Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma – Funding & Opportunities
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Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Grant Program
Grants to eligible organizations to cover all or part of the costs associated with purchasing an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Grants to eligible organizations to cover all or part of the costs associated with purchasing an automated external defibrillator (AED).
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: CPR Savers and First Aid Supply
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: CPR Savers and First Aid Supply
First Responders - Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act Grants
Inactive
Grants to allow first responders and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Over half of the total funding available is set aside for recipients serving rural communities with high rates of opioid abuse.
Grants to allow first responders and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose. Over half of the total funding available is set aside for recipients serving rural communities with high rates of opioid abuse.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2022
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Apr 5, 2022
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Grant
Inactive
Grants to recruit and train emergency medical services personnel in rural areas with a focus on addressing mental and substance use disorders.
Grants to recruit and train emergency medical services personnel in rural areas with a focus on addressing mental and substance use disorders.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2022
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Feb 14, 2022
Sponsors: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)
Inactive
Grants for fire departments, EMS organizations, and fire academies for equipment, training, personnel wellness programs, capital funding, and collaboration/regional communication efforts.
Grants for fire departments, EMS organizations, and fire academies for equipment, training, personnel wellness programs, capital funding, and collaboration/regional communication efforts.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide and U.S. territories
Application Deadline: Jan 21, 2022
Sponsors: Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Application Deadline: Jan 21, 2022
Sponsors: Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model – Medical Triage Line
Inactive
Grant to state and local governments or other eligible entities to improve the efficiency of their 911 emergency response system by establishing a medical triage line that can redirect non-emergency callers to care alternatives.
Grant to state and local governments or other eligible entities to improve the efficiency of their 911 emergency response system by establishing a medical triage line that can redirect non-emergency callers to care alternatives.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 11, 2021
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Application Deadline: May 11, 2021
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Emergency Triage, Treat, and Transport (ET3) Model
Inactive
A voluntary, 5-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency healthcare needs of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries following a 911 call. The model is designed to correct misaligned incentives and has the potential to improve the quality of care and lower costs to Medicare by reducing avoidable transports to the hospital ED and potentially reducing avoidable inpatient admissions.
A voluntary, 5-year payment model that will provide greater flexibility to ambulance care teams to address emergency healthcare needs of Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) beneficiaries following a 911 call. The model is designed to correct misaligned incentives and has the potential to improve the quality of care and lower costs to Medicare by reducing avoidable transports to the hospital ED and potentially reducing avoidable inpatient admissions.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2019
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Application Deadline: Oct 5, 2019
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
Inactive
Grants to state designated entities to assist Critical Access Hospitals with quality and performance activities, including: stabilizing rural hospital finance; integrating emergency medical services (EMS) into their healthcare systems; incorporating population health; and fostering innovative models of healthcare.
Grants to state designated entities to assist Critical Access Hospitals with quality and performance activities, including: stabilizing rural hospital finance; integrating emergency medical services (EMS) into their healthcare systems; incorporating population health; and fostering innovative models of healthcare.
Geographic coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Mar 29, 2019
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Application Deadline: Mar 29, 2019
Sponsors: Federal Office of Rural Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Last Updated: 2/22/2022