The Maine EMS Healthcare Disparities Funding for Community Paramedicine Request for Application (RFA) #202306130 went live on the procurement website today: https://www.maine.gov/dafs/bbm/procurementservices/vendors/grants
The State of Maine Department of Public Safety (Department), through the Maine Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (MEMS), seeks applications for grant projects under the Health Disparities Grant. The Health Disparities Grant (HDG) Program provided funding to address health disparities, including those from COVID-19, and advance health equity. The grant focuses on a reduction in health disparities, improving and increasing healthcare resources offered by EMS to underserved populations and people living in rural communities. It also focuses on improving capacity and services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection (or transmission) among populations at higher risk that are underserved, including rural communities. These sub-grant funds are meant to support EMS agencies in initiating and/or expanding community paramedicine services, with a focus on rural areas. All recipient services will be required to expand capacity to be able to provide COVID-19 testing.
Funding for the Maine EMS Health Disparities Sub-grant is provided through the Health Disparities Grant and an MOU between the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Maine CDC), Office of MaineCare Services (OMS), and Maine EMS. This round of Service Provider Grants has allocated $1,000,000 with a maximum of 15 award recipients.
All questions should go to the RFA Coordinator, Soliana Goldrich by July 5, 2023 through email: Soliana.o.goldrich@maine.gov with “RFA# 202306130 Question” in the subject line of the email.
Submissions go to Proposals@maine.gov and must include: “RFA# 202306130 Application Submission” in the subject line of the email.
