Monday, May 19, 2025
5/19/2025
Vermont MRC STTRONG - Vermont’s Medical Reserve Corps supports expansion of statewide programming to include initiatives aimed at promoting public health preparedness, with a focus on empowerment, equity and sustainability. Additional foci are updating MRC training to support expanding needs and supporting local units. The goal is to strengthen MRC and equip it to provide impactful programming. Objectives include 1) increasing pedestrian safety by targeted distribution of reflectors to at-risk populations, with a focus on sustainability and promoting a culture of safety 2) Expand Stop the Bleed training and kit distribution for mass casualty incidents and personal emergencies 3) Educate populations with access and functional needs on preparedness, while expanding use of E-911 CARE 4) Update and expand volunteer training through software that improves record keeping and accuracy 5) Use media branding for recruitment and retention 6) Provide sub-grants to Vermont’s nine units to promote localized preparedness and response activities. Outcomes are 1) A decrease in pedestrian-related accidents and increase understanding of actionable steps to increase road safety 2) More people trained in life-saving bleeding control through coordinated training 3) Higher use of and trust in E-911 CARE by the public, providers and emergency management 4) Increase in training access, record accuracy, and skill relevance 5) Sustainable recruitment and retention 6) Support of local units. Products include a final report, GIS mapping of all initiatives linked to the Vermont Department of Health website (and E-911 registry statewide for program 3), data on program usage, distribution and feedback, updates to plans, programs and services based on lessons-learned.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).