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 $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 Horizon Health Foundation of East Central Illinois, Inc. was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant 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, titled "Rural EMS Resilience and Response Initiative," aims to strengthen the capacity of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural Edgar County, Illinois to provide...
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 the Upper Pine River Fire Protection District (UPRFPD) in Colorado. The grant supports training and certification for approximately 50 EMS providers annually across EMT, paramedic, and community paramedic levels within UPRFPD's rural service area. The training focuses on EMS skills,...
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 $600,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program to the Lincoln County Ambulance District (LCAD) in Troy, Missouri. The purpose of this 2-year EMS training project is to develop a curriculum focused on providing care for people with active substance use disorders during pregnancy and to enhance the skills and capabilities...
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:...
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 will continue training emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in Allendale, Barnwell, Bamberg, and Orangeburg counties in South Carolina on substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring mental health conditions. The funding will expand the EMS system to provide...
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...
This $497,034 federal 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 will fund a multi-faceted project by Memorial Health Care System, Inc. to expand the capacity of emergency medical services (EMS) personnel to provide care for mental health and substance use disorder emergencies in the rural areas of Dade and Walker...
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 year, the program will provide free hybrid EMR (Emergency Medical Responder) training and licensure for 25 students, including 12 additional hours focused on mental health and substance use disorders. In the second year, the program will offer a free hybrid EMR-to-EMT conversion course for 35 students, providing EMT licensure and additional mental health/substance use training. The goal is to increase the pipeline of licensed EMTs serving this underserved, rural region facing severe staffing shortages. The program aims to address key barriers of time constraints and financial burdens through tuition-free training, stipends, and mileage reimbursement for participants.