The Lincoln County Ambulance District (LCAD) was awarded a $600,000 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 purpose of this 2-year grant, with a start date of September 30, 2024, is to develop an EMS training and education curriculum focused on providing care for people with active substance use disorders during...
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...
This Project Grant award of $800,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) will support the "Southern Illinois EMR & EMR to EMT Workforce Pipeline" initiative. The program aims to address a critical shortage of licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics in Illinois EMS Region 5, which serves the 20...
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 City of Hastings, Nebraska was awarded a $622,976 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 funds the Hastings Team Care Program, which aims to address EMS workforce shortages, lack of substance use and mental health training, and insufficient basic and advanced EMS certification courses in the Hastings 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 Citizens Memorial Hospital District of Polk County was awarded a $600,000 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 2-year grant, with an award date of September 30, 2024, will fund the Citizens Memorial Hospital EMS Training Program. This program will enhance didactic and hands-on training opportunities for EMTs,...
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 $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 South Lincoln Hospital District (SLHD) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant (H79TI087089) 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 the SLHD Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training Program, which will provide training leading to certification as an Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) or Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) for up to 40 students. The program will increase the number of hours of training on working with patients who have behavioral health conditions and/or substance use disorders, and include guest speakers on the behavioral health needs of LGBTQI+ individuals and military personnel/veterans. The grant aims to maintain or increase the roster of EMTs, enhance training on mental health and substance use, and improve connections to treatment and peer recovery support for overdose patients.