FEDERAL AGENCY:

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

AUTHORIZATION:

Section 413 of the Cardiac Arrest Survival Act of 2000; Public Law 106-505.

To help community partnerships within States to purchase and obtain training on use of Access to Emergency Devices (AEDs). A limited amount of funds may also be used for medical dispatcher training addressing the use of AEDs for the layperson until EMS arrives, maintenance costs and data reporting costs.

TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:

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USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:

All funds awarded are to be expended solely for the purposes outlined in the approved projects.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicant Eligibility:   Grantees applying as a community partnership may apply. These grantees must be located in rural areas as defined in the grant guidance may include local first response entities such as fire, EMS and police as well as for and nonprofit entities concerned with cardiac arrest survival rates. Statewide or regional offices may apply as part of the community partnership, but such participation must be documented in the grant application and clearly delineate how funds would be disseminated to local rural entities within the community partnership.

Beneficiary Eligibility:   Not applicable.

Credentials/Documentation:   Not applicable.

Pre-application Coordination:   States are encouraged to collaborate with State Offices of Rural Health and State EMS Offices. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

Application Procedure:   Application kits can be obtained by writing to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Grants Application Center, Attention: Grants Management Officer, 901 Russell Avenue, Suite 450, Gaithersburg, MD 20879, or by calling 1-877-HRSA-123.

Award Procedure:   Applications are evaluated by Federal and nonfederal experts. All acceptable applications will be funded. Final decisions on level of funding are made by the Director, Office of Rural Health Policy.

Deadlines:   Contact Headquarters Office listed below for deadline dates.

Range of Approval/Disapproval Time:   From two weeks to two months.

Appeals:   None.

Renewals:   None.

ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:

Formula and Matching Requirements:   None.

Length and Time Phasing of Assistance:   Awards are made on a one-time basis and payment is made through the DHHS Payment Management System.

POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:

Reports:   A final program report will be submitted to the Secretary, DHHS via ORHP within 90 days after the close of the budget period. This report will include a retrospective review of how the AED(s) affected response times, pre-hospital mortality rates, etc.

Audits:   In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24, 1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Nonprofit Organizations," nonfederal entities that receive financial assistance of $300,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from the Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133.

Records:   Grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records for 3 years after the project period. If any litigation, audit, or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until the completion of the action and resolution of all issues.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

Account Identification:   75-0350-0-1-550.

Obligations:   (Grants) FY 01 $0; FY 02 est $10,000,000; and FY 03 est $2,000,000.

Range and Average of Financial Assistance:   Funding will not be distributed in equal amounts to States as seen with block grants. Community partnerships will be the only eligible entities to apply, and these entities may be multi-county, regional, or Statewide in nature. Since a variable number of community partnerships will apply from each State, the size of each partnership will also vary. It is not possible to determine the range and average of financial assistance at this time.

This program was not funded in fiscal year 2001. It is estimated that 400 awards will be made in fiscal year 2002, and 100 awards will be made in fiscal year 2003.

REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:

The use of funds for training purposes will be subject to State laws regarding licensed and layperson use of AEDs.

INFORMATION CONTACTS:

Regional or Local Office:   None.

Headquarters Office:   Program Contact: Evan Mayfield, MS, Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9A-55, Rockville, MD 20857. Telephone: (301)443-0835. Grants Management Contact: Lawrence Poole, Grants Management Officer, Grants Management Office, Bureau or Primary Health Care, Health Resources and Services Administration, East-West Tower, 11th Floor, 4350 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814. Telephone: (301)594-4235.

Web Site Address:   www.ruralhealth.hrsa.gov

EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:

Pilot AED projects funded by the State Offices of Rural Health in Vermont, Maine and Wisconsin during fiscal year 2001.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:

Will be published in grant guidance.