MRC Funding Opportunities

NACCHO is proud to be able to provide funding to MRC units through our continued partnership with the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Medical Reserve Corps Program Office.

Current Awards

2024 Preparedness Summit

Please find the MRC-related sessions that will be available at the PREP Summit here.

2024 National Summit Travel Awards

The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is pleased to announce MRC Travel Awards to attend the MRC National Summit, May 22-24, 2024, in Chicago, IL. These travel awards are available from NACCHO through a cooperative agreement with the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) and the Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).     

These travel awards are intended for MRC unit leaders and MRC state coordinators to foster collaboration between MRC units, stakeholders, and facilitate integration of the MRC in local, statewide, or interstate deployments.  In addition, this summit will allow unit leaders and MRC state coordinators to connect with colleagues, share peer to peer best practices from the COVID-19 pandemic, and share resources that enhance unit capabilities to prepare for, respond to, and recover from future pandemics, disasters, and emergencies.    

Please click here to apply for a Travel Award using the link below. The application period will remain open until capacity is reached. These spots are available on a first come, first served basis.

To ensure broad network representation, up to two MRC unit leaders and state coordinators may apply from each unit/state. The application period will remain open until capacity is reached.  

Past Awards

MRC Award	About the Award
MRC COVID-19 Response, Innovate, Sustain, and Equip (RISE) Awards Round 2	Through additional support from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), NACCHO awarded 71 MRC RISE Awards totaling $3,783,750 million through $25,00, $50,000, and $75,000 award tiers.
2023 Operational Readiness Awards	NACCHO awarded more than $1.255 million to support 146 units in building (Tier 1) or strengthening MRC response capabilities (Tier 2). Learn more about the progress the awardees have made in the 2023 MRC ORA Interim Project Report.
MRC COVID-19 Response, Innovate, Sustain, and Equip (RISE) Awards - Round 1	Through additional support from the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), NACCHO awarded 188 MRC RISE Awards totaling $11,431,250 million through $25,00, $50,000, and $75,000 award tiers. The second round of funding is forthcoming.
2022 Operational Readiness Awards	Continuing the goals of the MRC Operational Readiness Awards (ORA), NACCHO awarded more than $1 million to support 129 units in building (Tier 1) or strengthening MRC response capabilities (Tier 2). Learn more about the progress the awardees have made in both the 2022 MRC ORA Interim Project Report and the 2022 MRC ORA Final Project Report.
2021 Operational Readiness Awards Round 1 and Round 2	The 2021 ORAs aimed to continue building the operational readiness capabilities of MRC units to meet the emergency preparedness and response needs of their local, regional, or statewide stakeholders. The awards were intended to be flexible to meet the needs of all MRC units, support efforts to build and strengthen MRC capabilities, raise stakeholder awareness of MRC capabilities, and identify or sustain the integration of the MRC into local, state, and/or regional emergency response plans. Learn more about the progress the 174 awardees have made in the 2021 MRC ORA Interim Project Report and in the 2021 MRC Operational Readiness Awards Final Report
2020 COVID-19 Operational Readiness Awards	This award funding supported 32 MRC units that were actively supporting or planning COVID-19 responses by building unit response capabilities through the development of response plans to support COVID-19 and providing resources to support their activities.
2020 Operational Readiness Awards	The 2020 ORAs were intended to build the operational readiness capabilities of MRC volunteers and units to meet the emergency preparedness and response needs of their local, regional, or statewide stakeholders. This award funding supported 202 MRC units to increase their volunteer capacity (Tier 1) or strengthen the unit’s response capabilities as a whole (Tier 2). More information is available in the 2020 MRC ORA Final Report.
2018 Challenge Awards	The 2018 MRC Challenge Awards focused innovation towards projects that align with nationally recognized health initiatives, are significant at the local level, and demonstrate capability within the MRC network. Project proposals may draw from ASPR’s National Health Security Strategy (NHSS), the six Surgeon General’s Priorities which includes the National Prevention Strategy (NPS), the CDC‘s Winnable Battles, or the strategic plans of other partner organizations.

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MRC Deployment Readiness Resources

Check out the latest MRC deployment readiness resources available through NACCHO.

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MRC Deployment Readiness Resources

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Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps

This report presents the newest data on Medical Reserve Corps unit funding, partnerships, composition, activities, and capabilities.

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Network Profile of the Medical Reserve Corps

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