EMERGENCY & ACUTE HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS EMS/COUNTY ASSISTANCE “PASS-THROUGH” FUNDS The EMS “Pass-Through” fund is distributed to eligible EMS Licensed Providers within Trauma Service Area E that have met all NCTTRAC membership and participation requirements. Funding is provided through the Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care System Account (911 fund), the Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care System Fund (1131 fund), and the Designated Trauma Facility and Emergency Medical Services fund (3588 fund). NCTTRAC received a total of $386,602 in “Pass-Through” funding which was distributed to seventy (56) EMS Agencies. LOCAL PROJECTS GRANT The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Office of Emergency Medical Services Trauma Systems Coordination (OEMS/TS) provided Local Project Grant (LPG) funding directly to the Regional Advisory Councils for program administration. The North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council (NCTTRAC) was allocated $48,588 from the Permanent Fund for Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Account to provide support and enhancement of pre-hospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and trauma care systems in Texas. Based on the recommendations from the NCTTRAC EMS Committee, funding was designated to support the regional Stop the Bleed efforts by purchasing wound packing trainer kits. A total of 237 wound packing trainers were ordered, which will provide each agency two (2) wound packing trainer kits. NCTTRAC is in the process of distributing these kits to the EMS agencies in Trauma Service Area- E. Expenditure Requests are limited to: •Supplies •Operational Expenses •Education and Training •Equipment •Vehicles •Communication Systems Supplies, $100,741 Education & Training, $24,000 Equipment, $166,567 Vehicles, $39,985 Communication Systems, $14,784 Other Operational Expenses, $40,525 FY2018 EMS/CO Pass Through Funds 5