ClosedOpportunity HRSA-23-073

Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)

Health Resources and Services Administration · Department of Health and Human Services

At a glance

Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Health Resources and Services Administration (Department of Health and Human Services). The application deadline was April 11, 2023. Individual awards are listed as up to $700K, with about 7 awards expected and $4.95M in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 93.127 (Emergency Medical Services for Children).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

Jan 11, 2023Posted
Apr 11, 2023Application deadline

Posted: Jan 11, 2023
Close date: Apr 11, 2023
Award floor: Not specified
Award ceiling: $700,000
Est. total funding: $4,950,000
Expected awards: 7
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

Eligible applicants include States and accredited schools of medicine in States. The terms accredited and school of medicine for the purpose of this funding opportunity (and under 42 U.S.C. 300w-9(c)) have the same meaning as set forth in section 799B(1)(A) and (E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 295p(1)(A) and (E)). Tribes and tribal organizations are not eligible. Pursuant to section 1910(a) of the PHS Act, no more than three awards under this authority may be made in a state (i.e., to a state or a school of medicine in such state). HRSA will not provide funds to more than three award recipients within each state in a given fiscal year. HRSA will make competitive awards under this announcement in accordance with the rank order established by the objective review committee, but if awarding funds to the next ranking applicant would result in a fourth award to any state, HRSA will skip that applicant and make the award to the next eligible applicant, ensuring compliance with this statutory restriction

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

This notice announces the opportunity to apply for funding under the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) program, hereafter referred to as PECARN or “the network.” The purpose of this demonstration program is to improve pediatric emergency care by supporting the development and dissemination of evidence-based guidelines for hospital emergency department (ED) and prehospital emergency medical services (EMS). This program will achieve this goal by supporting a multi-center research network that will demonstrate how conducting and disseminating rigorous clinical research advances equitable pediatric emergency care.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications for funding for the seven research nodes described below that will comprise the network. The network will work in conjunction with the EMSC Data Center (EDC), which is funded through a separate HRSA cooperative agreement (HRSA-022-087).

The PECARN program has two categories of research nodes or “nodes”, each led by a Research Node Center (RNC) which will also be the recipient of funds. You may apply for one award in one of these categories:

Category 1 (“Research Nodes”): Each recipient/RNC will lead a Research Node comprised of three (3) Hospital Emergency Department Affiliates (HEDAs) and one co-located EMS affiliate.[1] The RNC is co-located at one of the three HEDAs. Research Nodes will coordinate multi-center prehospital EMS and hospital ED clinical care research. Six (6) Research Nodes will be funded at $700,000 each.

Category 2 (“EMS Research Node”): This recipient/RNC will lead an EMS Research Node comprised of three (3) EMS affiliates. In addition, this RNC will help to coordinate multi-center, prehospital EMS clinical care research that may take place with the nine EMS affiliates[2] in PECARN. One (1) EMS Research Node will be funded at $700,000.

In addition, this notice includes the opportunity to receive additional funding to support activities of the PECARN chairperson. The PECARN chairperson is selected by the network for the purposes of leading the network and liaising with HRSA. The Research Node recipient that supports the selected Chairperson will be awarded an additional $50,000 annually to support the specific activities listed in the Appendix: Additional PECARN Background.

For more details, see Program Requirements and Expectations.

[1] The EMS affiliate is located within the catchment area of one of the participating Emergency Departments.

[2] The nine PECARN EMS affiliates are the six EMS affiliates who are part of the Category 1 Research Nodes and the three EMS affiliates in the one EMSC Research Node.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

HRSA-23-073 Notice of Funding OpportunityFull Announcement · MCHB HRSA-23-073 (U03) PECARN_Final.pdfPDF · 433 KB

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

93.127Emergency Medical Services for ChildrenProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 93.127

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$21.2M

FY25

$21.1M

FY26

— est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 93.127. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Agency contact (as published)

Health Resources and Services Administration
Pfanflik@hrsa.gov
301-443-7432

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for “Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)”?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through “Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)”?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $700k, total estimated program funding is $4,950,000 and the agency expects to make about 7 awards.

How do I apply for “Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)”?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity HRSA-23-073), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

ForecastedALN 93.912