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Healthcare Disparities Funding for Community Paramedicine in Maine

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
State of Maine Department of Public Safety
Deadlines
Jul 26, 2023
Contact

Soliana Goldrich
Soliana.O.Goldrich@maine.gov

Purpose

The State of Maine will provide funding to support EMS agencies in initiating and/or expanding community paramedicine services, with a focus on rural areas of the state.

Desired program outcomes include:

  • Reduction in health disparities
  • Improvement and increase of healthcare resources offered by EMS to underserved populations and people living in rural communities
  • Improved capacity of services to prevent and control COVID-19 infection (or transmission) among underserved populations at higher risk
Eligibility

Eligible applicants include all Maine EMS agencies including non-transporting and ground ambulance services. Services must either have an existing community paramedicine designation or have started the application process for a community paramedicine designation. Services will need to have received a community paramedicine designation prior to disbursement of funds.

Geographic coverage
Maine
Amount of funding

Award ceiling: $100,000
Project period: 1 year
Estimated number of awards: 15

Application process

A link to the application instructions is available on the program website.

Email completed applications to Proposals@maine.gov with “RFA# 202306130 Application Submission” in the subject line.

Tagged as
COVID-19 · Community paramedicine · Emergency medical services · Emergency medical technicians and paramedics · Health disparities · Maine



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