Opportunity Overview
The Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board (HEAB) is accepting applications for the Emergency Medical Service Education Reimbursement Program, created under 2025 Wisconsin Act 35. The program reimburses eligible tuition and material costs incurred in completing qualifying initial EMS education at a technical college in Wisconsin.
Who Is Eligible
HEAB states that Wisconsin residents may apply when they personally paid eligible costs for initial licensure as an emergency medical services practitioner or initial certification as an emergency medical responder. HEAB also lists an employer of an eligible individual as an applicant category when the employer paid the individual’s eligible tuition or material costs. Applicants should rely on HEAB for case-specific eligibility determinations.
Timing
The program is open on a rolling basis. HEAB states that an eligible individual must have received initial licensure on or after October 22, 2025 and must apply for reimbursement within one year of program completion. The official HEAB page does not publish a single statewide closing date, exact closing time, or time zone.
Reimbursable Costs and Documentation
The official HEAB page describes reimbursement for tuition and materials required to complete the qualifying Wisconsin technical-college program. Applicants apply through the state’s GLASS portal and then submit supporting documentation to HEAB, including a copy of the license, proof of program completion such as the college transcript, the tuition bill, proof of payment, and receipts for additional materials requested for reimbursement.
Funding Controls
HEAB’s official program page does not publish a fixed per-applicant award ceiling or a current statewide funding pool. Atlas therefore does not infer or advertise an amount not stated by the controlling state source.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 75/100. This is a newly launched, rolling Wisconsin EMS workforce reimbursement opportunity with a broad statewide employer and individual relevance, but awards are reimbursement-based and depend on applicant-specific completed training and proof of payment.
N9+ Fit: 0/100. The program is limited to EMS education tuition and materials tied to initial licensure or certification and is not a telehealth, remote physical examination, RPM, or clinical technology acquisition program.
QC Healthcare Fit: 5/100. Dr. Miltie Direct Applicant Fit: 0/100. A Wisconsin-based employer could potentially seek reimbursement when it actually paid qualifying EMS education costs for an eligible individual, but applicant facts must be verified before any outreach or advancement.
Submission
Applications begin through HEAB’s Grants, Loans, and Scholarship System, GLASS. Required supporting documents are then sent to the HEAB program contact listed below.
Official source: Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, Emergency Medical Service Education Reimbursement Program.
Program contact: Cassie Weisensel, (608) 267-2213, cassie.weisensel@wisconsin.gov.