Project Grant STW20021GR3018

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 Washington County Ambulance District (WCAD) in Missouri. The two-year grant will fund the WCAD's EMS Training and Education Program, which aims to recruit, train, and provide continuing education for emergency medical services (EMS) personnel and first responders...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Heartland Education, Inc. a $597,423 project grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The purpose of this one-year R.E.A.C.T. (Rural EMS Access to Critical Training) project is to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural Oklahoma. The goal is to increase the number of pre-hospital EMS personnel and...

This $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the USAID Foreign Assistance for Programs Overseas (CFDA 98.001) program will fund a 3-year initiative to pilot digital training for lay first responders in Sierra Leone. The award to LFR International, a non-profit organization, will support the development and delivery of technology-enabled training to build the capacity of community members to respond effectively in emergency situations. The project...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $540,000 Project Grant under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance (CFDA 93.243) program. The purpose of the "Malama First Responders" project is to support emergency medical services (EMS) personnel serving rural Hawaii through expanded trainings, wellness programs, peer-to-peer networks, and a statewide...

This National Science Foundation (NSF) Early-Concept Grant for Exploratory Research (EAGER) award, under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), funds $299,861 in research led by George Mason University (GMU) to develop novel mixed reality training tools for first responders. The goal is to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) with mixed reality headsets to provide interactive, scenario-based training that simulates real-world emergency response challenges. The research team will collaborate...

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 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 program (CFDA 93.243) will support the "Southern Illinois EMR & EMR to EMT Workforce Pipeline" initiative. The program aims to address a critical shortage of licensed Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) and Paramedics in Illinois EMS Region 5, which serves the 20...

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 program (CFDA 93.243) provides $791,404 over 2 years to Lester E. Cox Medical Centers, doing business as Coxhealth, a non-profit healthcare system in Missouri. The funding will support the HERO-IIII (Helping Train EMS in the Rural Ozarks) program, which aims to recruit and train emergency medical...

The Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded a $600,000 Project Grant (CFDA 93.243) to Eastern Huron Ambulance Service (EHAS) to provide training for first responders in rural designated counties of Michigan. The "Michigan Supporting and Improving Rural EMS Needs (MISIREN)" project will recruit and train 182 participants for Medical First Responder and Emergency Medical Technician certification courses, as...

The New Hampshire Department of Safety was awarded $828,738 under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance grant program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to continue and expand the NH Project FIRST initiative. NH Project FIRST seeks to increase the number of first responders and members of key community sectors trained to respond to licit and illicit drug emergencies, establish a statewide first...