Funding will be utilized to ensure that the Michigan Medical Reserve Corp are ready for future response activities by providing training, education and exercise opportunities, direct funding MRCs to improve their preparedness and strengthen the volunteer base for the Medical Reserve Corps across Michigan. These activities will result in a stronger, more agile MRC, with increased capability to respond to future public health disasters.
The following objectives will be accomplished with this funding:
1. Current Michigan Medical Reserve Corp units will have resources necessary to support and grow their MRC units.
2. New MRCs units, formed during the cooperative agreement period will receive funding to support new activities and startup costs, such as uniforms, training materials, recruiting materials, etc.
3. A statewide Volunteer Conference in 2024 will provide training and education for MRCs and other volunteers on disaster preparedness, volunteer engagement and response activities, that will increase their ability to respond to incidents in the future.
4. Current and future MRC volunteers will be supported with ongoing training and education programs that will enhance their ability to respond.
5. Investment in standardized national background checks for all MRC volunteers through the MVR.