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.
Successful grants from foundations are obtained with persistence, hard work and dedication, not secrets
Learn how grant funding can help meet the challenge every EMS agency is facing
Funding a grant application is an investment that grant-makers seek to maximize the benefit to the agency and the community
Athens Fire and Rescue will equip additional trucks with AEDs using opioid settlement funds while the police department begins placing them in patrol vehicles
Pridestar Trinity EMS, Lowell Fire and Lowell Police volunteered for the Heroes and Helpers shopping event
Governor Maura Healey is sending $5M in EMS grants to 13 communities to offset longer transport times and higher call volumes following the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
A new contribution will add up to $750 in tuition support for each EMT student who commits to working for a Washington County ambulance service
An Appalachian Power Foundation grant will equip Tazewell County’s ambulance fleet with new Lifepak 35 monitors
From suspended Medicare funding to unchecked artificial intelligence, unpacking the issues threatening the system
Opioid-settlement dollars are already flowing to EMS – see how to use them to fund secure, compliant narcotics storage
Aging tools delay care and raise risk, but targeted grant requests backed by data can help agencies close the equipment gap
Backed by a $3.3M federal grant, the program will launch in New York and Texas to equip providers with tools to manage stress before symptoms arise
The Cambria County Swift Water Rescue Team bought two rapid deployment crafts, improving safety and response times
Backed by a $1.4 million grant, the Plaistow Fire Department’s regional intercept is continuing to provide advanced life support to 18 towns
Cabarrus County EMS and Atrium Health Cabarrus are now delivering blood transfusions in the field, using rapid infusers and mobile blood units
The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office now has over 20 deputies trained as EMTs
Government shutdown ends with $11B economic loss as Congress scrambles for long-term solution
Hamilton County pairs paramedics with peer recovery specialists to respond on scene, connect people to treatment, funded by opioid settlement dollars
Federal services are disrupted, flights face delays, and hundreds of thousands of workers go unpaid as negotiations remain deadlocked
A $22,000 AT&T Scholarship Fund award will pay the $1,600 tuition for each EMT student at Lincoln University’s Security Sciences Institute
Expanding access, strengthening infrastructure, and empowering Rural EMS through federal legislation
The upgrade streamlines how EMS, fire, police and local government agencies find, apply for and manage grants
Grant cuts, new rules and a shutdown freeze are stalling hires and training, putting disaster readiness at risk
SAFER and AFG funds will help the Fullerton Fire Department restore ALS, reduce 911 response times and launch a wellness program
The department utilized resources provided through the NarcBox Grant Assistance Program
Several major cities allege that the Trump administration imposed “unlawful and unrelated conditions” on more than $100M in public safety grants
Funded through Compeer’s Emergency Response Equipment Grants, Schuyler Ambulance will use the award to buy lifting gear and improve on-scene patient handling
How EMS agencies can work with states to obtain Rural Health Transformation Program funding
Funded by the Orcas Island Community Foundation’s spring campaign, the grant equipped the EMS team with lifesaving gear