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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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Volunteer and combination departments have a second opportunity to secure COVID-19 PPE-related funding
Officials used a $150,000 grant to purchase 152 ballistic vests for first responders
The department wants to buy a third power cot and loader and a chest compressor for the city’s third ambulance
The ambulance includes a new patient-lifting system, which will help EMS personnel avoid injury while loading patients
Firefighters, paramedics and a YMCA lifeguard sprang into action when a man playing basketball collapsed on the court in April
Citing dangers faced by paramedics at the Pulse nightclub shooting, fire officials have pushed for protective gear, such as armored helmets
The first responders spent their own money to buy cleaning supplies and rent a carpet cleaner to clean up the bloody aftermath of a call
The company awarded 20 responders who have suffered serious injuries sustained while on duty
Here are three questions to ask as your department or agency works through the question of whether to partner or collaborate for an application
The money was used to purchase a pair of cardiac monitors to replace two older models and two 12 lead transmission devices
The ambulances were purchased with a $335,000 grant awarded to the agency in May
Speakers implored the council to take the grant, recounting stories of how firefighters trained as paramedics arrived just in time to help loved ones in distress
Collecting data in the pre-planning phase will make your application more competitive
The grant will help train first responders to recognize an opioid overdose and how to administer naloxone when an overdose occurs
The $1 million grant to train and hire fire department paramedics won’t take effect unless the council approves it
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Ada County Paramedics, a three-time Mission: Lifeline recipient, describes their collaborations with hospitals and doctors to improve STEMI care
Ballistic protective equipment for active shooter response is eligible for Assistance to Firefighters grant funding
Vince Robbins served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MONOC, New Jersey’s largest EMS and mobile healthcare shared service hospital cooperative
Both recipients of the award risked their lives to help others
Grant writers can use these tips to make sure their applications are read and fully understood
NAEMT is accepting nominations until Sept. 5 for EMTs who are in financial need due to a severe injury
In 2015, the department had over 2,879 EMS calls
A grant funded by the city’s oldest parade organization will provide body armor, ballistic helmets and trauma supplies for EMTs
The award recognizes services for consistently doing EKGs for heart patients and transporting quickly
The new program helps taxpayers and hospitals by giving assistance to the most at-risk patients
The agency will receive four new heart monitors, which cost roughly $36,000 a piece
Sgt. Gary Rose was the lone medic for a group of Special Forces soldiers sent deep into Laos as part of a secret mission in 1970
CAAS is accepting applications for the year until September
Policy questions are coming at the presidential candidates from every direction; here are six questions EMS should want answered
EMS leaders at Pinnacle conference learn an innovative and collaborative approach between law enforcement and EMS to the opioid overdose epidemic