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CREATE Program Overview - Grants Manager Shelly Collings and past recipients talk about the benefits of the CREATE grant program which provides funding for education and training for emergency medical and trauma services.

CREATE assists private and public organizations in improving and expanding the emergency medical and trauma system in Colorado. Applicants must have as their purpose the provision of emergency medical and trauma services in Colorado to be eligible. This grant is intended to provide funding for education and training for emergency medical and trauma services.

Senate Bill 34 created the EMTS grant program in 1989, which is now governed under Colorado Revised Statute (CRS) Sec. 1, 25-3.5-601. The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment administers the general EMTS grant program, and the Colorado Rural Health Center administers the education and training portion of this grant program. CREATE is the name of the education and training portion of the EMTS grant program, and applications must be submitted separately from applications to the general grant program.

In order to access the CREATE grant application, you must complete a few preliminary steps to satisfy data collection and payment execution requirements. Once you have completed these steps and submitted your application, you will be informed of the committee's decision within 45 days. The application resources will be available in June of 2010. When they have been posted and you are ready to begin the grant process, please click on the links below to access grant guidelines, answers to your questions, and the initial steps for all applicants.

Application Resources:

Application Timeline:

  • Applications Accepted: Beginning July 1, 2010
  • Application Deadline: Ongoing; funds will distributed on a first come, first served basis
  • Review & Response Time: Applications will be reviewed and responded to as they are received, at the next scheduled committee meeting. Most applicants will receive award/denial letters within 45 days of CRHC receiving their complete application
    • Upcoming Review Committee Meeting Dates - 2012 Dates are Subject to Change
      • December 13 - applications must be received by December 5 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • January 10 - applications must be received by January 3 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • January 24 - applications must be received by January 17 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • February 14 - applications must be received by February 6 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • February 28 - applications must be received by February 21 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • March 13 - applications must be received by March 5 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • March 27 - applications must be received by March 19 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • April 10 - applications must be received by April 2 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • April 24 - applications must be received by April 16 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • May 8 - applications must be received by April 30 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • May 22 - applications must be received by May 14 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • June 12 - applications must be received by June 4 to be evaluated at this meeting
      • June 26 - applications must be received by June 18 to be evaluated at this meeting
Questions? For additional information, please contact Shelly Collings at the Colorado Rural Health Center:
800.851.6782 • 720.248.2742 • sc@coruralhealth.org