Grant Details​

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FUNDING AMOUNT: Grant award sizes may vary.  The maximum amount is $100k for a one-year grant, and a maximum of $300k for a multi-year grant.  Please do not feel obligated to apply for the maximum amount, as we would like to fund as many collaboratives as possible with a limited budget.  

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APPLICANTS: Collaboratives can be in any stage of development, from the introduction of partners, to fully functioning, multi-disciplinary groups.  Applications must include active participation (or demonstrate strong potential to involve) the following:

• emergency and prehospital care provider agency(ies);

• community organizations or representatives; and

• Local Emergency Medical Services Agency (LEMSA).

• hospital/trauma centers (optional)

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SCOPE OF WORK: The scope of work proposed can be narrow and deep focusing on innovations within specific components of EMS - or broad and wide across the response and care delivery landscape.  The collaborative must consider local data and engage community members to understand what’s needed to improve racial equity within EMS.  The following are examples (not requirements) of activities a collaborative could pursue: 

• assess the current system to identify any racial disparities or biases;

• create a shared vision, engaging a range of stakeholders to reflect on current realities and consider what communities want, need, the barriers, and opportunities;

• design, implement and/or evaluate EMS reforms (e.g., programs or policies) that address identified racial disparities; and/or 

• share best practices with regional and state agencies to support the integration, spread, and sustainability of innovations achieved. 

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REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: Progress report meetings with CARESTAR will be held approximately every six months, with larger grantee gatherings on occasion. 

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Leighton Honorees

Every year, in memory of Jeff Leighton, a former CARESTAR advisor, the Foundation designates a portion of its TII grantmaking funds to support collaboratives serving rural, frontier, or tribal areas in California. The aim is to provide these regions, which encounter distinctive and challenging obstacles, with critical funds to rethink and coordinate emergency and prehospital care to better align with the needs of their local communities. With expertise in non-profit foundation development, operations, finance, and investment management, Jeff Leighton helped establish the CARESTAR Foundation in 2018. His illness and subsequent passing during this period led the board of directors to want to honor and recognize Leighton’s outstanding contributions to CARESTAR and strengthen the rural areas of California Jeff loved so much.