Colorado Emergency Medical and Trauma Service (EMTS) Provider Grants

Eric Schmidt
720.467.8342
eric.schmidt@state.co.us

André Smith
720.577.4696
andrek.smith@state.co.us

RETAC Coordinators

Emergency Medical and Trauma Service (EMTS) Provider Grants provide funding for emergency medical and trauma service providers.

Funding can be used for one of the following categories:

1. Ambulances and EMT vehicles
2. Communications: Radios and other communication system components
3. Data Collection: Laptops, desktops, servers, hardware and software for use in the statewide data collection program
4. Equipment: General EMS and trauma equipment, extrication equipment, defibrillators and cardiac monitors, training and education equipment, safety equipment, and pediatric equipment
5. Prevention projects
6. Personnel and services
7. Recruitment/Retention
8. Other: Projects that do not fit into the above categories, such as provider health and wellness programs or research projects

Applicants must have as their purpose the provision of emergency medical and trauma services in the state of Colorado to be eligible.

This includes, but is not limited to:

• Ambulance services
• First response agencies
• Acute care medical facilities
• Fire agencies
• Rescue groups
• Communications centers
• Training centers

All awards are reimbursement-based. Typically, awards of less than $250,000 will receive a purchase order, and awards of more than $250,000 will receive a contract. Contracts take longer to execute than purchase orders.

A 50% local cash match is required. There is a financial waiver process for organizations that cannot meet the required 50% match.

Links to additional guidance, application instructions, and the online application portal are available on the program website.

Submit a complete pre-application by February 8, 2023. Upon approval of the pre-application, applicants must submit a full proposal, with a deadline of February 15, 2023.