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Overview

Grants

Preparedness

Most VisualDx hospital clients obtain federal grant funds to deploy VisualDx. Funds are available through grants such as:

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Cooperative Agreement for Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness
CDC Cooperative Agreement for Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism

HRSA Cooperative Agreement for Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness

Purpose
To ready hospitals and supporting health care systems to deliver coordinated and effective care to victims of terrorism and other public health emergencies. Upgrades will aid in abilities to respond effectively to bioterrorism, other outbreaks of infectious disease, and other public health threats and emergencies.
Eligibility
State and state agencies. Hospitals should work with their internal HRSA grant coordinator and/or state-level HRSA grant coordinators for funding through this program.
How VisualDx meets critical benchmarks
- Critical benchmark #5:
  - Education and preparedness training
- Critical benchmark #4-2:
  - Surveillance
- Critical benchmark #6:
  - Terrorism preparedness exercises
Assistance is available
For further information, guidance, networking with other VisualDx clients who have received these funds and/or assistance in writing grants, please contact us .

CDC Cooperative Agreement for Public Health Preparedness and Response for Bioterrorism

Purpose
To ensure that state and local health departments, hospitals and other health care entities are able to mount a collective response featuring seamless interaction of their event-specific capabilities.
Eligibility
State, city and county public health departments. Hospitals should work with local and/or state-level public health CDC grant coordinators for funding through this program.
How VisualDx meets critical benchmarks, enhanced capacities and critical capacities
- Critical benchmark #7:
  - Surveillance and epidemiology capacity
- Enhanced capacities #4 and #5:
  - Public health surveillance and detection capacities
- Critical capacities #6:
  - Education and training
Assistance is available
For further information, guidance, networking with other VisualDx clients who have received these funds and/or assistance in writing grants, please contact us .

	With VisualDx you can help meet federal bioterrorism preparedness guidelines such as Improve ability to respond to terrorist and public health incidents Enhance urban and rural surveillance efforts Clinician education, training and readiness And more! In addition, with VisualDx you can help improve patient care and reduce costs on a day-to-day basis.

	Remember, past years’ unspent allocations may be available. A regional or statewide approach to funding may put you in a better position to receive funds, especially due to the mandate to integrate activities between funds provided by the CDC and HRSA. Bioterrorism events occur locally, however, response capacity must be assured at both the state and local levels.