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 Vermont First Responder Emergency Opioid Response Project is a $1,600,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The project aims to enhance the ability of first responders and key community sectors in Vermont to safely provide emergency treatment for opioid overdoses, increase referrals to treatment and recovery...
This federal Project Grant award of $799,756.00 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 will support the Virginia Rural EMS Training Collaborative. Through this initiative, Virginia Commonwealth University Healthcare and Hospital Systems (VCUHealth) and its Center for Trauma and Critical Care Education (CTCCE) and Injury and Violence...
The Vermont Department of Health (VDH), Division of Substance Use Programs (DSU) received a $21,974,608 Project Grant award under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The grant will fund a comprehensive set of activities to: 1) increase access to opioid use disorder (OUD) and stimulant use disorder...
The Margaretville Hospital EMS Training Program is a $720,000 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 (CFDA 93.243) program. The grant will fund EMS training initiatives in rural Delaware, Greene, and Ulster Counties in New York, including courses for Certified First Responders, Advanced EMTs, EMTs, and Community Paramedics. Over a two-year...
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 $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...
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...
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 (CFDA 93.243) program supports the NESS Rural Emergency Medical Services (REMS) Training Program delivered by Ness Healthcare NFP, a non-profit behavioral healthcare provider in Mandeville, Louisiana. The program aims to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) and other first...
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 of $585,576 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 the Vermont Rural EMS Training Program (VREMS) initiative. VREMS is a collaborative effort between the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine's Department of Emergency Medicine and the Vermont Department of Health to transform emergency medical services (EMS) in rural Vermont.
The key components of VREMS include: 1) The Vermont Initiative for Treatment and Linkage (VITAL) to enhance care continuity for individuals with opioid use disorders, 2) The Prehospital Vermont EMS Buprenorphine Treatment Program (PREVENT) to equip EMS personnel to administer buprenorphine after overdose reversals, and 3) Comprehensive EMS initial and continuing education courses. This program aims to tackle the opioid crisis, address EMS workforce attrition, and enhance emergency response capabilities in rural Vermont communities. The award will support training for 50 first responders and 80 EMTs, as well as educational opportunities for high school students to pursue EMT certification.