Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program – Emergency Medical Services Supplement — Health Resources and Services Administration funding opportunity
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Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program – Emergency Medical Services Supplement

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 NOF...

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Award $0–$250k Deadline 844 days ago Location Alabama Type grant Level Federal Closed posted Jan 24, 2024
✦ AI Summary
  • Who can apply: Federal-level applicants (see eligibility for details).
  • Funding amount: up to $250,000 (total pool ~$2,000,000).
  • Next deadline: April 26, 2024.
  • Issued by: Health Resources and Services Administration.
How was this generated?

The “key facts” mode pulls structured fields directly from the official source posting (amount, deadline, eligibility tags). The AI mode adds a short plain-English narrative on top, generated from the same source. Always verify with the agency before applying.

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Who can apply — at a glance

  • Eligible applicants: see the Eligibility tab for the criteria from the official announcement.
  • Where: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, District of Columbia.
  • Award: $0–$250k. Total program pool: $2,000,000.
  • Matching funds: not required.
  • Deadline type: Fixed.

Compiled from the official listing's structured fields — always verify with the funder before applying.

About the funder

Health Resources and Services Administration is a federal-level funder.

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Award amount
$0–$250k
Deadline
844 days ago
Apr 26, 2024
Total pool
$2M

About this opportunity

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 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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Who can apply

Eligibility details aren't on file yet — check the agency source link in the Documents tab for the latest rules.

Geographic eligibility

  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Connecticut
  • Delaware
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Hawaii
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Indiana
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Maine
  • Maryland
  • Massachusetts
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • Mississippi
  • Missouri
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • Nevada
  • New Hampshire
  • New Jersey
  • New Mexico
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • North Dakota
  • Ohio
  • Oklahoma
  • Oregon
  • Pennsylvania
  • Rhode Island
  • South Carolina
  • South Dakota
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Vermont
  • Virginia
  • Washington
  • West Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming
  • District of Columbia

How to apply

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Source documents

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Canonical NOFO, application packet, and forms
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Citation details

Source systemgrants.gov
Source ID349405
PostedJan 24, 2024

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