Opportunity Information: Apply for EP U3R 09 004
Apply for EP U3R 09 004
- The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY09 Announcement of Availability of Funds for the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR VHP) Program." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.089 Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 19, 2009 and posted on Aug 4, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 2, 2009 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $3,442,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $60,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 62 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
This FY09 funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number EP U3R 09 004) was released by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the continued build-out of the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR VHP). The core purpose of the program is to strengthen states ability to quickly identify, verify, and deploy volunteer health professionals during public health emergencies and disasters by ensuring that critical information about each volunteer is accurate, current, and readily usable by the entities that need them, such as hospitals and other medical facilities.
At a practical level, the grant is meant to help eligible entities develop, refine, and maintain existing ESAR VHP programs rather than start from scratch. ESAR VHP is described as a national program built around a network of interoperable systems, with each system maintained by a state or a group of states. These systems are designed to provide verifiable, up-to-date data on a volunteers identity and professional standing, including licensure, credentials, certifications, accreditations, and hospital privileges. The main operational benefit is speed and confidence during a crisis: when facilities are overwhelmed and staffing needs spike, they can rely on the ESAR VHP system to confirm who a volunteer is and what they are authorized and qualified to do, reducing delays and helping ensure appropriate clinical assignments.
The legal authority for this work comes from Section 319I of the Public Health Service Act, which authorizes the HHS Secretary to award grants for activities related to the ESAR VHP network. In other words, the federal government is funding states and state partnerships to maintain a standardized, interoperable credential-verification capability that can function across jurisdictions when emergencies require mutual aid and cross-border support.
The opportunity was categorized as discretionary grant funding in the health activity area, with an expected 62 awards. The CFDA number listed is 93.089 (Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals). The estimated total funding amount was $3,442,000, with individual awards expected to fall between $50,000 (floor) and $60,000 (ceiling). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
Key dates included a posted date of August 4, 2009, a creation date of August 19, 2009, and an original closing date of August 21, 2009 that was later extended to a current closing date of September 2, 2009. The archive date was October 2, 2009. Eligibility is referenced as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," but the provided source text does not include the clarifying eligibility language, so the specific applicant types cannot be confirmed from the excerpt alone.
For application access and technical assistance, the announcement directed users to Grants.gov, with support available through the Grants.gov Contact Center at 1-800-518-4726 (Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern) and by email at support@grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name and number of this funding opportunity?
This is the FY09 funding opportunity titled under Funding Opportunity Number EP U3R 09 004, released by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
2. What program does this grant support?
The grant supports the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals (ESAR VHP), a national program built around a network of interoperable systems maintained by states or groups of states.
3. What is the core purpose of ESAR VHP funding?
The core purpose is to strengthen states' ability to quickly identify, verify, and deploy volunteer health professionals during public health emergencies and disasters by ensuring critical volunteer information is accurate, current, and readily usable by entities that need it (such as hospitals and other medical facilities).
4. What problem is ESAR VHP designed to solve during emergencies?
During crises when facilities are overwhelmed and staffing needs spike, ESAR VHP is intended to reduce delays and increase confidence by enabling rapid confirmation of who a volunteer is and what they are authorized and qualified to do.
5. What types of volunteer information are ESAR VHP systems intended to maintain?
ESAR VHP systems are designed to provide verifiable, up-to-date data on a volunteer's identity and professional standing, including licensure, credentials, certifications, accreditations, and hospital privileges.
6. Is this grant intended to help applicants start a new ESAR VHP program?
Based on the description provided, the grant is meant to help eligible entities develop, refine, and maintain existing ESAR VHP programs rather than start from scratch.
7. How is ESAR VHP structured at a national level?
ESAR VHP is described as a national program built around a network of interoperable systems, with each system maintained by a state or by a group of states. The emphasis is on interoperability so information can function across jurisdictions when needed.
8. What is the legal authority for this grant program?
The legal authority comes from Section 319I of the Public Health Service Act, which authorizes the HHS Secretary to award grants for activities related to the ESAR VHP network.
9. What type of funding is this opportunity?
This opportunity is categorized as discretionary grant funding in the health activity area.
10. What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number listed is 93.089, titled "Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals."
11. How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The opportunity indicated an expected 62 awards.
12. What was the estimated total funding amount available?
The estimated total funding amount was $3,442,000.
13. What was the expected award size (minimum and maximum)?
Individual awards were expected to range from $50,000 (floor) to $60,000 (ceiling).
14. Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity stated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning recipients were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
15. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is referenced as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)." However, the excerpt provided does not include that clarifying eligibility language, so the specific applicant types cannot be confirmed from the information provided here.
16. When was the opportunity posted?
The posted date was August 4, 2009.
17. What is the creation date listed for the opportunity?
The creation date listed was August 19, 2009.
18. What was the original closing date, and was it extended?
The original closing date was August 21, 2009, and it was later extended. The current closing date listed was September 2, 2009.
19. When was the opportunity archived?
The archive date was October 2, 2009.
20. Where were applicants instructed to access and submit the application?
The announcement directed users to Grants.gov for application access.
21. Where can applicants get technical support for Grants.gov?
Support was available through the Grants.gov Contact Center at 1-800-518-4726 (Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Eastern) and by email at support@grants.gov.
22. What kinds of entities are expected to use the ESAR VHP information during an emergency?
The description specifically mentions hospitals and other medical facilities as examples of entities that need readily usable, verified volunteer information during emergencies.
23. Why is interoperability emphasized in ESAR VHP?
The opportunity frames interoperability as critical to mutual aid and cross-border support, so standardized credential-verification capabilities can function across jurisdictions when emergencies require assistance beyond a single state.
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