FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Adriane Casalotti
Chief, Government and Public Affairs
acasalotti@naccho.org
National Association of County and City Health Officials Announces More Than $1.2 Million in Medical Reserve Corps Operational Readiness Awards
— MRCs serve as key volunteer mechanism for COVID-19 response —
Washington, DC, February 3, 2021 — The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the voice of the country’s nearly 3,000 local health departments, is pleased to announce the 2021 Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) Operational Readiness Awards (ORA). These awards, made possible through a cooperative agreement with the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response’s Medical Reserve Corps Program Office, will support efforts to build and strengthen MRC capabilities, raise stakeholder awareness of MRC capabilities, and identify or sustain integration of the MRC into local, state, and/or regional emergency response plans. More than $1.2 million in awards will support 137 units to build MRC response capabilities (Tier 1) or strengthen MRC response capabilities (Tier 2).
The MRC is a national network of volunteers, organized locally to improve the health and safety of their communities. The MRC network comprises approximately 194,000 volunteers in roughly 796 community-based units located throughout the United States and its territories.
MRC units have been a critical access point for volunteers to support the SARS-COV-2 response, contributing over 800,000 hours of support to the response.
- Tier 1 Awards: $5,000 – Build MRC Response Capabilities: Provides funds for units to build capabilities to meet local response needs. This funding may support units that are smaller in size, have a specific/targeted need, a newly formed unit, or a unit that is focused on rebuilding their MRC unit if previously inactive or underutilized.
- Tier 2 Awards: $10,000 – Strengthen MRC Response Capabilities: Provides funds for units to strengthen current capabilities for evolving response missions. This funding is intended for units that have an established volunteer management structure, have the capacity to further expand their unit response capabilities, have a demonstrated record of supporting public health emergency responses, or have a record of supporting multiple natural disaster response missions.
2021 MRC Operational Readiness Awards (ORA) by State
Tier 1 Award – $5,000
Arkansas – Marion County MRC
California – Cal Poly MRC
Colorado – Rocky Mountain Veterinary MRC
Florida – Florida Keys MRC, Nassau County MRC
Illinois – Douglas County MRC, Village of Schaumburg MRC
Massachusetts – Norfolk County 8 MRC
Missouri – Cape Girardeau County MRC, Pleasant Hill MRC, Schuyler County MRC
Nebraska – Eastern Nebraska/Western Iowa MRC
New Hampshire – Greater Nashua MRC
New York – Yates County MRC
North Carolina – North Carolina Baptist Men MRC Central Region
Ohio – Paulding County MRC
Oklahoma – OKMRC District 1 MRC – Northwest OK
Oregon – Eastern Oregon Regional MRC
Pennsylvania – Philadelphia MRC
Texas – Brown County MRC
Utah – Bear Lake Responds, Bear River MRC - Box Elder County, Bear River MRC - Cache County
Tier 2 Award - $10,000
Arizona – Az Animals (and Humans) Emergency Response, Maricopa County Department of Public Health MRC
Arkansas – River City Ministry of Pulaski County MRC, White County MRC
California – ALCO MRC, Berkeley MRC, California Veterinary MRC, Contra Costa MRC, Sacramento MRC, San Bernardino County MRC, San Diego County, Ventura County MRC
Colorado – Colorado Muslim Society MRC, Colorado Radiation Response Volunteer MRC, Colorado Veterinary MRC West, MRC of El Paso County
Connecticut – Capitol Region MRC, Chesprocott MRC, Pomperaug Health District MRC, Sacred Heart University Emergency Reserve Corps, Shoreline MRC, Torrington Area Health District MRC
District of Columbia – Capitol City Pharmacy MRC
Florida – Miami-Dade County MRC, MRC in Martin County
Georgia – MRC GEM
Idaho – MRC of North Idaho, South Central Idaho MRC
Illinois – Kane County MRC
Indiana – Hendricks County MRC
Iowa – Johnson County Iowa MRC, North Iowa CERT/MRC
Louisiana – LSART VMRC Louisiana State Animal Response Team Veterinary MRC, New Orleans MRC
Maryland – Maryland Responds MRC, Prince George’s County Health Department MRC
Massachusetts – Berkshire MRC, Bristol Norfolk MRC, Duxbury Bay Area Regional MRC, East Longmeadow MRC, Franklin MRC, Greater Fall River MRC, Greater New Bedford MRC, Greater Taunton MRC, Greater Westfield Western Hamden County MRC, Hampshire County MRC, Metro East MRC, Middleboro-Bridgewater Area MRC, Mystic Valley MRC, North Shore-Cape Ann Emergency Preparedness Coalition MRC, Northern Essex County MRC, Upper Merrimack Valley MRC, Wachusett MRC
Michigan – Macomb County Health Department MRC
Missouri – MRC of Greater Kansas City (MRCKC), St. Louis City MRC
Nebraska – Central Nebraska MRC, West Central Nebraska MRC
New Hampshire – Lakes Region MRC
New Jersey – Middlesex County MRC
New Mexico – New Mexico Native Health Initiative, NM Integrative Wellness MRC
New York – MRC of Dutchess County, Niagara County MRC, Orange County MRC
Ohio – Franklin County & Columbus MRC, Greene County MRC, Lake County MRC, Medina County MRC, Pickaway County MRC, Union County MRC, Wood County MRC
Oklahoma – Oklahoma County MRC, Oklahoma MRC Nurse, OKMRC District 3 MRC, OKMRC District 6 MRC East, OKMRC District 6 MRC West, OKMRC Tulsa County MRC, OKMRC6 MRC-Norman/Cleveland County
Oregon – Cannon Beach MRC, Coos County MRC, Linn County MRC
Pennsylvania – Delaware County MRC, South Central PA MRC
Rhode Island – Rhode Island MRC
Texas – Brazoria County MRC, Dallas County MRC, Fort Bend County MRC, Galveston County MRC, Harris County MRC, Tarrant County MRC, University of Texas MRC
Utah – Central Utah MRC, Salt Lake County MRC, Utah County MRC, Wasatch County MRC, Weber County MRC
Virginia – Chesapeake MRC, Near Southwest MRC of Virginia, Norfolk MRC, Peninsula MRC, Rappahannock MRC, Rappahannock-Rapidan MRC, Southwest Virginia MRC, Three Rivers MRC, Virginia Beach MRC
Washington – Bainbridge Island MRC, Kitsap Department of Emergency Management MRC, Pierce County MRC, Public Health Reserve Corps of Seattle and King County, Snohomish County MRC, Vashon Island MRC
West Virginia – Cabell Wayne MRC, Mountaineer MRC
