This federal Project Grant award of $431,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Town of Ashland, Maine. The funding will be used to purchase a specialized 2024 Ford F-550 ambulance to enhance emergency medical services in the town's 2,350 square mile service area, which includes largely rural and remote regions of northern Maine. The new ambulance, equipped with four-wheel drive and advanced...
This $6,000,000 federal Project Grant award, made by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund the construction and buildout of a new base facility for Life Link III, a non-profit organization that provides critical air medical transportation and emergency response services across Minnesota and Wisconsin. The funding will be used to acquire a new footprint at the Willmar Municipal...
This federal Project Grant award of $5,400,000 was provided by the Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., a safety-net hospital and healthcare provider in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The funding will be used to purchase five road rescue ambulances, one squad vehicle, one pickup truck, and two advanced patient simulation mannequins for the Hennepin Healthcare Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team....
This $3,600,000 Project Grant award, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will provide the County of Mora in New Mexico with a modern, 4x4 capable ambulance and a helipad for air medical transport. The funding aims to improve prehospital emergency medical care and response capabilities for the rural, geographically dispersed region served by the Mora County EMS. With increasing call volumes and the impacts of recent...
This federal Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau, under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), provides $3,300,000 to Brooks Ambulance Inc., a non-profit emergency medical services (EMS) provider in Brooks, Maine. The funding will enable Brooks Ambulance to construct a new 4,000 square foot, 3-bay EMS station that will house their ambulances and administrative functions, as well as include living accommodations for EMS crews to operate 24/7. The new facility...
This federal Project Grant award for $13,500,000.00, provided by the Healthcare Systems Bureau of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will fund renovations to expand the infusion center at MaineHealth's facility in Portland, Maine. The project will create up to 11 additional infusion bays, directly connect the oncology provider practice, and improve access to the pharmacy, allowing MaineHealth to reduce wait times and...
This $400,000 Project Grant award from the Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will enable the City of Hobbs Fire Department in New Mexico to purchase a new ambulance and critical advanced life support (ALS) medical equipment. The grant funding will cover approximately $290,000 for the ambulance and $110,000 for a cardiac monitor, gurney, and other ALS gear. As the sole EMS provider for a 1,200 square mile service area, the Hobbs Fire Department responded to over...
This $15,000,000 Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will support the expansion and renovation of the Mount Desert Island Hospital's (MDIH) emergency department (ED) in Bar Harbor, Maine. The funding, awarded under HHS' Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493), will enable MDIH to triple the size of its ED, improving patient privacy, increasing capacity for mental health services, and optimizing...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded a $225,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Directives program (CFDA 93.493) to the Mid-Maine Homeless Shelter, Inc. in Waterville, Maine. The funding will support the launch of a mobile medical trailer to deliver on-site medical treatment, health education, and service coordination for individuals experiencing homelessness in the local community. This initiative aims to improve access to a range of healthcare services, from...
This $39,572,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Healthcare Systems Bureau (CFDA 93.493 Congressional Directives program) will fund the renovation and expansion of the emergency department (ED) at Millinocket Regional Hospital in Millinocket, Maine. The project will triple the ED's working capacity, adding specialized treatment rooms for cardiac, trauma, psychiatric, and substance use disorder care. This will enable the critical access hospital to...
This Project Grant award of $3,840,000.00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (CFDA 93.493 - Congressional Directives) will enable Lifeflight of Maine, a private non-profit critical care ambulance service, to purchase and outfit three specialized ground ambulances equipped with mobile ICU technology. This will enhance Lifeflight's ability to provide critical care transports for Maine's most ill and injured patients, including premature infants, children, adults, and seniors, when Lifeflight's aircraft are unavailable due to weather or maintenance. The award will also fund 16 new full-time employees to staff the ground vehicles, which are projected to handle a 300% increase in ground transports over the next 5-7 years. This funding supports Lifeflight's statewide mission as Maine's only critical care ambulance service, ensuring access to timely tertiary care for the state's rural and underserved populations.