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Strengthening Rural EMS Response to Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Emergencies through Evidence-Based Training in Audrain County, Missouri

Award Number: H79TI088956
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT
OPDIV: SAMHSA
AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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Strengthening Rural EMS Response to Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Emergencies through Evidence-Based Training in Audrain County, Missouri - Strengthening Rural EMS Response to Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Emergencies through Evidence-Based Training in Audrain County, Missouri. Audrain Ambulance District (AAD) proposed project strengthens the knowledge, skills, and clinical capacity of rural Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel to respond to substance use disorders (SUD), opioid use disorder (OUD), co-occurring mental health conditions, and behavioral health emergencies in Audrain County, Missouri. The project addresses critical workforce shortages, limited access to behavioral health and addiction treatment providers, and the increasing role of EMS as the first—and often only—healthcare contact for individuals experiencing overdose, opioid withdrawal, and behavioral health crises. Following the closure of the county's hospital, EMS personnel now provide longer patient care during transport and play an increasingly important role in connecting patients to ongoing treatment and recovery services. The project will expand AAD's existing EMS education program by implementing a comprehensive evidence-based training curriculum that prepares EMS personnel to deliver trauma-informed, recovery-focused care while improving patient engagement and linkage to treatment. The project will strengthen Audrain County EMS capacity to respond to behavioral health emergencies, opioid overdoses, and substance use disorders by training at least 35 EMS personnel in evidence-based response, naloxone administration, treatment linkage, and recovery-focused practices. By December 2026, behavioral health response equipment and telehealth technology will support simulation-based training and field implementation. The project will also train 15 paramedics in EMS-initiated buprenorphine protocols, support five EMTs in completing Advanced EMT or paramedic education, and support eight paramedics in completing Community Paramedic or Critical Care Transport training by September 2027.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2026 ( Subtotal = $300,000 )
2026	2026	AUDRAIN AMBULANCE DISTRICT	440 KELLEY PKWY	MEXICO	MO	65265	AUDRAIN	USA	Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance	000	1	9/8/2026	NEW	$300,000
														Subtotal = $300,000

Grand Total All Awards = $300,000

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Strengthening Rural EMS Response to Substance Use Disorder and Behavioral Health Emergencies through Evidence-Based Training in Audrain County, Missouri

Award Number: H79TI088956

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT

OPDIV: SAMHSA

AWARD CLASS: DISCRETIONARY

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: HEALTH SERVICES

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 09/30/2026

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 09/29/2028

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