Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (97.120)
Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (Assistance Listing 97.120) is run by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the Department of Homeland Security. It awarded $7.1 million in 5 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $1.4 million per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $1.9 million. Half of the 5 awards fell between $1.0 million and $1.9 million, and they ranged from $416,070 to $2.0 million.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$7.1 million
- Grant awards5
- Typical award$1.9 million
- Awarded in FY 2025$0
- Size rank1,556 of 1,823
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1556th largest of 1,823 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 5 largest recipients received 100% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 5 states and territories.
What the program funds
The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (HSA) assigns CISA with the responsibilities of promoting the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of disasters, fostering the development of interoperable emergency communications capabilities, and promoting the development of standard operating procedures and best practices for using interoperable emergency communications capabilities for incident response. The HSA also assigns CISA with the responsibility to develop and update a National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) to support and promote the ability of emergency response providers and relevant government officials to continue to communicate in the event of disasters. To carry out these responsibilities, CISA established the REMCDP to make cooperative agreements to non-federal entities to pursue rural emergency medical communications demonstration projects to meet various program objectives: (1) enhancing current statewide or regional emergency communications systems to address NECP implementation gaps and deliver rural medical care and services; (2) developing trainings and exercises to enable first responders and personnel to effectively use emergency medical communications system and equipment; (3) collaborating with whole community representatives to support NECP activities; (4) collaborating with state leaders to address the adoption of broadband communications to supplement current communications systems; (5) experimenting with innovative solutions to ensure emergency responders and medical practitioners can communicate in various geographies, operating conditions, and scenarios; and (6) identifying, documenting, and sharing lessons learned and best practices.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
What the money can and cannot pay for
REMCDP provides funding through a cooperative agreement with no matching or cost-sharing requirement for a recipient to perform a rural emergency medical communications demonstration project. The recipient may use project funding to examine communications barriers, address NECP implementation gaps, and identify solutions to enhance existing emergency communications infrastructure to improve the capability of emergency response providers in rural communities to transmit patient information and coordinate patient influx when delivering medical care following disasters. The allowable direct costs to pursue eligible work may include salaries and fringe benefits of recipient employees; travel costs of a recipient’s employees; costs to purchase equipment and supplies; contract costs; and management and administrative costs. Indirect costs are also allowable. Unallowable costs include subawards, construction and renovation of buildings or other physical facilities, acquisition of land or physical facilities, and pre-award costs. The Notice of Funding Opportunity will detail the eligible work, allowable costs, and restrictions on the use of federal funds. Refer to program guidance for further information.;
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the CISA headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines.
Award range and average, in the agency's words
REMCDP grant and cooperative agreement awards typically range from approximately $400,000 to $2,000,000 and have an average of approximately $1.4 million.
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (97.120) awarded $7.1 million across 5 grant awards, an average of $1.4 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bath County VA | Virginia | 1 | $2.0 million |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center | Mississippi | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Dept of Pub Safety | Iowa | 1 | $1.9 million |
| County of Hawaii | Hawaii | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Gunnison Valley Hospital | Colorado | 1 | $416,070 |
Who usually wins
State and local governments received 68% of the money, colleges and universities 26% and nonprofits 5.8%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State and local governments | 3 | $4.9 million | 68% |
| Colleges and universities | 1 | $1.9 million | 26% |
| Nonprofits | 1 | $416,070 | 5.8% |
By state
4 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards. They are Virginia, Mississippi, Iowa and Hawaii.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 1 | $2.0 million |
| Mississippi | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Iowa | 1 | $1.9 million |
| Hawaii | 1 | $1.0 million |
| Colorado | 1 | $416,070 |