The Old Forge Volunteer Ambulance Corps was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant funding will support the delivery of comprehensive EMS training programs across rural communities in Herkimer, Oneida, and Madison counties in New York. The training will focus on addressing substance abuse and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $938,360 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the City of Jamestown and Jamestown Community College. The project aims to increase the capacity of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel serving the rural areas of Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties in New York to provide effective, trauma-informed, and...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $799,772 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Town of Bennington Rescue Squad, Inc. in Vermont. The grant, titled "EMS TRAINING & OPIOID RESPONSE 2024", aims to improve the capacity and capabilities of emergency medical services (EMS) response to substance use disorder and mental health emergencies...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Northern Oxford Regional Ambulance Service, doing business as Med-Care Ambulance, a non-profit organization in Maine. The 2-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund a multi-faceted initiative to improve emergency care and outcomes for patients...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, is funding a $775,812 initiative led by United Ambulance in Maine. The initiative aims to 1) recruit and train approximately 295 EMS students, with 162 expected to obtain licensure and 75 entering the Maine EMS workforce, 2) improve the mental health...
The Margaretville Hospital EMS Training Program is a $720,000 Project Grant awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will fund EMS training initiatives in rural Delaware, Greene, and Ulster Counties in New York, including courses for Certified First Responders, Advanced EMTs, EMTs, and Community Paramedics. Over a two-year...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $796,532 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Clark County Fire District No. 3 Fireman's Association. The two-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund an EMS Training Enhancement Program to improve the district's EMS training capabilities through technological infrastructure development, advanced...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant under CFDA 93.243, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance, to F-M Ambulance Service Inc. (dba F-M Ambulance), a non-profit organization in Fargo, North Dakota. The 2-year grant, which runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable F-M Ambulance and its partners to recruit, train, and maintain emergency medical services (EMS)...
This federal Project Grant award of $799,440.00, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program, supports an EMS Training and Support Project in South Carolina. The key objectives of this project are to: 1) Increase the number of paramedics through the development of an on-site certification program, serving both local and rural regional...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $497,034 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Memorial Health Care System, Inc. (doing business as Saint Joseph Berea) for the "Rural EMS Training in Northwest Georgia" project. The project aims to significantly expand the capacity of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to administer care for mental...
The Donald Guthrie Foundation was awarded a $359,736 project grant by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The two-year grant will fund a program to train 120 emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in Steuben and Chemung counties of rural New York on critical skills such as naloxone and buprenorphine administration, psychological first aid, and de-escalation strategies for mental health crises. The program aims to increase EMS staff capabilities, provide hands-on training exercises, and improve patient care for individuals experiencing substance use disorders and mental health challenges in these underserved rural communities. The grant period runs from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026.