FY24 Automated External Defibrillators Equipment Grant Program

This bill establishes a grant program to help Massachusetts municipalities, public colleges, universities, and nonprofits purchase automated external defibrillators for their emergency response vehicles. The program prioritizes smaller communities with populations under 20,000 and nonprofit organizations, giving remaining funds to eligible applicants on a first-come, first-served basis. Administered by the Office of Grants and Research, the initiative distributed $165,000 to 80 recipients to replace or add defibrillators to vehicles that previously lacked them.