Announcements

Apply for funds – EMTS Funding program RFA # 54948322

The 2027 Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Funding Program grant application cycle opens on December 5, 2025.

For the state fiscal year 2027, approximately $4.3 million is available to fund grant projects to maintain and improve Colorado’s emergency medical and trauma services system. Program rules and requirements are in the FY 2027 EMTS Funding Guide. All applicants must submit a recently updated organizational profile to apply for funding.

Funds are available on a reimbursement basis to organizations whose primary purpose is to provide EMS and trauma services. This generally includes ambulance services, first-response agencies, acute-care medical facilities, fire agencies, rescue groups, communications centers, training centers, and other public or private emergency medical and trauma services providers in Colorado.

URGENT: MEDICAL DEVICE RECALL NOTICE BROSELOW RAINBOW TAPE 

On December 15th AirLife (NOT Air Life Air Ambulance) announced another urgent recall regarding their Broselow Rainbow Tapes (2025 Edition, 36-23446 Rev 3). The recall is issued due to several potentially lethal dosing errors. The medications with dangerous dosage errors include Vecuronium, Flumazenil, and Ketamine (IV/IO for pain/analgesia). Impacted products are distributed as part of 7700REA, 7700RE, 7730ALS, and 7730IALS by AirLife.

Please visit here for the full announcement.

Questions, contact productquality@myairlife.com. 

Keeping Colorado’s EMS Strong: Mandatory Incident Reporting 

To keep our EMS system safe and strong, all ground ambulance agencies are required to report certain events that happen within their organization. This includes provider terminations or suspensions, vehicle accidents that result in injuries, loss of medical direction, and other key incidents.

Reporting these events helps us improve accountability and continue building one of the best prehospital care systems in the nation.

Visit our website to learn more about what needs to be reported and how to do it. Questions, contact EMTS Operations 303-691-4932 or Ground Ambulance Licensing. 

2026 eHealth Solutions Challenge 

The 2026 eHealth Solutions Challenge (eHSC) has launched, led by the Colorado Smart Cities Alliance in partnership with the Colorado Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI), offering an innovation-friendly procurement pathway for governmental and intergovernmental agencies to test emerging solutions that improve health data interoperability. The Challenge focuses on the following question: How can

interoperability and analysis of health and health-related data be increased across agencies, organizations, and jurisdictions while maintaining data security, privacy, and data sovereignty? Up to $150,000 in seed funding is available to support up to six projects to pilot promising technologies that address data silos and enable more holistic care and improved health outcomes. The Challenge is also seeking reviewers from Colorado governmental agencies and organizations, including EMS agencies; participation is free and offers access to innovative proposals, potential funding opportunities, and statewide collaboration.

Applications are due February 18. Interested agencies are encouraged to attend the virtual Reviewer Information Session on January 13 at 9:00 a.m. to learn more. Additional details are available in the Reviewer FAQ and Challenge one-pager.