1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Supporting Our First Responders Act . 2. Emergency Medical Services Grant Program (a) Emergency Medical Services Grant Program (1) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the Secretary ) shall establish a program, to be known as the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Grant Program (in this section referred to as the Program ), through which the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive basis to qualified applicants. (2) Eligibility To be eligible for a grant under the Program, a qualified applicant shall submit to the Secretary an application at such a time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including the following: (A) A description of the financial need of the qualified applicant. (B) An analysis of the costs and benefits, with respect to improving medical transport and emergency medical services (referred to in this section as EMS ), of the activities to be carried out through the grant. (3) Joint applications A qualified applicant may submit a joint application with one or more other qualified applicants under this subsection. (4) Peer review of grant applications The Secretary, after consultation with national qualified applicants, shall appoint representatives of volunteer, governmental, Tribal, for-profit, and nonprofit qualified applicants and entities to conduct peer review of applications. (5) Selection considerations In awarding grants under the Program the Secretary shall consider each of the following: (A) The findings and recommendations of the peer reviews carried out under paragraph (4). (B) The degree to which an award will improve the coverage, response times, and ability of qualified applicants to provide medical transport and emergency medical services. (C) The extent of the need of an applicant for a grant under this subsection and the need to protect the United States as a whole. (D) Whether a qualified applicant has previously received Federal funding. (6)