Volunteer ambulance services could seek grants for buildings and response equipment

State officials would award capital grants through a competitive application process. Eligible applicants include voluntary ambulance services located in New York that serve one or more municipalities in the state. Projects may cover buildings the service owns or uses and equipment that supports emergency medical operations. Grant awards depend on an appropriation; the text does not guarantee that funds will be available. The commissioner would set each application cycle. It begins on the first day applicants may apply and ends no later than 60 days after award decisions are announced.

The commissioner would publish a report on each grant application cycle. Each report covers one grant application cycle and its applicants, projects, and awards. The report must include available funding, applicant and project information, and awardees, including the municipalities and counties they serve and the amounts awarded. The report is due no later than 30 days after the cycle ends.