The Office of the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is a national network of 300,000 volunteers organized into approximately 750 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.
Deadline: April 30, 2023
Eligible applicants for this funding opportunity are public or private community health programs and agencies that prepare and submit a sufficient application compliant with the statutory and administrative requirements described in this document. Public or private community health programs and agencies include: State (includes District of Columbia, state public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated Indian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Federally Recognized Indian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and possessions (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization, Native American Organizations (includes Indian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations). Only one award will be given per state, territory, tribal nation, freely associated state, and the District of Columbia to the designated coordinating entity for their jurisdiction MRC programming/development.
Approximate Average Award: $250,000 - $2,500,000