The Washington County Ambulance District was awarded a $800,000 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 two-year grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund the district's EMS Training and Education Program to recruit, train, and provide continuing education for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural...
This $800,000 federal 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, supports an Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) and Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) workforce development pipeline in Southern Illinois. The program will provide free EMR training and licensure for 25 students in year one, followed by an EMR to EMT...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $799,756 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The grant funding will support the Virginia Rural EMS Training Collaborative, a partnership between VCU's Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education, Injury and Violence Prevention Program, rural emergency medical services...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $528,363 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital District (GVMH) in Clinton, Missouri. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, will fund a 2-year project to: 1) Enhance the capabilities of GVMH's EMS personnel and other first responders to respond to mental health crises and...
The Citizens Memorial Hospital District of Polk County 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 funding will be used to enhance didactic and hands-on training opportunities for EMTs, paramedics, and community paramedics located in rural service areas. Specifically, the CMH EMS Training Program will...
This $597,366 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 program (CFDA 93.243), aims to recruit and train rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel in Hampshire County, West Virginia to provide holistic, evidence-based, and trauma-informed care for patients with mental health and substance use disorders. The key objectives of the project...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $597,423 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) to Heartland Education, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Oklahoma. The purpose of the "R.E.A.C.T. PROJECT 24-25" grant is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural Oklahoma, with the goal of increasing the number of...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $791,404 and 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 HERO-IIII (Helping Train EMS in the Rural Ozarks IIII) initiative led by Coxhealth. The primary objectives of this 2-year grant are to: 1) Recruit and train 24 new certified EMT personnel annually from rural counties in...
This $775,812 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, supports the Rural EMS Mental Health and Substance Use Capacity Initiative in Maine. The initiative aims to: Recruit and train approximately 150 EMS students per year, with an expected 162 newly licensed EMS professionals over the 2-year project period, to address...
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, will enable the Inter City Fire Protection District (ICFPD) in Blue Springs, Missouri to enhance their emergency medical services (EMS) capabilities and address substance abuse and mental health needs in the rural district. The $600,000 grant, awarded on...