EMS Grants
EMS1’s Grants section provides a comprehensive database of grants, news, information and resources to help EMS providers identify and secure available grant funding.
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NAEMT honored Dr. David Persse with the 2019 Rocco V. Morando Lifetime Achievement Award during the General Membership Meeting in New Orleans
Exploring non-affiliated emergency medical services eligibility for Assistance to Firefighters Grants
Colerain Township Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services created an all-hands-on-deck approach to help people with substance use disorders
North Dakota received more than $1.47 million in funds to fund the next phase of upgrades to the state’s 22 911 call centers
The Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention received a $40,306 block grant from the Alabama Department of Mental Health to expand its services
Rep. Chris Sainato’s House Bill 1834 will extend the expiring Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant program if it passes the floor vote
The hiring grants pay for 75% of the salaries and benefits for new hires for the first two years and 35% in the third year
The Greater New Bedford TRAIN is seeking to reach more than 7,000 people through education and assistance for opioids treatment and recovery
Safety Board officials approved the purchase of six Stryker Power Load patient assistance systems with 90% of the funding coming from a federal grant
Jenni Kirchner has helped to secure grants for the department and has been an active participant in the Toward Zero Deaths Coalition
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel’s efforts to align how fire and EMS responses are measured includes “pot of meat” fires, dispatch time
The funds will be distributed among 20 EMS agencies who submitted proposals to stabilize or improve their services
Fifty-nine generators will serve as backup power for counties along the Georgia coastline to ensure that critical facilities stay running during a natural disaster
The fire department will use the funds to replace power stretchers and stretcher hoists in its ambulance fleet
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The state will use the funding to provide families with treatment and prevention resources, while also funding data collection efforts
The $322,000 grant also will be used to send 55 firefighters and 10 officers to EMT and mass casualty incident response training
The county will use one of two grants to allow for a team of four peer recovery specialists to ride with EMS personnel during drug overdose calls
The all-terrain response units will also be used at the 9/11 Memorial Bicycle Ride
The money will help fund renovation, hardware, equipment and associated technology costs for the call center
Firefighters will be carrying two doses of naloxone after the department administered the drug on 223 calls in one year
The organization is seeking applications from interested parties to develop evidence-based guidelines for the pharmacologic management of acute pain in a prehospital setting
Recipients will receive their award during the opening ceremony at NAEMT’s General Membership Meeting
The money will be used to establish a Rural Center of Excellence on Substance Use Disorder to oversee and provide treatment in 47 rural counties across the state
Six Montana EMS departments received $50,000 each to purchase equipment and begin training for an integrated healthcare pilot program
California received the largest award in the country, totaling $11,399,076 to improve its 911 centers
Officials also applied for the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security grant to allow the agency to equip all ambulances with the machines
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New Windsor EMS took delivery of the new ambulances, which cost a total of $400,000 including equipment, earlier this week
State funding is a great choice for EMS agencies that do not meet eligibility requirements or have applied for and not been awarded funds from major grant programs