Florida EMS Grants

Training Notice

The Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) invites the public to attend the following Grant Writing Workshops. These pertain to the state EMS grants. All will have the same presentation.

DATE AND TIME: Friday, December 12, 2008. The training will begin at 10:00 a.m. and will end by about Noon Central Standard Time.

PLACE: Okaloosa County Health Dept.
810 East James Lee Boulevard
Crestview, FL 32536
(850) 689-7808
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DATE AND TIME: Thursday, January 15, 2009. The training will begin at 10 a.m. and will end no later than 1 p.m. EST.

PLACE: Putnam County Emergency Operations Center
410 South State Road 19
Palatka, FL 32177
(386) 329-0892
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GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To conduct a grant-writing workshop for Emergency Medical Service (EMS) providers and other eligible organizations. The grant workshop will be conducted to provide training and information to potential grant applicants about the Florida EMS matching grant program. There is no cost or pre-registration for these workshops.

ASSISTANCE: Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act any person requiring special accommodations at this workshop because of a disability or physical impairment should contact Ms. Donna Bruce, Florida Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, (850) 245-4440, Extension 2782, at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.

If you are hearing or speech impaired, please call the Bureau of Emergency Medical Services using the Florida Relay Service, 1(800) 955-8770 (Voice) a nd 1(800) 955-8771 (TDD).

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

CONTACT PERSON: Ed Wilson, Bureau of Emergency Medical Services, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C18, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738, (850) 245-4440, Extension 2737, e-mail Grants Workshops.

A grant training session is provided at state EMS Advisory Council meetings. Specific time and room location for a meeting can be obtained from the Constituency Meeting Schedule, at the EMS registration desk at the meeting site, or a state grant or Bureau Chief staff person before the meeting.

Additional grant training sessions will be announced at this site when scheduled.

2008-2009 County Grant Information

Florida county governments may now submit their county grant applications beginning September 29, 2008. Only the 67 Florida county governments are eligible to apply. Use the amount listed for your county when developing your budget. (.pdf 23.62kb)

Complete the application forms in the manual, (DH Form 1684 and DH Form 1767P, Rev. June 2002) pages 3-5. Please note Item 4 in the application requires you to include a current resolution from the Board of County Commissioners with the completed application. The resolution criteria are described in Item 4. Note that Item 2 in the application form and the "Request for Grant Fund Distribution" form both require your original signatures. Return a signed original and two copies of the completed application, which includes only DH Form 1684, DH Form 1767P, and the resolution, to the following address:

EMS County Grants Program
DOH Emergency Medical Services
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin C18
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738

The deadline by which we must receive the completed applications is no later than January 9, 2009, 5:00 PM, Eastern Standard Time. Completed applications will be processed in the sequence we receive them. If we have not received the final report from your previous county grant, it may delay the processing of the new grant application until we receive it from you.

Thank you for your cooperation and support to improve and expand access to quality EMS. Please contact Ed Wilson at (850) 245-4440, extension 2737, or Alan Van Lewen at extension 2734, if you have any questions.

County Grant Booklet and Application Form (.pdf 44.61kb)

Matching Grants

Grant Application Notice

The State of Florida, Department of Health, under section 401.113, Florida Statutes, beginning November 25, 2008 will accept applications for emergency medical services (EMS) matching grants. Your application must comply with the instructions in the June 2002 edition of the EMS Matching Grant Program Application Packet (Grant Manual), this memorandum, and other guidelines from authorized state EMS grant staff.

OUT OF COMPLIANCE: We will not consider any organizations for new matching grant funds who are out of compliance with a state EMS matching grant. Contact state EMS grant staff if you wish to confirm your organization's compliance status.

ACHIEVEMENT OF OBJECTIVES: If you receive a grant and the project's objectives are not accomplished as cited in the approved application including state revisions, the state reserves the right to require a refund of the state funds for the project. This includes grants regarding the EMS Tracking and Reporting System (EMSTARS).

DEADLINE AND NUMBER OF COPIES: We must receive your completed original and signed application form with required information pages, signed Request for Grant Fund Distribution Form, and required copies no later than 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) February 6, 2009. We will return all applications received after the deadline. You must send the original and 10 copies for each matching grant (state pays 75 percent); but the original and only 7 copies for rural matching grants (state pays 90 percent). Send only the original and copied forms and allowable information pages (pages 3-11), NOT the entire Grant Manual, to the below address or hand-deliver to the below walk-In address. We will not accept faxed and e-mailed applications.

Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records. If you do not want your e-mail address released in response to a public records request, do not send electronic mail to this entity. Instead, contact this office by phone or in writing.

TO OBTAIN APPLICATION MATERIALS OR ASK QUESTIONS: The application form, Request for Grant Fund Distribution Form, and other information are in the Grant Manual, obtainable below. You may also request information or ask questions at "Contact Us"; Telephone (850) 245- 4440, extensions 2734, 2782, or 2737; Mail to, Matching Grants, DOH Bureau of EMS, 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin C18, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1738; or at the Walk-In and physical address, Matching Grants, DOH Bureau of EMS, 4025 Esplanade Way, Third Floor, Tallahassee, Florida 32311-7829.

For your information there are two types of matching grants, general and rural, described following.

General Matching Grants. Public and private, urban and rural organizations involved in EMS are eligible for matching grant funds whereby the state pays 75 percent of approved budgets and the grantee pays 25 percent.

Rural Matching Grants. Public and private organizations involved in EMS which are based in and provide services for counties with a population of 100,000 or fewer people and a population density of less than a 100 per square mile are eligible for rural matching grants whereby the state pays 90 percent of approved budgets and the grantee pays 10 percent.

Booklet and Form. There is only one grant booklet and form for both the General and Rural matching grants. The application form differentiates between them when the applicant checks a box at the top of the form to indicate the application is for either a Rural or (General) Matching grant. Click your mouse on the following link to access the booklet and form. The June 2002 edition is still in use.

Matching Grant Booklet and Application Form (.pdf 85.50kb/25 pages)