NC Mobile Integrated Health (MIH) and Community Paramedicine Program Grant

Summary

The program supports establishing or expanding MIH/CP programs with an emphasis on behavioral health crisis response, SUD/MOUD treatment access, and reducing emergency department utilization for mental health and substance use crises. Fundable activities in Year 1 include personnel, equipment, program infrastructure, expanded treatment access, behavioral health crisis response, care coordination, and workforce training. Total pool: $10,000,000; estimated 50–100 awards of $75,000–$200,000 (Year 1). Continuation funding in Years 2–5 is contingent on performance.

Eligibility

Licensed North Carolina EMS agencies that provide primary 911 response in rural or rural-adjacent communities as defined by the NC Rural Health Center: (1) Counties with population density ≤250 people/sq. mile (rural), or (2) counties with population density 251–750 people/sq. mile (rural-adjacent) and limited access to behavioral health/SUD services.

Requirements Checklist

• Applicants must propose to expand or establish Mobile Integrated Health/Community Paramedicine programs in rural communities, with programmatic focus on behavioral health and substance use crisis response, access to SUD/MOUD treatment, reducing ED utilization, and improving follow-up care. Eligible expenditures include personnel, equipment, program and treatment access expansion, emergency response protocols, care coordination, and workforce training. Detailed application requirements, including documentation and budget templates, are available in the RFA.

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