Closed · HRSA-24-006 · CFDA 93.241 · Discretionary
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program – Emergency Medical Services Supplement
Federal grant opportunity posted by Health Resources and Services Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $250K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 26, 2024
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program – Emergency Medical Services Supplement is a closed discretionary listing from Health Resources and Services Administration that offered Up to $250,000 across 8 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 1,731 other opportunities from Health Resources and Services Administration.
- up to $250K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 8
- expected awards
- 93.241
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program –… is closed (last close April 26, 2024). The parent program page for CFDA 93.241 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Health Resources and Services Administration still indexes 1,731 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed April 26, 2024
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (Flex Program), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Competing Supplement (EMS Supplement). Throughout this NOFO, the term Flex Program will refer to the larger, primary program while EMS Supplement will refer to the supplemental projects that are the focus of this NOFO. The purpose of the EMS Supplement is to enable states to establish or expand programs for the provision of rural EMS by strengthening the EMS workforce in rural areas through recruitment, retention, and financial and operational strategies. This includes, but is not limited to, activities such as: • Establishing career advancement programs for EMS staff as part of the hiring process; • Working with local schools and community colleges to recruit students interested in EMS; • Educating community leaders on the need for volunteers and/or paid staff • Training on EMS billing; • Updating billing software; • Establishing cost-sharing agreements for billing services with other agencies; • Assisting with travel costs for training/certification; • Assisting with training/certification costs; • Addressing fatigue and the mental health toll of EMS work; The EMS Supplement intends to address and improve EMS workforce challenges in rural areas by offering support and resources to communities struggling with workforce shortages and inconsistent billing practices.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · HRSA-24-006
Grants.gov marks Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program –… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Health (HL). This eligibility-code string dominates the Health Resources and Services Administration book (1,128 peers, 65% of 1,732).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Agency Contact
Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration TChappel@hrsa.gov
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What to do next
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program –… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 93.241 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- Health Resources and Services Administration lists 1,731 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
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