Provider Grants (Colorado EMTS Funding Program)

Provider Grants (Colorado EMTS Funding Program) is sponsored by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Grant funds are available to help purchase medical and rescue equipment, communications, data collection equipment, and response vehicles. Support for personnel, recruitment and retention projects, and other projects is also available.

CREATE - Colorado Rural Health Center CREATE - Colorado Rural Health Center I'm looking for a position Now Accepting Applications CREATE assists private and public organizations in improving and expanding the emergency medical and trauma system in Colorado. Applicants must have as their purpose the provision of emergency medical and trauma services in Colorado to be eligible.

This grant program is intended to provide funding to urban and rural EMTS agencies for education and training of emergency medical and trauma service providers working in Colorado only . Ready to start the application process? Step 1: Review Application Guidelines Step 2: Start the Application Process Grant Guide and Application Instructions Click here to access the Grant Guide containing detailed application instructions.

Financial Waiver Guide and Application Click here to download the financial waiver application guide. To read the CREATE FAQs, click here . Overview of Standard Course Allowances Overview of Standard Course Allowances Examples of Financial Documents • Click here for the full CREATE Guidelines .

Please read through the entire document for important information about this grant program before beginning the application • Applicants must provide a standard 50 percent cash match, unless they apply for a waiver of this requirement. Click here for more information about applying for a financial • Applicants must be entities whose purpose is a provision of emergency medical or trauma services within Colorado.

Individuals may not apply for CREATE. • CREATE participants within an entity’s application must be a current member of an EMS or trauma agency, or sponsored by an EMS or trauma entity and meet the standards for employment by the entity. • To access the CREATE grant application, you must complete the pre-application steps first .

Once you have completed these steps, you will receive full access to apply for the program. Complete applications are reviewed on a monthly basis.

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CRHC’s hours are M-F 9am – 5pm. Senate Bill 34 created the Emergency Medical Trauma System grant program in 1989. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) administers the EMTS Provider Grant program, and the Colorado Rural Health Center manages the education and training portion, known as CREATE (Colorado Resource for Emergency and Trauma Education).

Applications for CREATE must be submitted through the Colorado Rural Health Center (CRHC), separately from applications to the EMTS Provider Grant program, which are submitted to CDPHE. Interested in becoming a CRHC member? Colorado Rural Health Center 6551 South Revere Parkway Email: info@coruralhealth.

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