Indiana Department of Health Trauma System Development Grant — 2026-2027

The Indiana Department of Health Division of Trauma and Injury Prevention offers approximately $8 million across State Fiscal Years 2026 and 2027 for trauma system development, quality improvement, trauma and non-trauma center engagement, and injury prevention. The RFA is rolling and may support hospitals, hospital networks, first responder agencies, statewide organizations, and entities with prior quality-improvement leadership experience.

FundingApproximately $8 million total program funding, contingent on availability: $3 million for FY2026 and $5 million for FY2027. IDOH expects 10–15 awards and sets each award based on project scope and potential impact; the RFA does not state a per-applicant maximum.

DeadlineRolling submission; no fixed closing date, time, or time zone is stated in the current RFA. FY2027 funds must be encumbered by June 30, 2027.

Last verifiedSeptember 14, 2026

Required next actionCoordinate with the applicable Trauma Regional Advisory Council (TRAC), complete the current TCC application and three-tab budget template, confirm AOS Supplier ID/W-9/direct-deposit, EIN and IDOA Bidder ID requirements, and submit through Indiana CTSI WebCAMP.

Broad Eligibility

Eligible applicants might include hospitals, hospital networks, first responder agencies, statewide organizations, and entities with previous experience leading quality-improvement activities. Applicants may submit more than one proposal but should coordinate with their respective TRAC.

Atlas Analysis

Atlas Opportunity Score 93/100. N9+ Fit Score 72/100, conditional. The RFA prioritizes geographically remote trauma access, EMS/hospital care coordination, timely interfacility transfer, data automation, provider education, and trauma-system infrastructure. A Nonagon N9+ remote physical examination platform may legitimately support an applicant-designed rural or remote trauma-access and care-coordination workflow through guided examinations, vitals, and telehealth-enabled clinical encounters when the applicant demonstrates a direct connection to an approved trauma-system objective. Contractual costs and reasonable equipment/computer/software upgrades are allowable, but capital vehicles/buildings are excluded and equipment costing $500 or more remains IDOH property. The reviewed RFA does not expressly require telehealth and does not establish Dr. Miltie as a direct eligible applicant, so Atlas classifies the strongest path as eligible-applicant partnership or technology subcontract rather than a TRUE direct submission. No mandatory non-Federal match was identified in the reviewed RFA.

Source verificationReferenced source · indianactsi.orgAtlas last verified this record September 14, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗