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...
This Project Grant award 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 provides $800,000 to Mainehealth d/b/a Healthy Community Coalition (HCC) to implement a rural emergency medical services (EMS) training project in Franklin County, Maine. The project aims to increase recruitment, training, and retention of EMS personnel by providing career...
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...
This Project Grant award of $585,576 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 will support the Vermont Rural EMS Training Program (VREMS) initiative. VREMS is a collaborative effort between the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine and the Vermont Department of Health to transform emergency...
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...
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 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 Washington County Ambulance District (WCAD) in Missouri. The two-year grant will fund the WCAD's EMS Training and Education Program, which aims to recruit, train, and provide continuing education for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and first responders...
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 $600,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District (UPRFPD) in Colorado. The grant will fund training and certification for approximately 50 EMT, paramedic, and community paramedic providers annually over the 2-year project period from September 2024 to September 2026. The...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Heartland Education, Inc. a $597,423 project grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The purpose of this one-year R.E.A.C.T. (Rural EMS Access to Critical Training) project is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural Oklahoma. The goal is to increase the number of pre-hospital EMS personnel and...
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 period, the program aims to train 122 unique individuals, with a focus on behavioral health and substance use disorder training. This will help address workforce shortages in the region's volunteer-operated EMS agencies and provide educational and career opportunities for underserved residents. Margaretville Hospital is partnering with the Delaware County Department of Emergency Services and SUNY Cobleskill to implement the training program, which aligns with SAMHSA's goals of developing evidence-based behavioral health services and integrated healthcare approaches in rural communities.