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Strengthen capacity of Ohio's Medical Reserve Corps through subgrants, volunteer system modifications, and relationship building.

Award Number: U3REP230705
ORGANIZATION: ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
OPDIV: ASPR
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2026

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Strengthen capacity of Ohio's Medical Reserve Corps through subgrants, volunteer system modifications, and relationship building. - The Ohio Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) has existed in the state for nearly two decades. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ohio MRC demonstrated its importance and utility in direct community-led response. Reports from the federal MRC liaison reveal that Ohio MRC provided hundreds of hours of volunteer support to local public health response activities to include infectious disease contact tracing, health promotion, vaccine administration, and COVID-19 testing. Federally reported MRC hours demonstrated an unprecedented interest in the state among residents to contribute to their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as COVID-19 has evolved into a “new normal” engagement with volunteers have begun to plummet. This disengagement directly impacts Ohio’s readiness and therefore creative solutions must be implemented to continue engagement of state-wide volunteers. In Ohio, MRC unit operations are decentralized and are managed at the local level, allowing for strong relationships to be sustained within their communities. Emergency Response Coordinators (ERCs) are often serving a dual role in leading Public Health Emergency Preparedness efforts and volunteer management activities. This decentralized system coupled with a taxed workforce would benefit from additional support, dedicated staff to develop standardized materials for training, specialist training, and a robust partnership with academic and civil society partners to support the state-wide volunteer base. As part of a three-component strategy aligned with Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) MRC STTRONG objectives, the state of Ohio aims to reinvigorate the state MRC through the development of a pipeline for volunteers and specialist occupations, investment in data modernization for the volunteer management registry, and bolster partner and volunteer engagement through opportunities for volunteer networking. These strategies have been carefully crafted to assure sustainability of programs at the regional and local levels, with overarching technical support from a state MRC coordinator. Ohio is confident these strategies will be successful in achieving the state’s objectives in sustaining preparedness and maintaining operational readiness for the next state or regional emergency.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2025	2023	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	246 N HIGH ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	FRANKLIN	USA	Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program	04	1	5/15/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $0 )
2024	2023	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	246 N HIGH ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	FRANKLIN	USA	Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program	03	1	2/23/2024	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $0

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $2,500,000 )
2023	2023	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	246 N HIGH ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	FRANKLIN	USA	Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program	01	1	6/22/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
2023	2023	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	246 N HIGH ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	FRANKLIN	USA	Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program	00	1	6/1/2023	NEW	$2,500,000
2023	2023	OHIO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH	246 N HIGH ST	COLUMBUS	OH	43215	FRANKLIN	USA	Medical Reserve Corps Small Grant Program	02	1	8/8/2023	ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT ( + OR - ) (DISCRETIONARY OR BLOCK AWARDS)	$0
														Subtotal = $2,500,000

Grand Total All Awards = $2,500,000

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Strengthen capacity of Ohio's Medical Reserve Corps through subgrants, volunteer system modifications, and relationship building.

Award Number: U3REP230705

ORGANIZATION: ADMINISTRATION FOR STRATEGIC PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE

OPDIV: ASPR

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 06/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 05/31/2026

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