Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program - Emergency Medical Services Supplement
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- HRSA-24-006
- Agency
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Health Resources and Services Administration
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration is seeking applications for the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program - Emergency Medical Services Supplement. This competitive cooperative agreement funding opportunity aims to build an evidence base for rural emergency medical services (EMS) activities by supporting the implementation of demonstration projects focused on sustainable rural EMS models and quality metrics. Eligible applicants are current state recipients of the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (CFDA 93.241). Projects must strengthen the rural EMS workforce through recruitment, retention, and financial and operational strategies such as career advancement, education partnerships, leadership engagement, billing support, and staff wellness initiatives. Applications are due by April 2025.
Approximately $2 million will be awarded to fund approximately 8 supplemental cooperative agreements, with an estimated $250,000 per year over a 5-year period of performance beginning September 2024. The place of performance for these projects will be in rural communities supported by the State Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.
Synopsis
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Competing Supplement (EMS Supplement). Throughout this NOFO, the term Flex Program will refer to the larger, primary program while EMS Supplement will refer to the supplemental projects that are the focus of this NOFO. The purpose of the EMS Supplement is to enable states to establish or expand programs for the provision of rural EMS by strengthening the EMS workforce in rural areas through recruitment, retention, and financial and operational strategies. This includes, but is not limited to, activities such as: • Establishing career advancement programs for EMS staff as part of the hiring process; • Working with local schools and community colleges to recruit students interested in EMS; • Educating community leaders on the need for volunteers and/or paid staff • Training on EMS billing; • Updating billing software; • Establishing cost-sharing agreements for billing services with other agencies; • Assisting with travel costs for training/certification; • Assisting with training/certification costs; • Addressing fatigue and the mental health toll of EMS work; The EMS Supplement intends to address and improve EMS workforce challenges in rural areas by offering support and resources to communities struggling with workforce shortages and inconsistent billing practices.
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