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Rural Emergency Medical Services Training (EMS Training)

Link

https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements/ti-23-011

Additional Links

Notice of Funding Opportunity (Grants.gov)

Deadline

Application Deadline: Mar 20, 2024

Sponsor

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Purpose

Provides funding to recruit and train emergency medical services (EMS) personnel in rural areas. Focuses on building the capacity of EMS staff through training on trauma-informed, recovery-based emergency care for rural residents with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Required activities include:

Train EMS personnel on SUD/COD trauma-informed, recovery-based care for people with such disorders in emergency situations
Purchase emergency medical services equipment, with approval from SAMHSA
Train EMS personnel on the use of naloxone, and/or other Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved opioid reversal medications, in emergency opioid overdose situations
Provide training and resources, and implement procedures to connect individuals who have undergone overdose reversal to SUD treatment
Train EMS personnel on the use of motivational interviewing to engage individuals who use substances, and/or who suffer mental health conditions, and provide referrals to treatment and harm reduction services
Train EMS personnel on working with local peer-support specialists to assist those who have undergone overdose reversal, including facilitating warm handoffs
Create procedures to ensure all overdoses are reported to the state and/or local public health department so follow up care and connections/referral to treatment and peer recovery support can be provided
Train EMS personnel to maintain licenses and certifications relevant to serve in an EMS agency, as appropriate
Offer courses that qualify graduates to serve in an EMS agency
Fund specific training to meet federal or state licensing or certification requirement

Other allowable activities may include the purchase of the following:

Personal protective equipment
FDA-approved medication or devices for emergency reversal of known or suspected opioid overdose
FDA-approved fentanyl and xylazine test strips
Buprenorphine - for use after overdose reversal, to treat opioid withdrawal and bridge individuals into treatment, as directed by a licensed and trained medical practitioner

Amount of Funding

Award ceiling: $200,000 per year
Project period: Up to 2 years
Estimated number of awards: 52
Estimated total program funding: $10,400,000

A 10% non-federal matching contribution is required. Matching funds can be cash and/or in-kind contributions.

Who Can Apply

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 are eligible to apply.

Geographic Coverage

Nationwide

What This Program Funds

Capacity Building • Equipment • Training Providers

Application Process

Application instructions, requirements, and other information can be found in the funding announcement.

Applicant webinar recording and slides
Applicant frequently asked questions

This opportunity has been issued as standing funding announcement that will remain open until March 20, 2025. Applicants can apply for funding in any of the remaining project periods, with the following due dates:

March 20, 2024
March 20, 2025

Funding for this program in fiscal year 2025 is contingent upon SAMHSA's appropriations.

Contact

For programmatic or technical questions:
Humberto Carvalho
240-276-2974
humberto.carvalho@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
240-276-1940
FOACSAT@samhsa.hhs.gov

For grant review process and application status questions:
Samantha Dock-Herbster
240-276-0405
samantha.dockherbster@samhsa.hhs.gov

Rural Awards

Past awards communities received in fiscal year 2023 can be found on the program website.

Topics This Program Addresses

Emergency Medical Services • Emergency Planning • Harm Reduction • Healthcare Workforce • Naloxone • Opioids • Overdose Prevention • Substance Use Disorder