2026FY GEMSA - Emergency Medical Responder / Emergency Medical Technician Grant Program

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By Selecting YES to this question you Fully Understand the information in this question concerning the use of MED ED Prep Support for MED ED Prep will come directly from Georgia Trauma Commission and Jeramey at MED ED Prep

All EMT and AEMT programs are required to participate in MedEdPrep as a condition of grant funding. This testing platform is designed to support student success and program quality through structured evaluation and data tracking. At a minimum, each program must administer five module exams of 50 questions each. These modules cover EMS operations, airway and respiratory, medical, trauma, and special patients. In addition, a comprehensive final exam consisting of 100 questions is required for course reimbursement.

Beyond the required exams, instructors will have unlimited access to the MedEdPrep platform and can create additional quizzes and exams as needed to support student learning. The platform also offers powerful data tools that allow instructors to monitor student performance, identify subject matter strengths and weaknesses, and make informed adjustments to their instruction.

This resource is provided at no cost to grant-funded programs and is designed to strengthen Georgia’s EMS workforce by improving NREMT success through access to validated test banks and performance data. In the first six months of implementation, we’ve already seen positive outcomes and identified new opportunities to better support initial EMS education programs across the state.

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All Directors of Zoned 911 Services – Transport and Licensed First Responders Kim Littleton, Executive Director, GA EMS Association

June 7, 2025

Grant Opportunity- Time Sensitive Deadline

The Georgia EMS Association is accepting applications for the EMR/EMT/EMTA Course Grant. Classes must start by November 15, 2025 or your Grant will

We are proud and humbled to partner with the Georgia Trauma Commission to provide these Grants.

Please read this entire document.

To be eligible for this funding your application must be completed online (ONLY) utilizing the Survey Monkey application

Deadline for Accepting Applications September 15, 2025

The First Responder EMT Grant –

While all 911 zoned EMS Services and 911 zoned Medical First Responders are eligible to apply for the grant, priority will be given to those services willing to quickly complete the course approval requirements and conduct the program within the contract period allowed. This Grant is only available to Services not individuals

This is a competitive grant. Applications will be accepted till close of business of deadline date. Once the Grants are awarded, GEMSA will deal only with the Service and the Director of the Service will be the person accountable, or as voted on by the EMS Sub Committee

MOTION GTCNC EMS COMMITTEE 2023-04-03: Motion to allow individual services awarded education grants to subcontract with a qualified school or vendor to perform the education and bill GEMSA directly.
MOTION BY: Duane Montgomery
SECOND BY: Jeff Adams
VOTING: All members are in favor of the motion.
ACTION: The motion PASSED with no objections nor abstentions as it pertains to the Grant. No individual county or zone will be eligible for more than one grant unless there are fewer requests than courses available.

The total dollar amount of each grant will vary depending on the number of students who are enrolled/graduating in the EMR/EMT class. The initial class roster must have a minimum number of 12 students (with student and class information on official GEMSA Roster Template - fully completed) to be eligible for this grant while the maximum number we will reimburse for is 25 students on the ending roster. You may elect to have more than 25 students in the class however, we will only reimburse for a maximum of 25 students. Each course must be a

FUNDS MAY BE USED TOWARD EMT COURSE

All course funding will be handled through the reimbursement process as follows: If you are a successful applicant:

The Grant funding will consist of the following:

You will be notified by email and sent a Course Agreement form that you must initial, complete and sign in required fields within 2 weeks of initial email or you will forfeit your Grant Opportunity

Upon GEMSA receiving your fully completed beginning Official GEMSA Roster GEMSA will:

1) reimburse for Textbooks & Workbooks (you must send a copy of your book invoice) according to the number of students you have listed on your initial course roster to a maximum of $150.00 per book

if your book invoice reflects that the books you ordered cost less than the quoted price above you will be paid according to the price per book on your invoice

Or Upon Request
GEMSA would provide

EMR Advantage w/workbook Jones and Bartlett ISBN 9781284235173
Or
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured Jones and Bartlett ISBN 9781284243796

Upon course completion and GEMSA receiving your fully completed Official GEMSA Roster GEMSA will

1) issue instructor payment of $1,650.00 to the Service for EMR Courses & $2000.00 for Instructor payment for EMT and EMT A Courses - it is the responsibility of the Service to pay instructor

(An approved roster format will be provided by GEMSA that must be used for both the beginning and ending rosters for the course. No other roster format will be accepted)

For EMR - GEMSA will provide each successful student with a jump bag. This will be done after we have verification of successful completion of the course, and we have received a copy of the official course roster of successful

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* 2. Applicant Organization

Name of Organization (Please use State Licensed Name)

Address of Organization (street address)

City

State

Zip Code

Name of Contact Person at Organization

Phone Number of Contact Person

Secondary Phone Number of Contact Person

Email of Contact Person

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* 3. Email Address: This is the method that GEMSA will communicate with you concerning this Grant. Please ensure it is correct and you monitor this address:

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* 4. Secondary Email Address: This is the 'back up' method that GEMSA will communicate with you concerning this Grant. Please ensure it is correct and you monitor this address:

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* 5. Lead Instructor

Name/Title

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Phone Number

Email Address

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* 6. 911 Zone Information that your Service has the SOEMS License to 'protect'

EMS Region

Population of the 911 Zone

Area of the Zone (in Square Miles)

Number of Staffed Ambulance in the Zone (at Peak Times)

County that is Serviced by this Provicer

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* 7. Is there a Hospital in the Zone?

Yes

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* 8. How many 911 Transport Units operate in your Service Area?

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* 9. Which Course do you plan to conduct:

EMR

EMT

EMT A

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* 10. If awarded the Grant - You understand that you will be expected to begin your class by November 15, 2025 and that your class must be completed and roster sent to GEMSA at
specialops@georgiaemsassociation.com or grant@georgiaemsassociation.com by June 15, 2026

Yes

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* 11. What Month and Year do anticipate completing your class (Final completion date MUST be prior to June 15, 2026- No Exceptions)

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* 12. This information is for GEMSA files only. All official correspondence dealing with the Grant will be completed through the EMS Director.

Teaching Institution (if different from the Zoned 911 Service)

Name of Organization

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

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* 13. I CERTIFY THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS TRUE AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE AND THAT I HAVE SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION ON THE BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT ORGANIZATION. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF ANY INFORMATION IS FOUND TO BE MISREPRESENTED OR FALSIFIED THE APPLYING ORGANIZATION WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THIS GRANT.

Questions concerning this Grant should be directed to Travis McCoy, GEMSA Program Coordinator or Cathy White, GEMSA Operations Chief

This Program is made possible by State of Georgia funding provided through the

Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission

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* 2. Applicant Organization

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* 3. Email Address: This is the method that GEMSA will communicate with you concerning this Grant. Please ensure it is correct and you monitor this address:

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* 4. Secondary Email Address: This is the 'back up' method that GEMSA will communicate with you concerning this Grant. Please ensure it is correct and you monitor this address:

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* 5. Lead Instructor

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* 6. 911 Zone Information that your Service has the SOEMS License to 'protect'

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* 7. Is there a Hospital in the Zone?

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* 8. How many 911 Transport Units operate in your Service Area?

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* 9. Which Course do you plan to conduct:

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* 10. If awarded the Grant - You understand that you will be expected to begin your class by November 15, 2025 and that your class must be completed and roster sent to GEMSA at specialops@georgiaemsassociation.com or grant@georgiaemsassociation.com by June 15, 2026

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* 11. What Month and Year do anticipate completing your class (Final completion date MUST be prior to June 15, 2026- No Exceptions)

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* 12. This information is for GEMSA files only. All official correspondence dealing with the Grant will be completed through the EMS Director.Teaching Institution (if different from the Zoned 911 Service)

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* 10. If awarded the Grant - You understand that you will be expected to begin your class by November 15, 2025 and that your class must be completed and roster sent to GEMSA at
specialops@georgiaemsassociation.com or grant@georgiaemsassociation.com by June 15, 2026

* 12. This information is for GEMSA files only. All official correspondence dealing with the Grant will be completed through the EMS Director.

Teaching Institution (if different from the Zoned 911 Service)