Grant Details

The purpose of the State Board of Emergency Medical, Fire, and Transportation Services Grant Program, administered by the Ohio Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Medical Services, is to improve and enhance EMS and trauma patient care in Ohio through the provision of grant funding for equipment, training, and research. The funding source for the grant program is fines levied in the State of Ohio for seat belt violations.

There are five types of grants available from the Ohio Division of EMS:

1. First priority shall be given to emergency medical service organizations for the training of personnel, for the purchase of equipment and vehicles, and to improve the availability, accessibility, and quality of emergency medical services in this state. In this category, the board shall give priority to grants that fund training and equipping of emergency medical service personnel
2. Second priority shall be given to entities that research, test, and evaluate medical procedures and systems related to adult and pediatric trauma care.
3. Third priority shall be given to entities that research the causes, nature, and effects of traumatic injuries, educate the public about injury prevention, and implement, test, and evaluate injury prevention strategies.
4. Fourth priority shall be given to entities that research, test, and evaluate procedures that promote the rehabilitation, retraining, and reemployment of adult or pediatric trauma victims and social service support mechanisms for adult or pediatric trauma victims and their families.
5. Fifth priority shall be given to entities that conduct research on, test, or evaluate one or more of the following:
   1. Procedures governing the performance of emergency medical services in this state;
   2. The training of emergency medical service personnel;
   3. The staffing of emergency medical service organizations.