EMS Grant Center /ems-grant-center EMS Grant Center en-US Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:55:20 GMT Insider analysis: Opioid treatment gets wheels in Cook County with $1M grant /EMS-grants/insider-analysis-opioid-treatment-gets-wheels-in-cook-county-with-1m-grant The grant funds a proactive approach to buprenorphine and leave-behind naloxone efforts Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:55:20 GMT /EMS-grants/insider-analysis-opioid-treatment-gets-wheels-in-cook-county-with-1m-grant Accessing the Safe Streets and Roads for All EMS grant program /EMS-grants/accessing-the-safe-streets-and-roads-for-all-ems-grant-program How EMS agencies can use Safe Streets and Roads for All grants to improve roadway safety and reduce crash fatalities. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 14:14:58 GMT /EMS-grants/accessing-the-safe-streets-and-roads-for-all-ems-grant-program AFG funding options for eligible EMS agencies /ems-grant-center/afg-funding-options-for-eligible-ems-agencies Reviewing equipment age and NOFO priorities can help EMS agencies build more competitive grant proposals Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:51:48 GMT /ems-grant-center/afg-funding-options-for-eligible-ems-agencies Safe streets for all: MVC care funding in action /vehicle-crashes/safe-streets-for-all-mvc-care-funding-in-action Why post-crash care matters: 42% of patients alive at EMS arrival die later Tue, 27 May 2025 15:10:48 GMT /vehicle-crashes/safe-streets-for-all-mvc-care-funding-in-action Okla. EMS moves base closer to its core coverage area, reducing response times /ems-grant-center/okla-ems-moves-base-closer-to-its-core-coverage-area The relocation, funded by $1.3M in ARPA funds, brings faster access and more space for Oologah-Talala crews and vehicles Mon, 28 Jul 2025 15:07:35 GMT /ems-grant-center/okla-ems-moves-base-closer-to-its-core-coverage-area FEMA proposes $1B in grant cuts impacting fire, EMS and disaster preparedness programs /ems-grant-center/fema-proposes-1b-in-grant-cuts-impacting-fire-ems-and-disaster-preparedness-programs FEMA is proposing to cut nearly $1 billion in grants used by fire, EMS, and emergency management agencies for training, equipment, and disaster readiness, according to internal memos Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:29:54 GMT /ems-grant-center/fema-proposes-1b-in-grant-cuts-impacting-fire-ems-and-disaster-preparedness-programs $236K grant revives community paramedicine program to fight overdoses in Maine /ems-grant-center/236k-grant-revives-community-paramedicine-program-to-fight-overdoses-in-maine A $236,914 grant is reviving Maine’s MD3 program, allowing physicians to respond with EMS crews to overdose emergencies and expand addiction care and training in Kennebec County Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:14:03 GMT /ems-grant-center/236k-grant-revives-community-paramedicine-program-to-fight-overdoses-in-maine Maine program deploying doctors to EMS calls saved, expanded focus on substance abuse /EMS-grants/maine-program-deploying-doctors-to-ems-calls-saved-expanded-focus-on-substance-abuse After local officials cut the program from the budget, a grant funded by opioid settlement funds was awarded by the Maine Recovery Council Mon, 21 Jul 2025 00:22:54 GMT /EMS-grants/maine-program-deploying-doctors-to-ems-calls-saved-expanded-focus-on-substance-abuse Pa. senators secure grant funding for EMS all-terrain vehicles /ems-grant-center/pa-senators-secure-grant-funding-for-ems-all-terrain-vehicles Good Fellowship Ambulance and EMS in West Chester will receive a new grant-funded all-terrain vehicle to help first responders reach patients in difficult-to-access areas Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:00:00 GMT /ems-grant-center/pa-senators-secure-grant-funding-for-ems-all-terrain-vehicles Insider analysis: Opioid treatment gets wheels in Cook County with $1M grant /EMS-grants/insider-analysis-opioid-treatment-gets-wheels-in-cook-county-with-1m-grant The grant funds a proactive approach to buprenorphine and leave-behind naloxone efforts Mon, 07 Jul 2025 21:55:20 GMT /EMS-grants/insider-analysis-opioid-treatment-gets-wheels-in-cook-county-with-1m-grant 9 first responder agencies nationwide awarded Lowe’s grants for facility improvements /ems-grant-center/9-first-responder-agencies-nationwide-awarded-lowes-grants-for-facility-improvements Projects include kitchen upgrades, bunk rooms and training space improvements through the 2025 Hometowns initiative Sat, 05 Jul 2025 12:00:00 GMT /ems-grant-center/9-first-responder-agencies-nationwide-awarded-lowes-grants-for-facility-improvements $3M grant aims to boost Colo. naloxone supply /ems-grant-center/3m-grant-aims-to-boost-colo-naloxone-supply Colorado will use $3 million in opioid settlement funds to provide naloxone to local organizations, aiming to curb overdose deaths, in a move follows a 15.6% statewide decrease in drug fatalities in 2024 Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:17:55 GMT /ems-grant-center/3m-grant-aims-to-boost-colo-naloxone-supply ARPA grant helps Pa. ambulance service purchase a new ambulance /ems-grant-center/arpa-grant-helps-pa-ambulance-service-purchase-a-new-ambulance Narberth Ambulance celebrated the arrival of a new ambulance with a ribbon-cutting ceremony, thanking Lower Merion commissioners for helping secure funding through an ARPA grant Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:49:57 GMT /ems-grant-center/arpa-grant-helps-pa-ambulance-service-purchase-a-new-ambulance Idaho paramedic-led program aims to ease EMS strain, improve mental health response /community-paramedicine/idaho-paramedic-led-program-aims-to-ease-ems-strain-improve-mental-health-response Washington County’s new paramedic program aims to improve mental health crisis response and ease the strain on EMS and law enforcement. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:35:33 GMT /community-paramedicine/idaho-paramedic-led-program-aims-to-ease-ems-strain-improve-mental-health-response Trump order to freeze federal grants blocked by judge /ems-grant-center/trump-administration-orders-a-freeze-on-all-federal-grants-loans Administration officials said the decision to halt grants and loans was necessary to ensure that spending complies with President Donald Trump’s recent executive orders Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:34:47 GMT /ems-grant-center/trump-administration-orders-a-freeze-on-all-federal-grants-loans What Trump's executive orders tell us about his public safety agenda /legislation-funding/what-do-trumps-executive-orders-tell-us-about-his-public-safety-agenda Public safety leaders need to evaluate the impact of executive orders, policy pronouncements and a temporary freeze on grants on their departments and communities Wed, 29 Jan 2025 14:51:13 GMT /legislation-funding/what-do-trumps-executive-orders-tell-us-about-his-public-safety-agenda Celebrating EMS Week 2024 – Day 6: Recognition Day /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-6-recognition-day In the spirit of today’s theme, we express our heartfelt gratitude to the remarkable members of the EMS community who go beyond the call every shift Wed, 15 May 2024 17:07:30 GMT /ems-week/celebrating-ems-week-2024-day-6-recognition-day What to do while Congress and the courts respond to the executive order to pause grants /ems-grant-center/what-to-do-while-congress-and-the-courts-respond-to-the-executive-order-to-pause-grants Here is an action plan for assessing the impact of the Trump administration's temporary freeze on federally funded grants and a federal judge blocking that order Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:34:45 GMT /ems-grant-center/what-to-do-while-congress-and-the-courts-respond-to-the-executive-order-to-pause-grants Show me the money: How EMS can tap into opioid funding /EMS-grants/show-me-the-money-how-ems-can-tap-into-opioid-funding EMS grant guru Corey Carlson breaks down the nationwide opioid settlements and how emergency service providers can benefit Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:06:23 GMT /EMS-grants/show-me-the-money-how-ems-can-tap-into-opioid-funding