# Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Cooperative Agreement

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/ep-u3r-26-002-trauma-care-readiness-and-coordination-cooperative-agreement/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/363662

> Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $300,000) to tribes. It expected to make about 4 awards worth $2.0 million in total. Applications closed on September 18, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | EP-U3R-26-002 |
| Agency | Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 18, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | 4 |
| Total funding | $2.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.817 |

## Who can apply

- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)

state governments, native American tribal orgs including federally recognized and Alaska native, and other (including -A consortium of level I, II, or III trauma centers designated by applicable State or local agencies within an applicable State or region, and as applicable, other emergency services providers. -A consortium or partnership of nonprofit Indian Health Service, Indian Tribal, and urban Indian trauma centers.)Under this cooperative agreement, one of the eligible members of a consortia of States, a consortium of level I, II, or III trauma centers, or a consortium or partnership of nonprofit Indian Health Service, Indian Tribal, and urban Indian trauma centers will submit the cooperative application on behalf of the consortia, consortium, or partnership, as applicable, and be designated as the applicant.

## What the grant funds

A trauma system is, “…an organized, inclusive approach to facilitating and coordinating a multidisciplinary system response to severely injured patients.”[14] Coordination across prehospital entities (e.g., EMS) and hospitals signal an effective trauma system, where patients can get the right level of care they need. Access to trauma care in the United States is inconsistent. For example, 1 in 3 Americans live in a region with incomplete trauma care,[15] and 30 million Americans live over 60 minutes from a trauma care center.[16] The Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Program supports ASPR’s goal of strengthening state and local preparedness by funding and supporting efforts to improve coordination across EMS, pre-hospital providers, and hospitals.[17] Through this program, ASPR will help recipients test scalable models that improve trauma system readiness and patient access to the right level of care, ultimately improving health outcomes and saving lives.

## Questions people ask

### Is EP-U3R-26-002 still open?

No. It closed on September 18, 2026.

### Who can apply for Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Cooperative Agreement?

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response accepted applications from tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Cooperative Agreement?

Closed September 18, 2026. 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 $500,000 each. About $2.0 million in total across about 4 awards.

### Who has won Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Ebola Preparedness and Response Activities grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Emory University, Denver Health and Hospital Authority, The General Hospital Corporation. The program made 27 awards worth $87.1 million in that time.