Matching Grants 2021 – 2022

ANNOUNCEMENT: FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) UNIT WILL ACCEPT MATCHING GRANT APPLICATIONS BEGINNING 8:00 A.M. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021, LOCAL TIME.THE DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT IS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022, 3:00 P. LOCAL TIME. Any applications not in the hands of state EMS by the deadline is not eligible for review for a grant.

You may submit your application(s) by email attachment. In your email you may ask for acknowledgement your email attachment was received. Use the following email address.

EMS@flhealth.gov

Alternatively, the addresses follow either to mail or hand deliver paper applications plus one copy, but do NOT send the same application by both email attachment and paper.

Mailing Address:
EMS Matching Grants
DOH EMS Section, Grants
4052 Bald Cypress Way, A22
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1722

Hand Deliver Address:
EMS Matching Grants
DOH EMS Section, Grants
4042 Bald Cypress Way, 2nd Floor
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1748

Optional: In your application cover letter, you may request to be, or recommend a person to be, a reviewer of matching grant applications during this grant cycle.

You can obtain instructions and the application form, at the following link. Do not use prior application forms. 2021 Matching Grant Application

For questions you may use the contact information on this web page.

State EMS reserves the right to fund or not to fund any application, in the best interests of Florida.

County Government EMS Grants 2021-2022

This announcement authorizes county governments to request their new emergency medical services (EMS) county grant funds. The amount of funds for each county this year is in the Total Column of the table at the following link:

County Amounts

To obtain the funds, the county must appropriately complete and send to the state: (1) the two-page application form, (2) the Request for Grant Fund Distribution page, and (3) a resolution described in item number 4 of the application form.

The application package can be accessed at the following link:

County Grant Application

You may send the completed application, with signatures, by email attachment to the following email address EMS@flhealth.gov or to the email address of a state EMS grant staff member.

Alternatively, you may mail the completed original application and one copy to: Florida Department of Health, EMS County Grants, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Mail Bin A 22, Tallahassee, FL 32399-1722.

Deadline: The state EMS office should receive your completed application by December 17, 2021, or by ten days after the ending date of your prior grant of this same type, whichever is later.

Contact Information

For requests, questions, or assistance, you may use the contact information on this website or enquire directly to any state EMS staff person.