The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 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 Inter City Fire Protection District (ICFPD) in Blue Springs, Missouri. The grant will fund a 2-year initiative to increase EMS capabilities and training for the rural population in the district. Key objectives include:...
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 University of Missouri System. The grant, titled the "Missouri Rural Emergency Services Collaborative for Under-Served Education EMS Training Program (MO-RESCUE) 2024", aims to provide EMS education and continuing education training for rural EMS...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $791,404 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, doing business as Coxhealth, a non-profit healthcare system in Missouri. The purpose of the "HERO IIII: Helping Train EMS in the Rural Ozarks IIII" project is to continue recruitment and training of rural residents in southwest...
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 $600,000 Project Grant under CFDA 93.243 - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance to Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center, the lead agency for the Northwest Ohio EMS Consortium. The grant will fund a two-year program to implement emergency medical services (EMS) training in the rural counties of Fulton, Henry, and Seneca in Northwest Ohio. The program will...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program to Heartland Education, Inc., a non-profit organization based in Crescent, Oklahoma. The purpose of the "R.E.A.C.T. (Rural EMS Access to Critical Training) Project 24-25" is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural Oklahoma, with...
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) Health Systems and its Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and Injury and Violence Prevention Program (IVPP). The funding will support the Virginia Rural EMS Training Collaborative, which aims to train 30 volunteer...
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 Southern Illinois Hospital Services, doing business as Southern Illinois Healthcare Enterprises. The grant will fund a 2-year program to address the severe shortage of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in the 20 rural counties of Illinois EMS Region 5. In the first...
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...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $691,128 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to Ridgeview Medical Center. The grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will fund the recruitment and training of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to provide services to the rural communities in Ridgeview's network, which...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $348,890 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 (GVMH) in Clinton, Missouri. The grant will fund a 2-year project to enhance EMS care in the rural west-central Missouri region served by GVMH. Key components include: 1) Training 271 EMS personnel and first responders on responding to mental health crises and substance use disorder emergencies, including training 16 GVMH paramedics as instructors in specialized areas like pre-hospital trauma care and pediatric emergency care; 2) Supporting 4 current EMTs to complete a paramedic bridge program; and 3) Procuring EMS equipment such as defibrillators, patient transport cots, and a community paramedic vehicle. This grant aims to strengthen GVMH's EMS capabilities and capacity to provide high-quality, comprehensive emergency care to the rural populations of Henry and Benton counties.