The Oregon Office of Rural Health is pleased to announce the availability of HERO Rural Oregon EMS agency training grants.
Donor Name: Oregon Office of Rural Health (ORH)
State: Oregon
County: Baker County (OR), Gilliam County (OR), Grant County (OR), Harney County (OR), Lake County (OR), Malheur County (OR), Morrow County (OR), Sherman County (OR), Wallowa County (OR), Wheeler County (OR)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
The Oregon Office of Rural Health’s Helping EMS in Rural Oregon (HERO) program raises funds to help rural and remote (formerly referred to as “frontier”) emergency medical services (EMS) volunteers pay for their training.
Priority will be given to applications from agencies:
- Located in counties designated as remote (Baker, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Wallowa and Wheeler);
- With a high percentage of volunteer staff;
- That are non-profit or public entities; and
- That demonstrate participation from, or collaboration with, neighboring rural EMS agencies with this training.
Funding Information
Six awards of up to $2,500 each will be funded.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants are rural or frontier EMS agencies only.
- Awardees have a maximum of one year, from the receipt of the grant, in which to expend funds.
- Successful applicants are required to submit a report within one month of the completion of the proposed training. The report must include number of people who successfully completed the training and an accounting of how the funds were spent.
For more information, visit ORH.
