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...
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...
This Project Grant award of $735,912.00 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 aims to train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel serving the rural Big Bear Valley region of California in addressing substance use disorders (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD). The key objectives are to: 1) Train EMS personnel in mental health and...
This 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 provides $799,276 to the Clarinda Regional Health Center in Iowa. The purpose of the project is to recruit and train approximately 860 emergency medical services (EMS) staff to properly respond to medical emergencies, with a special focus on treating patients...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $599,820 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Union Ambulance District (UAD) in Union, Missouri. The goal of this 2-year grant is to enhance the capabilities of EMS personnel in Franklin County to respond to mental health crises and substance use disorder emergencies. Key activities include providing...
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...
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 $597,366 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Hampshire County Sheriff's Office in West Virginia. The purpose of this 2-year grant is to recruit and train rural EMS personnel to provide holistic, evidence-based, and trauma-informed care for mental health and substance use disorder patients. Key objectives...
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...
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...
This 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 strengthen the capacity of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to provide trauma-informed care and facilitate connections to treatment and support services for individuals experiencing mental health and substance use crises in the rural population of Edgar County, Illinois.
The $600,000 grant, awarded on September 30, 2024 with a completion date of September 29, 2026, will be used to implement comprehensive training programs for over 200 EMS personnel on topics such as mental health and substance use disorders, naloxone administration, motivational interviewing, and warm handoffs to peer support specialists. Additionally, the project will acquire essential EMS equipment, develop reporting procedures for overdose incidents, and ensure ongoing professional development for EMS staff. Through partnerships with local organizations, the project seeks to improve emergency response, reduce stigma, and increase access to timely and appropriate care for the rural residents of Edgar County.