Opportunity Information: Apply for EP PMC 11 001
Apply for EP PMC 11 001
- The Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Postal Model for Medical Countermeasures Delivery and Distribution" and is now available to receive applicants.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jan 31, 2011 and posted on Jan 28, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 18, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $450,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility.
- Domestic public or private non profit entities including state and local governments, Indian tribal governments and organizations (American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American), faith based organizations, community based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Postal Model for Medical Countermeasures Delivery and Distribution grant (Funding Opportunity Number EP-PMC-11-001) is a federal emergency preparedness funding opportunity run by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response. It is built around a specific gap that many large metropolitan areas face after a major bioterrorism incident: getting life-saving medication to essentially everyone fast enough to matter. Instead of relying only on traditional Points of Dispensing (PODs), where residents must travel to pick up medication, this program centers on a coordinated plan to deliver self-administered antibiotics directly to residences, using the operational reach of the United States Postal Service (USPS) supported by local law enforcement, all under the direction of local or state public health authorities. The stated performance target is aggressive: start residential delivery as soon as possible after an attack is detected and complete delivery within 12 hours, with the idea that speed and broad coverage can prevent mass illness and death while also reducing panic and civil disorder during the chaotic early response period.
The main threat scenario behind the program is inhalational anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis. The FOA highlights why anthrax is the focus: it is considered relatively accessible, it can be weaponized and dispersed, untreated disease can be highly lethal, and common antibiotics can prevent illness if taken before symptoms begin and continued for up to 60 days. In plain terms, the program is trying to make sure a city can rapidly push preventive antibiotics to households before exposure turns into widespread symptomatic disease, buying time for the longer public health and medical response that would follow in the ensuing weeks or months.
Applicants are expected to base their local approach on a national planning framework called the National Postal Model for the Delivery of Medical Countermeasures (made available through the full announcement on Grants.gov). The funding is structured as a two-phase process, and the deliverables are explicitly tied to planning, coordination, and realistic exercises that test whether the plan is workable. Phase I is focused on building and validating the foundation. It includes three required milestones: (A) developing a preliminary, venue-specific Strategic Security Plan; (B) expanding that work into a comprehensive, broader venue-specific Postal Plan that includes tactical planning and formal sign-off by participating partners and also covers preparatory steps like creating a screened and equipped postal volunteer corps and establishing command capability for postal delivery operations; and (C) running a tabletop exercise (TTX) of the Postal Plan, producing an After Action Report with corrective actions, and revising the plan to incorporate lessons learned. A key detail is that the Strategic Security Plan is not considered the full plan; it is the first step that anchors the broader operational approach. If an applicant already has the Strategic Security Plan completed, they must submit it with the application and request Phase I funds only for the remaining unfinished deliverables.
Phase II moves from planning and tabletop validation into a real-world operational test. It supports preparation for and execution of a full-scale exercise (FSX) of the revised Postal Plan across a substantial portion of the metropolitan area, with the FOA giving an example scope of roughly five ZIP codes. Phase II culminates in a comprehensive FSX After Action Report and another round of plan refinement based on what the field exercise reveals. To be eligible and responsive for Phase II, an applicant must have already completed the Phase I objectives by the application due date or must have previously received and successfully completed a Phase I award under this same FOA. In other words, Phase II is meant to build directly on demonstrated Phase I progress rather than funding early-stage concepts.
The application content is guided by the phase. For Phase I, applicants are encouraged to describe their existing local approach to mass dispensing (for example, POD operations), define objectives for the local Postal Plan, identify the lead agency, and explain how local law enforcement and emergency management will participate, along with any other partner organizations involved. If the Strategic Security Plan (deliverable A) is already completed, it should be included. For Phase II, the FOA asks for more operational and exercise-specific detail: the current venue-specific Postal Plan, the geographic footprint of the FSX, which local agency will coordinate the exercise, the primary law enforcement agency responsible for coordination across participating law enforcement partners, which other agencies will be involved, and how command and control will function during the exercise. Phase II applicants are also expected to propose exercise "injects" (deliberately introduced simulated complications designed to stress the system), specify what performance data will be collected to evaluate success, outline the public information component tied to the exercise, and explain how the FSX connects to other preparedness exercises the community is conducting.
From an administrative standpoint, the FOA was posted in early 2011 and offered cooperative agreements rather than standard grants, signaling ongoing federal involvement and technical assistance rather than a hands-off award. The estimated total funding amount listed is $450,000, with an award ceiling of $50,000 and an award floor of $1, and the FOA anticipated making six awards. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is broad and includes domestic public or private nonprofit entities, state and local governments, tribal governments and organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education. Questions about accessing the full announcement were directed to a grants management contact at asprgrants@hhs.gov.
FAQs: Postal Model for Medical Countermeasures Delivery and Distribution (EP-PMC-11-001)
What is the Postal Model for Medical Countermeasures Delivery and Distribution grant?
It is a federal emergency preparedness funding opportunity run by the HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR). The program is designed to help communities plan, coordinate, and test a capability to deliver life-saving medication directly to residences after a major bioterrorism incident, using the operational reach of the United States Postal Service (USPS) with support from local law enforcement and direction from local or state public health authorities.
What problem is this program trying to solve?
The program targets a major gap in many large metropolitan areas: distributing preventive medication to essentially everyone fast enough to matter after a bioterrorism attack. Instead of relying only on Points of Dispensing (PODs), where residents must travel to pick up medication, the postal model emphasizes rapid, broad residential delivery to reduce illness and death and to help reduce panic and civil disorder during the early response period.
What is the performance target for delivery?
The stated performance target is to begin residential delivery as soon as possible after an attack is detected and to complete delivery within 12 hours.
What threat scenario is the program primarily built around?
The main scenario is inhalational anthrax caused by Bacillus anthracis.
Why does the FOA focus on anthrax?
The FOA highlights anthrax because it is considered relatively accessible, can be weaponized and dispersed, untreated disease can be highly lethal, and common antibiotics can prevent illness if taken before symptoms begin and continued for up to 60 days.
How does the postal delivery approach differ from traditional POD operations?
Traditional POD operations generally require residents to travel to a dispensing site to receive medication. The postal model centers on a coordinated plan to deliver self-administered antibiotics directly to residences through USPS, supported by local law enforcement, under public health direction.
What planning framework are applicants expected to use?
Applicants are expected to base their approach on the National Postal Model for the Delivery of Medical Countermeasures, which is available through the full announcement on Grants.gov.
Is this funding a standard grant or something else?
The FOA offered cooperative agreements rather than standard grants, indicating ongoing federal involvement and technical assistance rather than a hands-off award.
How is the funding structured?
The funding is structured as a two-phase process with specific deliverables tied to planning, coordination, and exercises that test whether the plan is workable.
What is Phase I intended to accomplish?
Phase I focuses on building and validating the foundation of the local postal delivery capability through required planning deliverables and a tabletop exercise, followed by plan revision based on lessons learned.
What are the required Phase I milestones/deliverables?
Phase I has three required milestones: (A) develop a preliminary, venue-specific Strategic Security Plan; (B) expand into a comprehensive, broader venue-specific Postal Plan that includes tactical planning and formal sign-off by participating partners and covers preparatory steps such as creating a screened and equipped postal volunteer corps and establishing command capability for postal delivery operations; and (C) conduct a tabletop exercise (TTX) of the Postal Plan, produce an After Action Report with corrective actions, and revise the plan to incorporate lessons learned.
Is the Strategic Security Plan the same thing as the full Postal Plan?
No. The Strategic Security Plan is explicitly described as an initial step that anchors the broader operational approach, but it is not considered the full plan.
What if an applicant already has the Strategic Security Plan completed?
If the Strategic Security Plan (deliverable A) is already completed, the applicant must submit it with the application and request Phase I funds only for the remaining unfinished deliverables.
What is Phase II intended to accomplish?
Phase II moves from planning and tabletop validation into a real-world operational test. It supports preparation for and execution of a full-scale exercise (FSX) of the revised Postal Plan across a substantial portion of the metropolitan area and culminates in an FSX After Action Report and another round of plan refinement.
How large is the Phase II full-scale exercise expected to be?
The FOA gives an example scope of roughly five ZIP codes for the full-scale exercise footprint.
What are the key Phase II deliverables?
Phase II culminates in a comprehensive full-scale exercise (FSX) After Action Report and refinement of the Postal Plan based on what the field exercise reveals.
What makes an applicant eligible and responsive for Phase II?
To be eligible and responsive for Phase II, an applicant must have completed the Phase I objectives by the application due date, or must have previously received and successfully completed a Phase I award under this same FOA. Phase II is meant to build directly on demonstrated Phase I progress.
What should a Phase I application focus on?
For Phase I, applicants are encouraged to describe their existing local approach to mass dispensing (such as POD operations), define objectives for the local Postal Plan, identify the lead agency, and explain how local law enforcement and emergency management will participate, along with any other partner organizations involved. If the Strategic Security Plan is already completed, it should be included.
What additional details are expected in a Phase II application?
For Phase II, the FOA asks for operational and exercise-specific detail, including: the current venue-specific Postal Plan; the geographic footprint of the FSX; which local agency will coordinate the exercise; the primary law enforcement agency responsible for coordination across participating law enforcement partners; which other agencies will be involved; and how command and control will function during the exercise.
What are exercise "injects" in the context of Phase II?
Exercise injects are deliberately introduced simulated complications designed to stress the system. Phase II applicants are expected to propose injects for the full-scale exercise.
What kind of evaluation information does Phase II expect applicants to address?
Phase II applicants are expected to specify what performance data will be collected to evaluate success during the full-scale exercise.
Is there a public communication component tied to Phase II?
Yes. Phase II applicants are expected to outline the public information component tied to the full-scale exercise.
How should the Phase II exercise relate to other community preparedness exercises?
Phase II applicants are expected to explain how the full-scale exercise connects to other preparedness exercises the community is conducting.
Who are the participating operational partners described in the FOA?
The model described in the FOA relies on USPS for delivery operations, local law enforcement for support, and local or state public health authorities for overall direction, with emergency management and other partner organizations participating as described in the local approach.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is EP-PMC-11-001.
When was this FOA posted?
The FOA was posted in early 2011.
How much total funding was estimated for this opportunity?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $450,000.
What are the minimum and maximum award amounts?
The award ceiling is $50,000 and the award floor is $1.
How many awards were anticipated?
The FOA anticipated making six awards.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes domestic public or private nonprofit entities, state and local governments, tribal governments and organizations, faith-based and community-based organizations, hospitals, and institutions of higher education.
Where can applicants find the full announcement and planning framework?
The national planning framework and the full announcement are available through the full posting on Grants.gov, as referenced in the FOA description.
Who should be contacted with questions about accessing the full announcement?
Questions about accessing the full announcement were directed to the grants management contact at asprgrants@hhs.gov.
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