Watauga County EMS Among Six High Country Recipients in $10M Rural Health Grants

Cabarrus EMS receives NCDHHS grant funding

CONCORD — Cabarrus County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is one of 39 state agencies awarded part of a $10 million grant from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.The grant is from the NC Rural Health Transformation Program…

Watauga County EMS Among Six High Country Recipients in $10M Rural Health Grants

Last Updated on June 13, 2026 6:48 pm BOONE — Watauga County EMS is one of six High Country agencies sharing in $10 million in new state funding aimed at strengthening rural emergency medical services and expanding access to mental health and substance use disorder treatment. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced June 8 that 39 local EMS agencies across the state will receive funding through the NC Rural Health Tra…