Emergency Medical Services for Children: Network Development Demonstration Project

This grant opportunity was posted to Grants.gov on 1/22/2008 and the announcement is now available. 

Program Title

Emergency Medical Services for Children: Network Development Demonstration Project

Agency/Sub-Agency

HRSA/MCHB

Description

Demonstrate the value of a network designed to be the platform from which to conduct investigations on the efficacy of treatments, transport, and care responses including those preceding the arrival of children to hospital emergency departments; overcome present difficulties in assessing efficacy and quality of care and ensuring accountability in State EMSC Programs that derive from the relatively small incidence of rates of pediatric emergency events; and be utilized as a means to conduct observational and randomized studies on a variety issues related to EMSC, including processes involved in transferring research results to treatment settings.

Eligible Entity(ies)

State governments and accredited schools of medicine

Intended Beneficiaries

Children

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.

93.127

CFDA Category

Health

CFDA Sub-Category(ies)

Maternity, Infants, and Children

Keyword(s)

Children; Emergency Health

HHS Announcement No.

HRSA-08-052

New Funding Opportunity

Yes

Competition Type: (N), (CC) or (M)

N

Single Source / Limited Competition

NA

Est Annual Min Award

$925,000.00

Est Annual Max Award

$925,000

Est Number of Awards

4

Est Posting Date

1/16/2008

Est Application Deadline

3/16/2008

Est Award Date

9/1/2008

Est Start Date

9/1/2008

Program Contact Name

Dan Kavanaugh

Program Contact Telephone No.

(301) 443-1321

Program Contact Email

dkavanaugh@hrsa.gov

Agency Forecast ID No.

HRSA80