# Enhance, Manage, and Promote the Medical Reserve Corps Training and Learning Management System via the TRAIN Learning Network (MRC-TRAIN)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ep-hit-21-002-enhance-manage-and-promote-the-medical-reserve-corps/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334319

> Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response offered grants of up to $125,000 (at least $100,000) to colleges and universities and state and local governments. It expected to make one award worth $625,000 in total. Applications closed on August 25, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EP-HIT-21-002 |
| Agency | Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 25, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $125,000 |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $625,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.008 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Private institutions of higher education
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

State, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other private institutions/organizations, Other public institution/organization

## What the grant funds

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR), within the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), leads the nation’s medical and public health preparedness for, response to, and recovery from disasters and public health emergencies. ASPR collaborates with hospitals, healthcare coalitions, biotech firms, community members, state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, and other partners across the country to improve readiness and response capabilities. The Medical Reserve Corps program is within the Office of Emergency Management and Medical Operations in ASPR. The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of over 200,000 volunteers organized into approximately 760 local community-based groups which are committed to improving local emergency response capabilities, reducing vulnerabilities, and building community preparedness and resilience. MRC units organize and utilize local volunteers who want to donate their time and expertise to prepare for and respond to emergencies and to support steady-state preparedness initiatives. MRC volunteers include medical and public health professionals as well as other community members without healthcare backgrounds. MRC units bolster their community’s preparedness and emergency response infrastructures by providing supplemental personnel when needed, thus making those local communities less likely to be reliant on state and national resources. The majority of MRC units are sponsored by local health departments; other types of sponsoring organizations include emergency management agencies, local non-profits, and universities. The MRC program office supports the MRC network by providing technical assistance, coordination, communications, strategy and policy development, cooperative agreements, and training opportunities. The MRC program office also supports information sharing between units on best practices and provides situational awareness of local activities to agency leadership and to state, regional, and national level partners. MRC units are local assets, and the MRC program office does not have direct control over MRC units.

## Questions people ask

### Is EP-HIT-21-002 still open?

No. It closed on August 25, 2021.

### Who can apply for Enhance, Manage, and Promote the Medical Reserve Corps Training and Learning Management System via the TRAIN Learning Network (MRC-TRAIN)?

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response accepted applications from colleges and universities and state and local governments. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Enhance, Manage, and Promote the Medical Reserve Corps Training and Learning Management System via the TRAIN Learning Network (MRC-TRAIN)?

Closed August 25, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $125,000 each. About $625,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were National Association of County and City Health Officials, Ohio Department of Health, Oregon Health Authority-Public Health. The program made 37 awards worth $78.9 million in that time.