Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Provider Grants

Targeted counties:
Statewide
Sources of funding:
Foundations:	N/A
Local government:	N/A
State government:	N/A
Federal government:	N/A
Donations:	N/A
Tuition:	N/A
Other:	100%
Other specified:
$2/per vehicle registration fee to the Highway Users Tax Fund to be used for funding EMTS
Total:	100%

The initiative is evolving. Currently, the initiative supports training and recruitment and retention efforts.

Organization:	Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment: Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Section
Collaborating organizations:	Regionan Emergency Medical and Trauma Advisory Councils
Targeted professions:	Emergency medical technician, paramedic, trauma center staff
Targeted place in education pipeline:	Elementary school, Middle school, High school, Vocational/technical school, 2-year/community college, 4-year/university, Graduate or medical school, Residency or post-graduate

Data collected:

Yearly collection of data from each grantee.

training provided to numerous EMS providers scholarships for EMS providers

Have additional funding this year and have not yet worked with community to devise most effective way to develop workforce initiative.

Funding, Staff, Space