American Trauma Society
Pennsylvania Division
Mini Grant Program
Each year, ATSPA awards mini grants to our member hospitals for new projects in trauma prevention education categories. Typically, the ATSPA Mini Grant Review Committee shows priority consideration to innovative projects that exemplify a great need in the community. Questions regarding the mini grant program should be addressed to Kim Nunemaker at knunemaker@atspa.org or by calling the ATSPA office at (717) 766-1616.
Program Name: "Increasing Visibility of Horse-Drawn Vehicles at the Anabaptist Community Using Reflective Horse Brow Bands to Reduce Server Injury and Death"
Member Hospital: Penn Medicine Lancaster General
Program Name: “Hemorrhage Control Providing Tourniquet and Training to First Responders in Underserved Communities"
Member Hospital: Penn State Hershey Medical Center
Program Name: “Car Seat Voucher Program”
Member Hospital: St. Luke's University Hospital
Program Name: “Reaching Families in the ED: Education and Resources to Improve Outcomes”
Member Hospital: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
2023-2024 Mini Grant Recipients
Program Name: “Reaching Families in the ED: Education and Resources to Improve Outcomes”
Member Hospital: Bryn Mawr Hospital/Main Line Health
Program Name: “Hospital Based Travel Trauma Prevention Cart”
Member Hospital: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Name: “Enhanced Stop The Bleed Training for Law Enforcement Officers”
Member Hospital: Conemaugh Memorial Hospital
Program Name: “Falls Prevention for At-Risk Older Adults”
Member Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Program Name: “Educating Older Vulnerable Adults on Fall Prevention"
Member Hospital: Paoli Hospital and Regional Trauma Center
2022-2023 Mini Grant Recipients
Program Name: “Educating Adolescents and Teens in Communities of Color at Local After School Programs on Choosing to Be SAFE (Staying Alert For Emergencies).”
Member Hospital: Bryn Mawr Hospital
Program Name: “The Firearm Safety Initiative”
Member Hospital: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Name: “Pediatric Pedestrian Safety Campaign”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital
Program Name: “Gun Safety: Keeping our Kids safe.”
Member Hospital: Guthrie Robert Packer
Program Name: “Educating Adolescents and Teens in Communities of Color on Choosing to Be S.A.F.E. (Staying Alert For Emergencies) at Local After School Programs”
Member Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Program Name: “Medication Safety in the Community"
Member Hospital: Paoli Hospital and Regional Trauma Center
Program Name: "Fall Prevention through Tai Chi: Increasing Access to Evidence-Based Fall Prevention in a Virtual Format"
Member Hospital: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Program Name: "Bicycle Safety: Know the Law, Protect Your Head, Equip Your Bike"
Member Hospital: Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital
Program Name: “Planning for Mobility ”
Member Hospital: Reading Hospital Trauma Center
Program Name: "St. Luke's Trauma Safety Event"
Member Hospital: St. Luke's Hospital
Program Name: “Safer Firearm Storage for Families”
Member Hospital: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Program Name: “It Can Wait: An Evidence Informed Approach to Combat Distracted Driving”
Member Hospital: UPMC Mercy
2021-2022 Mini Grant Recipients
Program Name: “Child Passenger Safety for Premature Infants”
Member Hospital: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Name: “Youth Hunter Safety Program”
Member Hospital: Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Program Name: “Enhanced Stop The Bleed Training for Law Enforcement Officers”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Community Medical Center
Program Name: “Hunter Safety Program”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Program Name: “Impact Teen Drivers”
Member Hospital: Janet Weis Children's Hospital
Program Name: “Safety/Emergency Preparedness Kits for Older Adults"
Member Hospital: Paoli Hospital and Regional Trauma Center
Program Name: "Community Outreach Education, Table Display"
Member Hospital: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Program Name: “"Tourniquet Exchange Program"
Member Hospital: Penn State Holy Spirit Hospital
Program Name: “Falls Free Grab Bar Voucher Program”
Member Hospital: Reading Hospital Trauma Center
Program Name: “Lawnmower Safety for Families”
Member Hospital: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Program Name: “Initiating the Conversation: Gun Safety”
Member Hospital: WellSpan York Hospital
2020-2021 Mini Grant Recipients
Program Name: “Suicide Awareness Education and Prevention"
Member Hospital: Bryn Mawr Hospital/Main Line Health
Program Name: “Translation of Child Passenger Safety videos into Spanish”
Member Hospital: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Name: “Protecting First Responders during Pandemic”
Member Hospital: Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center
Program Name: “Protecting First Responders during Pandemic”
Member Hospital: Fulton County Medical Center
Program Name: “ATV Safety Program”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Program Name: “The MCI Bleeding Control Team”
Member Hospital: Lancaster General Health Penn Medicine
Program Name: “Suicide Awareness Ed. and Prevention Project"
Member Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Program Name: “Suicide Awareness Ed. and Prevention Project"
Member Hospital: Paoli Hospital and Regional Trauma Center
Program Name: "Wake Force Paddle Initiative"
Member Hospital: Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Program Name: “"Stop the Bleed": Stay Safe from COVID and Provide STB Knowledge"
Member Hospital: Robert Packer Hospital
Program Name: “Matter of Balance - Virtual”
Member Hospital: St. Luke's University Hospital Bethlehem
Program Name: “Determining the effectiveness of a safe sleep practice educational intervention to promote caregiver behavior change in a virtual-based environment due to COVID-19”
Member Hospital: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
2019-2020 Mini Grant Recipients
Program Name: “A Matter of Balance-Providing adaptive equipment items to ensure the safety of our seniors"
Member Hospital: Bryn Mawr Hospital/Main Line Health
Program Name: “Fall Prevention for the Older Population”
Member Hospital: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Program Name: “Farm Safety For Children”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Janet Weis Children's Hospital
Program Name: “Car-Fit Helping mature drivers find their safest fit”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Medical Center
Program Name: “Prevention of Falls through Strengthening exercise”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Program Name: “Distracted Driving Awareness and Prevention”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Holy Spirit
Program Name: “Safety Kits for Older Adults"
Member Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Program Name: “Infant and Child Safety Education Program with Resource Kit”
Member Hospital: Paoli Hospital and Regional Trauma Center
Program Name: "Children Passenger Safety Champions in Community Agencies that Transport Children”
Member Hospital: Penn State Health
Program Name: “Continuing to "Stop the Bleed" for Rural Pennsylvania"
Member Hospital: Robert Packer Hospital
Program Name: “The expansion of the Implementation of an Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Program through Interdisciplinary Collaboration from a Pilot Study to a Hospital-Wide Initiative”
Member Hospital: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Program Name: “Infant Unsafe Sleep Prevention"
Member Hospital: UPMC Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh
Program Name: “Stop the Bleed for Vulnerable/At-Risk Population”
Member Hospital: UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
Program Name: "York Hospital Trauma Department Stop The Bleed (STB) Training Expansion Program"
Member Hospital: WellSpan York Hospital
2018-2019 Mini Grant Recipients
Program Name: “Stop the Bleed Educational Campaign"
Member Hospital: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Program Name: “Bleeding Control in Our Local Schools”
Member Hospital: Crozer Chester Medical Center
Program Name: “Fall Prevention Education”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Holy Spirit
Program Name: “Are There Guns Where Your Children Play?”
Member Hospital: Geisinger Medical Center
Program Name: “Elderly Fall Prevention”
Member Hospital: Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Program Name: “Stop the Bleed”
Member Hospital: Jefferson Torresdale Hospital
Program Name: “Determining the Effectiveness of Stop the Bleed Training on Improving Self-Efficacy and Perceptions of School Preparedness in Controlling Life-Threatening Bleeding Among High School Employees”
Member Hospital: Hahnemann University Hospital
Program Name: “Gun Safety Awareness Education in the Home”
Member Hospital: Lankenau Medical Center
Program Name: "Gun Safety Awareness Education in the Home”
Member Hospital: Paoli Hospital
Program Name: “Home Safe Home Pilot"
Member Hospital: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Program Name: “Stop the Bleed - Bucks County Employees”
Member Hospital: St. Mary Medical Center
Program Name: “Preventing Pediatric Scald Burn Injuries through Scald Burn Prevention Workshops"
Member Hospital: St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Program Name: “Stop the Bleed Campaign”
Member Hospital: St. Luke's University Hospital
Program Name: "Dog Bite Prevention Program"
Member Hospital: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh