Enhance the Ability of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to transport patients with highly infectious diseases (HID)

The Department of Health and Human Services Immediate Office of the Secretary administers the Enhance the Ability of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) to transport patients with highly infectious diseases program (CFDA 93.878), which funds enhancements to state and local emergency medical services operational plans for managing confirmed or suspected high-consequence infectious diseases such as Ebola, with the most recent grant award dated September 1, 2016.

This program has not received grant awards in the past decade. The portfolio contains a single Cooperative Agreement awarded to a nonprofit organization representing all 50 state emergency medical services officials for $341,746 to enhance EMS capabilities for transferring patients with confirmed or suspected high-consequence infectious diseases. The award was obligated on September 1, 2016, with a completion date of February 28, 2018. No subsequent grant opportunities or awards are documented in the available record.

Eligibility is strictly limited to nonprofit organizations representing all 50 state emergency medical services officials, which narrows the applicant pool to a single entity type. Recipients with federal awards of $750,000 or greater must undergo independent audit in accordance with 2 CFR 200 and 45 CFR Part 75, Subpart F. The program requires 18-month project periods. Pre-application coordination is not applicable, and environmental impact information is not required.

No recent grant opportunities are documented. The decade-long gap between the single recorded award and the present date, combined with the absence of posted funding solicitations or opportunities, indicates this program is not actively funding at this time. Organizations should contact the Department of Health and Human Services Immediate Office of the Secretary directly to determine whether funding under this Assistance Listing will resume.