Grants

FRETAC Mini Grants

FY-25 Agency Mini-Grant Guidelines

The FY-25 Mini-Grant cycle is now closed. The following agencies received funding:

Agency	Award Amount
Highland Rescue Team	$1,700.00
Evergreen Fire/Rescue	$800.00
Arvada Fire	$2,500.00
Clear Creek Fire Authority	$2,000.00
Clear Creek EMS	$3,900.00
American Medical Response of Boulder	$925.65
Sunshine Fire Protection District	$5,200.00
Evergreen Fire/Rescue	$2,944.93
Four Mile Fire Protection District	$4,907.70
Middle Park Health	$5,850.00
Gilpin Ambulance Authority	$5,527.90
Total Awarded	$36,256.18

Common Questions & Answers

1. Who can apply for this grant?

Anyone involved in EMTS activities within the Foothills RETAC is eligible to apply for this grant. The Foothills RETAC has 10 medical facilities, 26 prehospital transporting agencies, along with 64 Fire/SAR agencies within our boundaries, many of which perform patient care. All these agencies may apply.

2. What can I use these funds for?

These funds may be used for:  EMTS Training and Education, EMTS Equipment, EMTS Communications, EMTS Transportation, Data Collection, or Injury Prevention. Grant applications that complement the RETAC’s goals for the next two years are scored more favorably, but that is not a requirement for funding. Those goals are:

Foothills RETAC Goals for FY-24 &25

Injury Prevention

Goal Statement:  Injuries and deaths in the Foothills RETAC will be decreased throughout the Region through the establishment and utilization of effective cohesive IP programs and strategies.

Clinical Care

Goal Statement: Establish and maintain Foothills RETAC specific projects, research, Regional QM Programs, and act as a resource for regional education offerings.

MCI

Goal Statement: As a collaborative effort of stakeholders within the Foothills region, we endeavor to provide communication, education, planning, and enhanced response capability to ensure operational readiness for mass casualty incidents.

Whole Blood Committee

Goal Statement: The goal of the FRETAC whole blood committee is to establish, and administer, a prehospital whole blood program based on the tenets of, and in participation with, the statewide whole blood coalition.

As you can see above, MCI preparedness, Injury Prevention, Clinical Care and Whole Blood are addressed. Medical Direction, CQI, and Data collection are components of Clinical Care and will be prioritized as such.

3. What amount can I ask for?

This grant should be viewed as a small grant in comparison to the state’s EMTS Provider Grants. Any amount can be asked for, but please keep in mind that the FRETAC will be looking at the entire region when scoring these grants, and we only have a total of $30,000 to give out. Our average request is for about $2,000-$3,000.

4. Do I have to provide a cash match to be eligible for these funds?

A cash match is not required but shows commitment to the project.

5. Are there any other requirements for applying for this grant?

Requirement #1

Submission of your current “Agency Profile Form” is required before your application is submitted to the RETAC to be eligible for our RETAC Mini-Grant funds. This applies to all agencies and facilities that provide patient care, including non-transporting agencies. This will be checked before scoring. If an Agency Profile or profile update is not submitted, your grant application will not be scored at all.

If you have not already done so, you will need to go through the OATH process of obtaining a login and username for access. If you already have an agency profile on file at CDPHE, this information must be updated yearly, or as important changes occur. The RETAC uses the agency profile information in many ways for planning and improving care within our region. The website for this access is:

EMTS Organization Profiles (OATH)

Requirement #2:

The RETAC is also committed to improving patient care using patient data. If you are a transporting agency, the state and the RETAC require that you are submitting your patient data to the Image Trend system at CDPHE. Facilities must be submitting Trauma data as required per Trauma Level.

6. How will the FRETAC board score these grants?

Grant scoring will be done on December 18^th, 2024, via Zoom. Applicants will be given a hearing time to present virtually after the grant submission due date. All grants will be scored using a regional approach. A very simple scoring tool has been developed for this. Priorities for the scoring of the grants received will be based on the board’s regional approach to EMTS within the RETAC using our current goals/objectives for the region as a priority. For example, any grant request relating to MCI will score higher than a request that does NOT relate to any of our goals. Also, a REGIONAL request will score higher than an individual agency grant.

Other categories of requests will also be accepted, but those requests that coincide with our RETAC goals will be scored higher.

7. Who will score these grant requests?

The FRETAC grants committee made up of FRETAC board members will score the grants with as equal as possible representation from all our five counties.

8. Will grant hearings be held?

The FRETAC board will be scoring grant applications on December 18, 2024. You will be contacted after the submission of your grant to ascertain if you would like a hearing. A hearing is NOT required but is encouraged. If you would like a chance to explain your grant, we’ll set it up via teleconference.

9. When is the grant application due?

The grant applications are due in full by December 6, 2024.

10. Where do I send the completed grant?

You will submit your grant application through the Microsoft Form utilizing this link: Foothills RETAC Mini-Grant Application

11. What about hard copies of the Grant Application?

No hard copies will be accepted.

12. What if I have questions?

You may contact Valorie Peaslee by phone or e-mail at the number/email listed below. You may also contact one of your County RETAC representatives.

Valorie Peaslee, MBA, BSN, RN

Executive Director, Foothills RETAC

Phone: 970-301-8320

Email: val.peaslee@outlook.com