Opportunity Information: Apply for DHS 22 CISA 120 REMCDP 001
The Rural Emergency Medical Communications Demonstration Project (REMCDP) is a discretionary federal grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), administered through the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). It is designed to fund a small number of demonstration projects that focus on a practical, real-world problem: rural emergency medical care often depends on reliable communications, yet many rural areas face persistent coverage gaps, interoperability issues, and operational barriers that can slow coordination among responders and healthcare providers. By supporting targeted demonstrations, the program aims to test and document workable solutions that strengthen existing emergency communications infrastructure rather than reinventing it from scratch.
The core purpose of REMCDP is to examine the specific communications barriers that affect rural emergency medical response and patient care, then identify and validate solutions that can be scaled or replicated. The emphasis is not only on technology, but also on how communications systems are used in the field, how different agencies and disciplines coordinate, and where implementation falls short. A central feature of the program is its connection to the National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP): the projects are intended to help address NECP implementation gaps, meaning they should produce lessons learned, models, or improvements that move emergency communications capabilities closer to national goals for reliability, interoperability, and resilience.
Eligibility is narrowly defined. Only public and state-controlled institutions of higher education can apply, and the program expects to make up to two awards, reinforcing that this is a limited, demonstration-focused effort rather than a broad formula grant. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 97.120 and uses a grant as the funding instrument. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $3,785,000, with two expected awards, indicating that selected institutions could receive substantial support to run meaningful pilots, evaluations, and associated implementation activities.
From an operational standpoint, the program sits squarely within CISA's broader public safety communications mission: ensuring emergency responders and government officials have the communications capabilities needed to keep the country safe, secure, and resilient. In practice, that means the demonstrations should be relevant to the day-to-day realities of emergency medical services in rural environments, such as dispatch and routing, communications among EMS, fire, law enforcement, hospitals, public health, and emergency management, and continuity of communications during incidents where infrastructure is limited or disrupted. The application window for this specific posting opened with a creation date of June 6, 2022, and had an original closing date of July 18, 2022, reflecting a time-bounded solicitation for these pilot efforts.
In short, REMCDP is a DHS/CISA grant opportunity aimed at improving rural emergency medical outcomes by strengthening emergency communications. It does this through a small number of funded demonstrations led by public, state-controlled universities, with the expectation that the work will identify concrete barriers, test solutions that enhance current systems, and generate evidence and guidance that can help close gaps highlighted in the NECP.Apply for DHS 22 CISA 120 REMCDP 001
- 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 Jun 06, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 18, 2022 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 $3,785,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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