serving every LHD in the nation with over 1,450 LHDs as members in addition to 10,000 individual active dues paying members. NACCHO is the organization that can effectively serve as the conduit to local health departments, officials, and other local health stakeholder on a national basis.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITY AND BUILD CAPACITY IN THE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS NETWORK" (Funding Opportunity Number EP HIT 15 001) is a federal discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, administered through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). It uses a cooperative agreement structure, which generally means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out, rather than simply awarding funds and stepping back. The program sits within the health funding activity category and is tied to CFDA 93.008, the Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program.
At its core, the opportunity is focused on strengthening the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (CVMRC), a nationwide network of more than 200,000 volunteers organized into locally based units. These MRC units support public health and emergency preparedness in their communities by helping reduce vulnerabilities, improving local readiness, and supporting response and long-term recovery after incidents. A major value of the MRC model is that volunteers are embedded in the communities they serve; when outside responders demobilize and return home, local MRC volunteers are often still available to sustain recovery operations because they are already part of the community. The announcement also emphasizes that each unit is different because local needs and capabilities vary, so the network as a whole benefits from investments that help units build and demonstrate what they can do before, during, and after emergencies, as well as during routine public health missions.
The announcement provides context for how the MRC program evolved at the federal level. It began in March 2002 as a demonstration project established by the Office of the Surgeon General within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH). It was then authorized as an ongoing program under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act in 2006. Later, the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) in 2013 assigned program authority and responsibility to ASPR, and the formal organizational move from OASH to ASPR was reflected through a Federal Register Notice (79 FR 70535) published on November 26, 2014. This background signals that the grant is part of a broader federal preparedness and public health resilience framework, and that ASPR is positioning the MRC network as a key component of national and local readiness.
Funding for the opportunity is substantial but narrowly targeted in terms of who can apply. The estimated total funding is $8,800,000, with an award ceiling and floor both set at $4,400,000, implying the expectation of a single award of $4.4 million (and the listing confirms the expected number of awards is 1). There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement stated, which reduces financial barriers for the recipient organization and suggests the federal government intends to fully fund the planned scope of work under the cooperative agreement.
Eligibility is limited to a single organization: the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO). The announcement explains the rationale for this restriction by describing NACCHO as the national nonprofit representing local and tribal health officials across the country, with a broad membership base that includes over 1,450 local health departments (LHDs) and approximately 10,000 individual active dues-paying members. NACCHO is described as uniquely positioned to serve as a national conduit to local health departments, public health officials, and other local health stakeholders. In practical terms, the government is signaling that to build capacity across a community-based network like the MRC, it wants to work through an established national partner that already has relationships, infrastructure, and reach into local public health systems.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted on June 21, 2015, with an original and current closing date of August 21, 2015, and it was archived on September 20, 2015. The listed agency contact for access issues or assistance is Brenda Cox, Grants Management Officer, reachable by phone at 202-809-4144. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a national-scale investment aimed at reinforcing the MRC network's ability to perform public health and emergency preparedness functions consistently across diverse local units, using NACCHO as the coordinating organization to help translate federal preparedness priorities into practical support at the community level.
FAQs: Demonstrate Capability and Build Capacity in the Medical Reserve Corps Network (EP HIT 15 001)
1) What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "DEMONSTRATE CAPABILITY AND BUILD CAPACITY IN THE MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS NETWORK."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EP HIT 15 001.
3) Which federal department and office are responsible for this opportunity?
This is a federal discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), administered through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR).
4) What type of funding mechanism is being used?
The announcement uses a cooperative agreement structure, meaning the federal agency expects substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out (as opposed to awarding funds and stepping back).
5) What program and CFDA number does this opportunity relate to?
This opportunity is tied to CFDA 93.008, the Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program.
6) What is the overall purpose of the award?
The purpose is to strengthen the Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps (CVMRC), including helping the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) network build and demonstrate capability and build capacity for public health and emergency preparedness missions.
7) What is the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) network?
The MRC is described as a nationwide network of more than 200,000 volunteers organized into locally based units that support public health and emergency preparedness in their communities.
8) What do local MRC units do in their communities?
According to the announcement, MRC units support public health and emergency preparedness by helping reduce vulnerabilities, improving local readiness, and supporting response and long-term recovery after incidents. The opportunity also notes that MRC units support routine public health missions, not only emergency response.
9) Why does the announcement emphasize that MRC volunteers are embedded in their communities?
The announcement highlights that local volunteers can remain available to sustain recovery operations even after outside responders demobilize and return home, because MRC volunteers are already part of the community.
10) Does the opportunity assume all MRC units are the same?
No. The announcement emphasizes that each MRC unit is different because local needs and capabilities vary, and that the network benefits from investments that help units build and demonstrate what they can do before, during, and after emergencies, as well as during routine public health missions.
11) How much total funding is expected to be available under this announcement?
The estimated total funding is $8,800,000.
12) What is the award amount (ceiling and floor)?
Both the award ceiling and award floor are listed as $4,400,000.
13) How many awards does the announcement expect to make?
The expected number of awards is 1, which aligns with the ceiling and floor both being set at $4,400,000 and indicates an expectation of a single $4.4 million award.
14) Is cost sharing or a matching contribution required?
No cost-sharing or matching requirement is stated in the information provided.
15) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to a single organization: the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
16) Why is eligibility restricted to NACCHO?
The announcement explains that NACCHO is the national nonprofit representing local and tribal health officials nationwide, with a broad membership base that includes over 1,450 local health departments (LHDs) and approximately 10,000 individual active dues-paying members. NACCHO is described as uniquely positioned to serve as a national conduit to local health departments, public health officials, and other local health stakeholders.
17) What does the announcement suggest about the federal strategy for strengthening the MRC network?
Based on the description provided, the government signals that building capacity across a community-based network like the MRC is intended to be done through an established national partner with relationships, infrastructure, and reach into local public health systems, with NACCHO serving as the coordinating organization.
18) When was this funding opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 21, 2015.
19) What was the closing date for applications?
The original and current closing date listed is August 21, 2015.
20) Is this opportunity still active?
No. The opportunity was archived on September 20, 2015.
21) What health or preparedness framework context is provided in the announcement?
The background provided explains that the MRC began in March 2002 as a demonstration project established by the Office of the Surgeon General within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), was authorized as an ongoing program under the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Act in 2006, and later had program authority assigned to ASPR by the Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) in 2013.
22) What formal notice is mentioned regarding the move to ASPR?
The organizational move from OASH to ASPR is described as being reflected through a Federal Register Notice (79 FR 70535) published on November 26, 2014.
23) Who is the listed agency contact for access issues or assistance?
The listed contact is Brenda Cox, Grants Management Officer.
24) What is the phone number for the listed agency contact?
The phone number provided is 202-809-4144.
25) What is the funding activity category?
The program sits within the health funding activity category.
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