We call on federal agencies for their assistance in implementing the recommendations in the National EMS Research Agenda to enhance EMS research. A variety of federal agencies have supported EMS operations and research in the past and most continue to do so now. We hope that agencies such as the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), the Centers for Disease Controland Prevention (CDC), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the National Fire Academy, the Department of Defense, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will continue to support EMS research by providing funding for educational programs, supporting the development of Centers of Excellence, and by acknowledging their commitment to EMS research through the inclusion of EMS related research opportunities among their requests for proposals to solve health problems for Americans.
