Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 23 CISA 120 REMCDP 001

The Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (Funding Opportunity Number DHS 23 CISA 120 REMCDP 001) is a discretionary Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding opportunity, administered through the DHS Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division, and implemented in support of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) mission. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning recipients should expect substantial federal involvement during the period of performance, such as coordinated planning, technical guidance, shared milestones, and ongoing collaboration to ensure the projects meet federal objectives.

The main purpose of the program is to fund a small number of demonstration projects that improve rural emergency medical communications and directly address implementation gaps identified in the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). In practical terms, the projects are meant to test, prove, and document approaches that strengthen how emergency medical services and partner responders communicate in rural environments, where distance, terrain, limited infrastructure, and coverage gaps can create major challenges. The opportunity is positioned to advance broader federal priorities by supporting the DHS Strategic Plan objective of strengthening national preparedness and resilience, and the CISA Strategic Plan objective of reducing risk and strengthening resilience, particularly in communications systems that underpin emergency response.

Eligibility is limited to public-sector and public-serving entities that can lead or anchor these kinds of community-scale demonstrations, including county governments, city or township governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. These applicant types reflect the reality that rural emergency communications solutions often require coordination across local government, public safety agencies, healthcare or EMS providers, and technical partners, with an emphasis on solutions that can be sustained and potentially replicated in other rural jurisdictions.

In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is $4,000,000, and DHS anticipated making approximately two awards. That combination signals an intent to support relatively robust pilots rather than many small grants. As demonstration projects, awardees would typically be expected to produce clear, transferable outputs such as validated use cases, implementation playbooks, technical architectures, training approaches, governance models, measurable performance improvements, and lessons learned about what works (and what does not) in rural medical communications.

The opportunity was created on May 30, 2023, with an original application closing date of July 28, 2023. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) listing associated with this opportunity is 97.120. Overall, the grant is best understood as targeted federal investment in a limited number of high-impact, collaborative demonstrations that close real-world NECP gaps and strengthen the reliability and interoperability of emergency medical communications in rural settings.

  • The Department of Homeland Security, Office of Procurement Operations - Grants Division in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project" and is now available to receive applicants.
  • Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 97.120.
  • This funding opportunity was created on May 30, 2023.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 28, 2023 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
  • Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $4,000,000.00 in funding.
  • The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
  • Eligible applicants include: County governments, City or township governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
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