2nd year Rural AED Grant Program applications on ORCA website.

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Hello everyone

The Office of Rural Community Affairs would like to announce the

second year funding cycle for the Federal Rural AED Grant Program.

Program information and applications are on the ORCA website. Please

check your eligibility before applying.

Program information can be found on the ORCA website at

www.orca.state.tx.us, click on What's New, and then click on Health

Related News.

You can also go directly to the program main page at the following

link:

http://www.orca.state.tx.us/NewsRoom/newsReleases/2004/AEDGranMainpage

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Overview of the grant:

The Office of Rural Health Policy's Rural Access to Emergency Devices

(RAED) Grant Program provides funding to rural communities to

purchase automated external defibrillators (AED's) and provide

training in their use and maintenance. The legislation that created

this program states that awards will be made to community

partnerships. These partnerships are defined as a consortium of first

responders (e.g., EMS, law enforcement and fire departments) and

local for and non-profit entities that may include, but are not

limited to, long-term care facilities, rural health clinics (includes

community health centers, and federally qualified look-a-likes), post

offices, libraries and other civic centers, athletic facilities,

senior citizen and day care facilities, faith-based organizations and

schools without AED's.

The Office of Rural Community Affairs is the lead agency for the

state of Texas for the community partnership. The extension of the

partnership will come from the communities and organizations applying

to ORCA for an AED.

Entities interested in participating in this program need to submit a

completed application to ORCA. The application can be filled out

online, or downloaded, filled out, and postal mailed to ORCA (AED

Program) Faxed applications will not be accepted. Electronically

submitted and postal mailed applications must be submitted or

postmarked no later than 11:59:59pm Sunday October 31, 2004, to be

considered for the program.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Submitting an application, in no way, guarantees an

applicant funding or the granting of an AED through this program.

The Federal Rural Access to Emergency Devices Grant Program (Rural

AED Grant) is contingent on funding from the Federal Government, and

it is possible that, if ORCA is not funded no one that applies will

be funded. The number of AED's awarded through this program is also

contingent on the amount of money received by ORCA from the Federal

Government.

If you have questions please contact the Office of Rural Community

Affairs at 1- or toll free at 1-, or by fax

at or by email at orca@...

Alan M. , A.A.S.,L.P./VFF, TX-1-DMAT

Office of Rural Community Affairs

P.O.Box 12877

Austin, TX, 78711

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Toll free: 1-

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Thanks Al, see ya in Austin, F. E.

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Thanks Al, see ya in Austin, F. E.