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 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, and provide trauma-informed,...
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 grant supports a multi-faceted approach to improving emergency care and outcomes for patients experiencing mental health emergencies and...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $775,812 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to United Ambulance, a non-profit organization in Lewiston, Maine. The grant supports the "Rural EMS Mental Health and Substance Use Capacity Initiative," a comprehensive effort to build Maine's Emergency...
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...
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) in Fargo, North Dakota. The 2-year grant project, spanning September 2024 to September 2026, aims to recruit, train, and maintain emergency medical service (EMS) personnel across rural and frontier areas in North Dakota, South...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program will continue training emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in Allendale, Barnwell, Bamberg, and Orangeburg counties in South Carolina on substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health conditions. The funding will expand the EMS system to provide...
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 appropriate and effective emergency care...
The federal Project Grant award of $799,772.00, 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 the "EMS Training & Opioid Response" initiative implemented by the Bennington Rescue Squad, Inc. in Bennington, Vermont. This program aims to improve the capacity and capabilities of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)...
This $497,034 federal 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 will fund a multi-faceted project by Memorial Health Care System, Inc. to expand the capacity of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to provide care for mental health and substance use disorder emergencies in the rural areas of Dade and Walker...
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 goal of this 2-year project is to address service gaps and enhance the delivery of emergency medical services in the rural communities of Herkimer, Oneida, and Madison counties in New York. The grant funds will be used...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) to Brooks Ambulance Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit, all-volunteer ambulance service in rural Waldo County, Maine. The grant will fund the training of 20 new Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), 6 Advanced EMTs (AEMTs), and 2 Paramedics over a two-year period. This training program aims to enhance emergency medical services coverage and response capabilities in the organization's service area of approximately 3,520 residents across the towns of Brooks, Jackson, Monroe, and Knox. Additionally, the grant will support the establishment of a Naloxone distribution center and provide training for over 300 local firefighters and EMS providers on recognizing and responding to substance use disorders and mental health issues. The award period is from September 30, 2024, to September 29, 2026.