EMS Grants News and Articles

• Ohio FD gets nearly $46K grant for mechanical CPR devices

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  West Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Fairview awarded funding to equip Avon Lake Fire Department with two LUCAS devices

• $162K grant helps Va. EMS purchase new ambulance

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  A Rescue Squad Assistance Fund award from the Virginia Office of EMS will cover half the cost of a Waynesboro ambulance

• Grant helps Ore. FD reduce non-emergency lift-assist calls with training, new equipment

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  Using more than $68,000 in state grant funds, the Albany Fire Department provided inflatable lifting chairs to local care facilities and trained staff to handle non-injury falls

• White House reverses $2B cut to mental health, substance abuse grants

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  The Department of Health and Human Services confirmed that SAMHSA funding will be restored following backlash from grantees and lawmakers

• DOT announces $50M in grants for prehospital blood transfusion

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  Safe Streets and Roads for All program to help fund 24 blood administration programs

• Nev. FD shows crisis response teams reduce ED transports and mental health holds

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  A six-month Clark County Fire Department pilot using a paramedic, EMT, and social worker diverted 70% of behavioral health patients from emergency rooms and de-escalated 94% of crisis calls

• $6K grant from bank helps Mass. FD purchase IV infusion pumps

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  A $6,687 grant helped the Seekonk Fire Department purchase two IV medication infusion pumps, improving the ability to deliver lifesaving care during transport

• Iowa awards opioid settlement grants focusd on prevention, treatment and EMS-linked care

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  10 Iowa organizations are set to receive up to $1M each in opioid settlement funding, supporting overdose prevention, treatment access and programs like community paramedicine

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