Emergency Medical Services for Children Demonstration Grants

摘要

The HRSA in collaboration with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announces the availability of fiscal year (FY) 1995 funds for grants authorized under section 1910 of the PHS Act. These discretionary grants will be made to States or accredited schools of medicine to support projects for the expansion and improvement of emergency medical services for children (EMSC). Funds appropriated by Public Law 103-112 will be used for this purpose. Awards made under the EMSC program authority are for project periods of up to 2 years. Within the HRSA, EMSC grants are administered by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The NHTSA participated with the MCHB in developing program priorities for the EMSC program for FY 1995. The NHTSA will share the Federal monitoring responsibilities for EMSC awards made during FY 1995 and will continue to provide ongoing technical assistance and consultation in regard to the required collaboration/linkages between applicants and their Highway Safety Offices and Emergency Medical Services Agencies for the State(s). Grantees funded under this program are expected to work collaboratively with the State trauma systems planning and dev