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GEMSA EMR/EMT Grant - ApplicationS DUE: July 15, 2025
Please read all of this application process
To: All Directors Zoned 911 Services – EMS Transport and First Responders
Subject: Grant Opportunity- For EMR/EMT/EMTA Grant
We are proud and humbled to partner with the Georgia Trauma Commission to provide these grants.
Please read the entire information below.To be eligible for this funding, your application must be completed online (ONLY) utilizing the Survey Monkey application at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA_EMR-EMT
Deadline for Accepting Applications: July 15, 2025
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.
The First Responder - EMT - EMTA Grant –
To be eligible for this funding your application must be completed online (ONLY) utilizing the Survey Monkey application:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA_EMR-EMT
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 approved through the course approval process as developed by the State Office of EMS and Trauma. To receive funding, we must have the SOEMS Course Approval Number on the beginning roster. Students may elect to challenge the National Registry examination; however, the examination is not required, and the grant will not reimburse expenses for challenging the exam.
All course funding will be handled through the reimbursement process as follows:
If you are a successful applicant:
All course funding will be handled through the reimbursement process as follows:
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
- 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 students. The jump bag will be sent to the sponsoring organization, and it will be the responsibility of the sponsoring organization to disperse the jump bags and vest to student
- For EMT/EMT A - GEMSA will supplement the instructor pay of $2000.00 with ($160.00 per number of students on ending official roster) 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 students.
The grant application may be completed at:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GEMSA_EMR-EMT
If you have any questions you may contact Travis McCoy, GEMSA Program Coordinator (specialops@georgiaemsassociation.com)
or Cathy White, GEMSA Operations Chief (program@georgiaemsassociation.com)
This Program is made possible by State of Georgia funding provided through the
Georgia Trauma Care Network Commission
