The FY11 application period is currently closed. The next application period is expected to open in Spring 2012.
The purpose of LPG funds is to support and improve the development of the Texas Emergency Health Care System and increase the availability and quality of emergency pre-hospital health care. The typical projects that are funded through the LPG program include (but are not limited to): (1) EMS personnel certification training; (2) Specialty training related to pre-hospital healthcare management; (3) Communication equipment; (4) Patient care equipment and non-disposable supplies; (5) Injury-prevention projects; (6) Continuing education programs; and, (7) Purchasing of ambulances. In FY11, for the first time, LPG funding was approved for accreditation fees paid to CoAEMSP and CAAHEP by department-approved paramedic education programs seeking initial CoAEMSP accreditation.
Lists of awardees from years 2011 are available at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&ItemID=8589948757.
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