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. The project aims to increase recruitment, training, and retention of EMS personnel in Franklin County, Maine. Key objectives include recruiting 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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $800,000 to the Northern Oxford Regional Ambulance Service in Maine to implement a multi-faceted initiative to improve emergency care and outcomes for patients experiencing mental health emergencies and substance use disorder related emergencies. The key...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under CFDA 93.243 "Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance", will fund the training of emergency medical personnel for Brooks Ambulance Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit ambulance service in rural Waldo County, Maine. Specifically, the $600,000 grant will enable Brooks Ambulance to train 20 new Emergency Medical Technicians...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $800,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to F-M Ambulance Service Inc. in Fargo, North Dakota to enhance emergency medical services (EMS) in rural and frontier regions. The grant will be used to recruit, train, and maintain EMS personnel, including 40 emergency medical technicians (EMTs), 4 paramedics, and up to 4 community paramedics, with a focus on addressing substance use disorders, mental health conditions, and...
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 program (CFDA 93.243), will fund a $799,276 initiative by the Clarinda Regional Health Center in southwest Iowa. The purpose of the project is to recruit and train approximately 860 emergency medical services (EMS) staff to provide improved care for residents experiencing mental...
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 in Bayfield, Colorado. The funding will support training and certification for approximately 50 EMS providers in the district's rural service area over the 2-year project period from September 30, 2024 to September 29,...
This federal 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 supports the Washington County Ambulance District's EMS Training and Education Program in rural Missouri. The primary objectives of this two-year project are to: 1) Conduct courses that qualify up to 150 graduates to serve in EMS agencies; 2) Provide...
This $800,000 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, will support a workforce development initiative in Illinois' EMS Region 5. The grant will fund two training programs over a 2-year period: In Year 1, a hybrid Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) training program for 25 students to address acute staffing shortages in...
This $600,000 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 will strengthen the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce in rural central and western South Dakota. The funding will be used to train 294 new emergency medical technicians (EMTs) from rural communities to address critical EMT shortages in the region....
This Project Grant award of $600,000 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 aims to increase the capacity for trauma-informed emergency medical services (EMS) in the rural Copper River region of Alaska. The key products and services to be delivered include: Significantly increasing the training of local EMS personnel on trauma-informed...
This federal Project Grant award of $775,812 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 increase the EMS workforce in Maine.
Improve the mental health literacy competencies of Maine's entire EMS workforce through assessments and training seminars to better serve patients with mental health and/or substance use disorders.
Develop a learning collaborative to build the capacity of at least 4 EMS agencies as vicarious trauma-informed organizations.
The grant supports these efforts to address Maine's changing healthcare needs, as the state faces rising mental health and substance use issues alongside EMS staffing and funding challenges, particularly in rural areas. The project will be led by United Ambulance, in partnership with other EMS agencies across Maine's 6 EMS regions, and runs from September 2024 through September 2026.