Project Grant CE154382
- This $400,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable the City of Hobbs Fire Department in New Mexico to purchase a new advanced life support (ALS) ambulance and critical medical equipment. The grant funding will cover approximately $290,000 for the ambulance and $110,000 for essential gear like a cardiac monitor, gurney, and other ALS-level gear. This equipment will support the department's ALS services across a...
- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $350,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Dakota Child & Family Clinic, a woman-owned non-profit organization in Burnsville, Minnesota. The grant funding will be used to refurbish and update an existing mobile medical bus, including refreshing the interior, upgrading the generator and air conditioning units, and improving the overall functionality of the vehicle. The refurbished...
- This Project Grant award, provided under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will enable the Madera County Sheriff's Office in California to enhance its emergency response and search and rescue capabilities. The $930,090 award will fund the purchase of specialized vehicles, rescue equipment, and EMS gear to support the agency's operations in the county's rural, remote, and frequently inaccessible regions. Key items to be...
- This $1,816,000 Project Grant award, issued on September 30, 2023 by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives), will fund the construction and implementation of healthcare facilities and services in Blaine, ME. The award recipient, the Central Aroostook County Emergency Medical Services Authority, will use the funding to establish and operate community-based healthcare and emergency medical services to address local...
- The Community Ambulance Service in Franklin, PA was awarded a $180,381.46 Project Grant under the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The grant, awarded on September 16, 2024, will support the acquisition of critical equipment, training programs, and health and wellness initiatives for the organization's emergency responders. The AFG Program aims to enhance the safety of the public and firefighters with respect to fire...
- The federal Project Grant award of $875,000.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration under the Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending program (CFDA 17.289). The award was made to Children's Health Care, doing business as Children's Minnesota, a hospital and non-profit organization located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The award will support workforce development and community enhancement projects, including job training,...
- This $500,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) will enable Star Community Health Inc., a non-profit healthcare organization, to replace a mobile dental van that currently provides oral healthcare services to over 550 students in the Allentown Area School District in Pennsylvania. The funding will allow Star Community Health to continue offering...
- This federal Project Grant award of $148,342 was provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Dental Reimbursement and Community Based Dental Partnership Grants program (CFDA 93.924). The funding will partially reimburse Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc. in Minneapolis, Minnesota for $000,XXX in unreimbursed costs of providing oral health care services to low-income people living with HIV/AIDS from...
- This Project Grant award, valued at $750,000 and provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will support the rehabilitation of survivors of spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, and other neurological conditions at the Cheshire Medical Center (TCMC) in Lebanon, New Hampshire. The funding will enable TCMC to acquire FDA-approved medical devices, including powered lower limb...
- This Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (CFDA 11.307 - Economic Adjustment Assistance) provides $1,184,000 to South Dakota State University to acquire simulation equipment that will increase training opportunities for healthcare professionals across South Dakota. The equipment will be used to establish a state-of-the-art Healthcare Simulation Center at the university, enabling high-quality education and training for over 1,500 students...
COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION - LIFE-SAVING AMBULANCES AND EQUIPMENT FOR HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES NOW IN ITS 135TH YEAR, HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE SYSTEM, INC. ("HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE"), LOCATED IN HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, IS AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM OF CARE THAT INCLUDES A 484-BED LEVEL I ADULT AND PEDIATRIC TRAUMA CENTER AND ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL (HCMC), AN OUTPATIENT CLINIC AND SPECIALTY CENTER, A LARGE PSYCHIATRIC PROGRAM, AND A NETWORK OF CLINICS ACROSS HENNEPIN COUNTY. AS THE LARGEST SAFETY-NET HOSPITAL IN MINNESOTA, HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE PREDOMINANTLY SERVES A HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED AND UNDER-RESOURCED LOW-INCOME POPULATION, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, UNINSURED, AND UNDERINSURED. THE COMPREHENSIVE ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER AND PUBLIC TEACHING HOSPITAL OFFERS EXTENSIVE EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS. HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) SERVES A PRIMARY SERVICE AREA WITH BOTH URBAN AND SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES THAT SPANS 266 SQUARE MILES AND HAS A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION (35% BIPOC) THROUGHOUT HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA. IN 2023, EMS COMPLETED MORE THAN 92,894 AMBULANCE RUNS AND PROVIDED ESSENTIAL CARE AND SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY. 73% OF THESE RUNS OCCURRED WITHIN THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. SINCE 2019, HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE EMS HAS RESPONDED TO A 142.3% INCREASE IN SHOOTINGS. IN 2023, EMS AMBULANCES RESPONDED TO 300+ SHOOTINGS, INCLUDING THOSE THAT WERE MULTI-VICTIM. A COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC TEAM (CPT) RESPONDS TO NON-URGENT CALLS AND COMPLETES POST-DISCHARGE FOLLOW-UP WITH PATIENTS IN THEIR HOMES; IN 2023, THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDICS CONDUCTED MORE THAN 2,000 AT-HOME VISITS FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE PATIENTS TO ENSURE THEY ARE FOLLOWING MEDICAL TREATMENTS AND TO REDUCE RETURN VISITS. WHILE HENNEPIN HEALTHCARE ORIGINALLY REQUESTED $2.7M IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT BOTH CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT, WE PIVOTED TO AN EQUIPMENT-ONLY PROPOSAL WHEN CONSTRUCTION WAS SIGNIFICANTLY DELAYED. WE NOW PROPOSE TO USE FUNDING TO PURCHASE THE FOLLOWING EQUIPM ENT: FIVE (5) ROAD RESCUE ULTRAMEDIC FORD E-450 TYPE III ULTRA MEDIC AMBULANCES ONE (1) FORD PI UTILITY SQUAD ONE (1) FORD F-150 RESPONDER PICKUP TRUCK ONE (1) LAERDAL SIMMAN 3G PLUS (ADULT) ONE (1) LAERDAL SIMMAN 3G PLUS (BABY) THIS ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT ON THE TEAM'S ABILITY TO MEET COMMUNITY NEED. FIVE ADDITIONAL AMBULANCES FOR OUR EMS TEAM WILL ALLOW A SIGNIFICANT EXPANSION OF SERVICE, ALLOWING THE EMS TEAM TO MEET THE NEED FOR UP TO 80% OF UNMET CALL VOLUME. (CURRENTLY, WE GIVE AWAY MORE THAN 2000 EMERGENCY CALLS A YEAR BECAUSE WE DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT EQUIPMENT TO MEET THIS NEED.) TWO ADDITIONAL VEHICLES FOR THE COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC TEAM WILL ALLOW AN EXPANSION OF SUPPORT TO EMS WITH NON-URGENT AND FOLLOW-UP CARE FOR MEDICALLY FRAGILE PATIENTS. FINALLY, TWO ADDITIONAL SIM MANNEQUINS (ONE ADULT AND ONE BABY) WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL HANDS-ON TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EMS AND COMMUNITY PARAMEDIC TEAMS.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $0 | 5/29/25 | ||
| Not listed | $2.7m | 9/19/24 | ||
| Not listed | $2.7m | 9/19/24 |