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...
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 $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 $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 $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 a $515,932 Project Grant under CFDA 93.243 (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance) to the County of Sandoval, New Mexico. The grant aims to build the capacity of Sandoval County Fire Rescue (SCFR) emergency medical services (EMS) clinicians to provide culturally-relevant, trauma-informed, and recovery-based care for substance use disorder and behavioral health...
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...
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 $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...
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 include: 1) Providing naloxone, education, and referrals to overdose patients who refuse EMS transport, 2) Training 100% of EMS providers on mental health and substance use disorder crisis intervention, and 3) Offering educational reimbursement to obtain and maintain EMS certifications. This project aims to improve substance use disorder and mental health services in the Hampshire County region, which faces challenges from high-volume drug trafficking routes nearby.