07/09/18  Portland, Ore.

The Oregon Office of Rural Health is pleased to announce the addition of a second round of HERO awards for 2018.

The competitive application period opens August 6, 2018, and closes at 5pm on August 31, 2018.

Four rural and/or frontier agencies will be awarded up to $2500 each. Awardees will be notified by September 7, 2018.

Applications will be posted on the ORH website and emailed to agency personnel on August 6, 2018.

About the HERO Campaign

The Oregon Office of Rural Health HERO campaign raises funds to help rural and frontier Emergency Medical Services volunteers pay for training.

If you represent a rural EMS agency that wishes to conduct an in-house training, and perhaps include EMS personnel from surrounding communities, this grant is for you. Funds may also be used to send staff to training that cannot be offered locally. You may apply for funding for any training class or exercise completed within the next 12 months.

*Please note that you must be located in a rural or frontier area and recognized by the Oregon Health Authority EMS & Trauma Systems Program as an organization that participates in Oregon’s 9-1-1 response system.

For questions about the HERO campaign or award program please contact: Rebecca Dobert | dobert@ohsu.edu | (503) 494-4450.