ODPS Emergency Medical Services Grants

Grant Information

The purpose of the Ohio EMS grant program is to improve and enhance EMS patient care in the State of Ohio by providing grant funds to eligible applicants. There are four types of grants available from the Ohio Division of EMS

Distribution of EMS Grant Funds

All EMS grant funds are provided by the collection of seat belt fines in the State of Ohio. Section 4765.05 of the Ohio Revised Code defines the priority distribution of available funds for Ohio’s EMS grant program.

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;
Second priority shall be given to entities that research the causes, nature, and effect of traumatic injuries, educate the public about injury prevention, and implement, test, and evaluate injury prevention strategies;
Third 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;
Fourth priority shall be given to entities that research, test, and evaluate medical procedures related to adult and pediatric trauma victims and their families

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Funding Levels

The amount of EMS grant funding for all priorities is determined annually by the amount of seatbelt fines collected throughout the State of Ohio. The amount of funding annually is approximately $4,000,000. Listed below are the funding levels established by the State EMS Board for priority distribution established by Section 4765.05 of the Ohio Revised Code. These funding levels may be adjusted annually at the request of the State EMS Board and based on the annual seat belt fines available for grant funding.

Priority 1: Funds collected from seat belt fines, less priorities two, three and four,
Priority 2: % of total funds available as established by the EMS Board ($350,000 for 2010-11)
Priority 3: % of total funds available as established by the EMS Board ( $200,000 for 2010-11)
Priority 4: % of total funds available as established by the EMS Board ($100,000 for 2010-11)