This federal Project Grant award of $600,000 was 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 program (CFDA 93.243). The funding supports the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District in Colorado in offering high-quality training for approximately 50 EMS providers annually over the 2-year award period. The training covers EMS skills, motivational interviewing,...
The Citizens Memorial Hospital District of Polk County received 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 funding will support the CMH EMS Training Program, which aims to enhance didactic and hands-on training opportunities for EMTs, paramedics, and community paramedics serving rural populations. Specifically,...
This $800,000 federal 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 will fund an EMR to EMT workforce pipeline program in Illinois EMS Region 5. In the first year, the grant will provide free EMR training and licensing for 25 students, with additional curriculum on mental health and substance use disorders. In the second year,...
This $142,497 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 program (CFDA 93.243) will support emergency medical services (EMS) training for rural communities in St. Johns County, Florida. The funding will enable St. Johns County Fire Rescue to train and certify 15 existing employees as Florida state paramedics over the 2-year project period ending...
This $791,404 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 program (CFDA 93.243) supports the HERO-IIII program led by Coxhealth, a non-profit healthcare system in Missouri. The funding will enable Coxhealth and its partner Ozarks Technical Community College to recruit and train 48 new certified Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) over the 2-year...
This federal Project Grant award of $544,410 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 Coffey Health System in Kansas to increase the capacity of its emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to respond to mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) emergencies. The project will fund hiring and training of additional...
The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $599,820 Project Grant to the Union Ambulance District (UAD) in Franklin County, Missouri. The purpose of this 2-year award, which commenced on September 30, 2024, is to recruit, train, and provide continuing education to emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in the rural county. The key objectives of the program are to: 1) provide continuing education units to 34 EMS personnel to maintain their licenses...
This Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) grant award, totaling $800,000.00, was provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to Mainehealth to implement a rural emergency medical services (EMS) training project in Franklin County, Maine. The project aims to: 1) Increase recruitment, training, and retention of EMS personnel by implementing recruitment and training programs, and 2) Provide EMS...
This $597,366 Project Grant award, funded 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, aims to recruit and train rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in Hampshire County, West Virginia to provide evidence-based, trauma-informed care for individuals with mental health and substance use disorders. The key objectives of the project are...
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 F-M Ambulance Service Inc. (F-M Ambulance) for the "North Dakota FM Ambulance Rural EMS Program." This 2-year grant, with a project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, aims to recruit, train, and maintain emergency medical services (EMS)...