Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) National Pediatric Readiness Coordinating Center Cooperative Agreement
Status: Open
Posted date: February 17, 2026
Archive date: July 2, 2026
Opportunity ID: 361310
Opportunity number: HRSA-26-051
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Health Resources and Services Administration
Agency code: HHS-HRSA
Award floor: $3,900,000
Award ceiling: $4,200,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Health
Eligible Applicants
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- State governments
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- category_of_funding_activity:health
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
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- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:open
The Emergency Medical Services for Children National Pediatric Readiness Coordinating Center (EMSC NPRCC) demonstration program will work to assess and expand “Pediatric Readiness” in hospital emergency departments (ED) and pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) systems. Because children have unique physiological, emotional, and developmental characteristics, specialized emergency care is needed. Pediatric Readiness ensures that every EMS and fire-rescue agency and ED has the pediatric-specific leadership, competencies, policies, equipment, and other resources needed to provide high-quality emergency care for children, no matter where they live, attend school, or travel in the United States.