The Maine EMS Healthcare Disparities Funding for Community Paramedicine Request for Application (RFA) #202412213 is officially posted on the procurement website: 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) is seeking 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 10 award recipients.
In order to be considered for Grant funding under this application process, Applicants must be/provide:
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- Eligible organizations include all Maine EMS agencies including non-transporting and ground ambulance services. Agencies may apply collaboratively with other agencies. If this is the case Appendix A should be completed by the lead agency and all other agency partners must sign Appendix B.
- Services that apply as a group may request up to an additional $50,000 for regional projects. This could include QA/QI projects, educational projects or collaborative planning. This funding must support at minimum 2 additional zip codes in addition to the lead agency's primary service area. Preference will be given to those who have broad projects in rural environments.
- Services must either have an existing community paramedicine designation or have started the application process for a community paramedicine designation. Services will need to have received a community paramedicine designation prior to disbursement of funds. If applying in a group, the lead service will need to have a community paramedicine designation prior to disbursement of funds. Depending on the scope of work, one or all services involved may require community paramedicine designations.
- Services may not submit more than one application per EMS agency. Only one application will be reviewed per agency.
- Services that applied for RFA#202301013 and RFA#202306130 are eligible for this RFA. However, if your agency spent less than 75% of previous funds awarded please speak to why you were unable to spend the funds and how you would ensure funds will be spent this round.
Important Dates:
Questions due: January 16, 2025, no later than 11:59 P.M., local time
Q&A Summary: January 27, 2025
Application Deadline: February 10, 2025, no later than 11:59 P.M., local time
All questions should go to the RFA Coordinator, Soliana Goldrich through email: Soliana.o.goldrich@maine.gov with “RFA# 202412213 Question” in the subject line of the email.
Submissions go to Proposals@maine.gov and must include: “RFA# 202412213 Application Submission” in the subject line of the email.
Healthcare Disparities Funding for Community Paramedicine RFA (DOC)