Donor-Funded Training

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SCCM financial awards will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. A maximum of 10 training programs will be funded per fiscal year (October 1 through September 30). If all financial awards for a fiscal year have been distributed, a site may reapply for the next award cycle. A site may receive an SCCM financial award only once.

For a project to be eligible, it must meet the following criteria:

• The sponsored course will benefit patients and healthcare workers in underserved areas of the United States or developing or impoverished nations (see attached list of eligible countries). An underserved area is defined as: 1) an area served by a critical access hospital or 2) a hospital in a community that is subject to barriers that deny or limit access to critical care services.
• The training will provide a sustainable program for improving patient care in the local community.
• The sponsor is a nonprofit organization in the United States, a nonprofit hospital in the United States in a medically underserved area, an international critical care organization, or a hospital outside the United States in an eligible country.
• An SCCM-approved consultant must consult and support the training.
• The course sponsor(s) must be willing to provide a training summary that will be published in SCCM’s publications.

• License fee
• Up to 32 learners (including textbooks or eBooks). Slots for additional learners may be purchased at cost.
• Administrative and course materials, including pre- and posttests, slides, skill station guidelines, and administrative forms
• Shipping costs associated with textbooks

• Travel expenses for faculty
• Equipment necessary to establish skill stations