The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Lab is accepting applications for fiscal year 2023 Rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Training.
Donor Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Adminis (SAMHSA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2025
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Purpose of the Program
The purpose of this program is to recruit and train EMS personnel in rural areas with a particular focus on addressing substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions. SAMHSA recognizes the great need for emergency services in rural areas and the critical role EMS personnel serve across the country.
Recipients will be expected to train EMS personnel on SUD and COD, trauma-informed, recovery-based care for people with such disorders in emergency situations and, as appropriate, to maintain licenses and certifications relevant to serve in an EMS agency. With this program, SAMHSA aims to develop the capacity of EMS staff to support residents in rural communities.
Rural is defined as:
- a nonmetropolitan statistical area;
- an area designated as a rural area by any law or regulation of a State; or
- a rural census tract of a metropolitan statistical area (as determined under the most recent Goldsmith Modification, originally published in a notice of availability of funds in the Federal Register on February 27, 1992, 57 Fed. Reg. 6725).
EMS Training awards are authorized under Section 330J of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 USC 254c-15).
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Available Funding: FY 2023: $10,400,000
- Estimated Award Amount: Up to $200,000 per year per award
- Length of Project Period: Up to 1 (one) Year
Eligible Applicants
Eligible applicants are rural emergency medical service agencies operated by a local or tribal government (fire-based and non-fire based) and non-profit emergency medical service agencies.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
