Pediatric Disaster Care Centers of Excellence Program Cooperative Agreement
Here's an active health funding opportunity from Karen Valles Grantor, open to eligible applicants, with applications due Aug 31, 2026.
Apply on Grants.govOpportunity description
The purpose of this NOFO is to fund four PEDs COEs to:
- Develop a coordinated pediatric disaster care capability for pediatric patient care in disasters.
- Strengthen pediatric disaster preparedness plans and health care system coordination related to pediatric medical surge in disasters.
- Enhance statewide and regional medical surge capacity for pediatric patients.
- Increase and maintain health care professional competency through the development and delivery of a standardized training program.
- Enhance situational awareness of pediatric disaster care capabilities and capacity and assess regional pediatric readiness.
Specific focus will be given to the management of pediatric care related to trauma, infectious diseases including
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Eligible applicants are limited to one or more public or private hospitals and/or corporate health systems. For the purposes of this NOFO, a corporate health system is defined as an organized, coordinated, and collaborative network that (1) links various health care providers, via common ownership or contract, across three domains of integration – economic, noneconomic, and clinical – to provide a coordinated, vertical continuum of services to a particular patient population or community, and (2) is accountable both clinically and fiscally for the clinical outcomes and health status of the population or community served, and has systems in place to manage and improve them.
Agency contact
Karen Valles Grantor
Joe Lamana Director Office of Strategic Partnerships Joe.Lamana@hhs.gov 202-230-9169
Joe.Lamana@hhs.govHow to apply
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