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Hardin County holds workshop on new state rural ambulance grant, will decide whether to sponsor an ESD application
Summary
County commissioners held a workshop Dec. 9 to review the new rural ambulance service grant under HB 3000 and gauge interest among local Emergency Services Districts (ESDs). Officials said the application window opens Jan. 1, 2026; the court will consider whether to sponsor a provider at the next meeting.
Hardin County Commissioners Court convened a public workshop on Dec. 9 to review the state’s new rural ambulance service grant program established under House Bill 3000 and to solicit interest from local Emergency Services Districts and fire departments in applying for funding.
The county’s emergency-management staff, led by Aaron Tucker, described the Comptroller of Public Accounts as the grant administrator and said the application window opens Jan. 1, 2026. "The application opens 01/01/2026," Tucker said. He and the judge warned that proposed rules remain subject to change while the comment period is open.
The grant as described in draft materials would fund ambulance purchases and upfitting; county officials and attendees repeatedly emphasized the program appears focused on vehicles. County leadership read the…
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