2010 Rural AED Match Initiative

Application Information for Criteria, Deadline and Guidelines. Please submit application in a letter format addressing the following 9 criteria:

I.      Qualifying Criteria
Below is a list of criteria developed by the AED Initiative Steering Committee to determine placement of AEDs through the “Rural AED Match Initiative.”
1.      Interested party must present a non-profit status.
2.      Interested party must be located within 75 miles from Fargo, ND and/or Moorhead, MN.  Population must be less than 15,000.
3.      Interested party must agree to uphold the financial commitments as they pertain to the Matching Funds program.  The financial commitments include but are not limited to: 1) Payment in the amount of $827.50 per AED, [50% of the purchase price] 2) Battery and patch replacement and 3) Future volunteer CPR & AED certification.
4.      Interested party must agree to present match payment for AEDs within 60 days of award notice from AED Initiative Steering Committee.  Failure to agree to and comply with this stipulation will result in forfeiture of the AED.
5.      Interested party must agree to place AED in a geographic location so that EMS response time is within fifteen (15) minutes.
6.      Interested party must present evidence of easy access to the AED and that any victim can be reached in three (3) minutes.
7.      Interested party must provide information on AEDs already placed in their community with the following groups: law enforcement, fire, ambulance, first responders, quick response units, schools, churches, etc.  Evidence of AED placement will not disqualify applicant.  Rather, this information will be used to aid the AED Steering Committee in determining the best possible placement for these resources.
8.      The community or population served needs to be defined as high-risk.  A high-risk site would have a majority of the population served age 50 or over.  Additional factors to consider would be previous cardiac arrest events, smoke-free status, etc.
9.      Interested party must present evidence of volunteers who are both willing to receive CPR & AED training and able to respond to a cardiac emergency, if needed.
II.      Application Deadline
Applications must be received by February 9, 2010.  Applications may be sent two ways:
1.      Via e-mail to:  hscott@cityoffargo.com
2.      Regular mail to:  Fargo Cass Public Health, Attn: Holly Scott, 401 3rd Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102
III.      Application Guidelines
Applications may be submitted in a letter format, including all outlined items above.  Additional items to include may be schedules of events or classes held at your location or any additional information deemed necessary and helpful in the selection process.
IV.       Contact Information:  Holly Scott, AED Coordinator, 701-241-8576.