Pediatric Disaster Care Centers of Excellence Program Cooperative Agreement
Agency: Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
Assistance Listings: 93.889 -- National Bioterrorism Hospital Preparedness Program
Last Updated: July 30, 2026
Description
The purpose of this NOFO is to fund four PEDs COEs to:
- Develop a coordinated pediatric disaster care capability for pediatric patient care in disasters.
- Strengthen pediatric disaster preparedness plans and health care system coordination related to pediatric medical surge in disasters.
- Enhance statewide and regional medical surge capacity for pediatric patients.
- Increase and maintain health care professional competency through the development and delivery of a standardized training program.
- Enhance situational awareness of pediatric disaster care capabilities and capacity and assess regional pediatric readiness.
Specific focus will be given to the management of pediatric care related to trauma, infectious diseases including
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Miscellaneous
- Other
Additional information
Eligible applicants are limited to one or more public or private hospitals and/or corporate health systems. For the purposes of this NOFO, a corporate health system is defined as an organized, coordinated, and collaborative network that (1) links various health care providers, via common ownership or contract, across three domains of integration – economic, noneconomic, and clinical – to provide a coordinated, vertical continuum of services to a particular patient population or community, and (2) is accountable both clinically and fiscally for the clinical outcomes and health status of the population or community served, and has systems in place to manage and improve them.
Grantor contact information
Description
Joe Lamana
Director
Office of Strategic Partnerships Joe.Lamana@hhs.gov
202-230-9169
Joe.Lamana@hhs.gov
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| ep-u3r-26-001_forPublication.pdf | EP-U3R-26-001 | Jul 30, 2026 07:55 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Closing: August 31, 2026
Award
$4,800,000
Program Funding
4
Expected awards
$--
Award Minimum
$--
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
EP-U3R-26-001
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Health
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
July 30, 2026
Archive date:
September 30, 2026
