Discover grants to support EMS groups and emergency service providers, including first responders, volunteer fire departments, and ambulance services. Additional grants support law enforcement and police departments. Funding covers homeland and national security efforts, capacity-building, equipment purchases, training, and emergency preparedness initiatives.
Filter this list of EMS and homeland security grants above by recipient type, location, and funding source to find opportunities for equipment, training, or preparedness projects. GrantWatch helps organizations manage the entire funding process, from grant prospecting to post-award reporting, with tools such as the Grant Prospecting Dashboard, Grant Funding Pipeline, GrantWatch Intelligence™, and the AI Grant Writing Tool - built for first responder agencies and public safety programs.
Grants to New York police departments and sheriff’s offices in eligible locations to promote the use of technology. First-time applicants must register in the grant portal and complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. Funding is intende...
Grant of up to $50,000 to an Iowa nonprofit organization or government organization for a project that will be impactful to communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects that are innovative, sustainable, collaborative, and have a positive imp...
Grants to Colorado nonprofit organizations, municipalities, conservation districts, and fire protection districts for environmental protection and improvement activities in eligible regions. Certain applicants must contact the funding source prior to applying. Fun...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA nonprofit organizations, community groups, schools, and municipalities for projects to improve the quality of life in rural areas. Focus areas include health and well-being, education, workforce, business and economic development, and...
Grants to Wyoming government agencies and tribes for activities to improve security. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying. Funding is intended to enhance both physical and cyber security and to support border c...
Grants of up to $3,000 to North Carolina nonprofit and faith-based organizations, government agencies, schools, and fire and rescue departments in eligible regions for charitable programs and projects. Funding is intended for activities that meet the local needs o...
Grants of up to $5,000 to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, religious entities, schools, and units of government to respond to local needs in eligible areas. Focus areas for funding include community programming, elementary education, habitat conservation, a...
Grants to North Carolina nonprofit organizations, government agencies, public schools, faith-based entities, and fire and rescue departments to respond to community needs in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support activities in areas such as human servi...
Grants to Oklahoma nonprofit organizations and individuals in eligible locations for community benefit projects and emergency support. Funding is intended for projects focused on communities, education and youth, seniors, volunteer fire departments, and individual...
Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations to prevent hate- and bias-based crimes and to promote the safety and security of nonprofit facilities. Funding is intended for training programs and to purchase a wide range of items, including, but not limited to, su...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Indiana nonprofit organizations for projects and programs that benefit communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended to promote community-based activities across a wide range of categories. Previous grants have supported librarie...
Grants to California school districts and county offices of education to create a communication system between first responders and schools to reduce student trauma. Funding is intended for the development of a system that will allow different professionals to col...
Grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations for equipment purchases and hiring of personnel to enhance organizational security. Funding is intended to support organizations that are at risk of being targeted by terrorists. Purchases must be used for property that...
Grants to New Jersey nonprofit organizations for expenses related to anti-terrorism measures. The purpose of funding is to hire law enforcement officers or acquire new equipment, such as CCTV equipment. Funding is intended for organizations at the greatest risk of...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations for community programs and projects in eligible regions. Funding is intended for activities to enhance the local quality of life. Previous grants include support for emergency services, food shelves, shelters, disaster r...
Grants to Colorado nonprofit organizations to train law enforcement in school safety response. Funding is intended to improve the response to school safety incidents by holding training events. Eligible applicants must have previous experience in providing such tr...
Grants to North Dakota nonprofit organizations and government agencies for programs that benefit local communities in eligible counties. Funding is intended for activities that include, but are not limited to, projects addressing shelter needs, special needs in nu...
Grants of up to $75,000 to California firefighter associations, fire departments, Tribal entities, and nonprofit organizations in eligible regions for fire safety activities. Funding is intended to mitigate the risks of wildfires and meet the needs of local commun...
Grants to Michigan nonprofit organizations, government agencies, faith-based entities, and schools to address substance abuse in eligible locations. Applicants must submit an LOI before applying. Funding is intended to address opioid use disorders and co-occurring...
Grants to Virginia emergency medical service agencies and organizations for activities and equipment that support the provision of emergency medical services throughout the state. Funding is intended to establish new programs, projects, and services, including tra...
Grants to Iowa and Wisconsin organizations for programs, projects, and initiatives that benefit communities where the funding source has a business presence. Funding is intended for organizations that provide services in a variety of focus areas, including environ...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Rhode Island nonprofit organizations for community benefit programs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities in the focus areas of education, diversity, equity, and inclusion; and community sustainability. The grant prog...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Indiana agencies, individuals, schools, and nonprofit organizations for community service projects in eligible locations. Funding is intended for education, youth programs, emergency services, and other community-based programs that impro...
Grants to Ohio individuals and charitable organizations for projects that benefit the community in eligible counties. Past funds have been awarded for library projects, fire departments, food pantries, senior citizen groups, and more. Eligible applicants benefit r...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations in multiple states and locations for programs that benefit local residents. Funding is intended for projects and activities that focus on nutrition and food security; military service members, veterans, and first responders; c...
Grants to USA state and territory governments for activities that reduce violence and crime and improve the administration of the criminal justice system. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to...
Grants to Illinois fire departments in eligible locations to improve services and strengthen firefighting capacity. Funding is intended to assist volunteer, uniformed, and professional fire departments with equipment costs, tools, protective gear, and training act...
Grants to Maryland and West Virginia nonprofit organizations for charitable programs in eligible locations. Funding is intended for the focus areas of animal welfare, historic preservation, arts, libraries and literacy programs, community and economic development,...
In-kind grants of radios to Ohio public schools to upgrade critical in-school emergency communications. Schools will receive radios, along with antennas to improve reception, and radios for local first responders if needed. The program provides MARCS-In-Schools co...
Cooperative agreements to USA and territories state agencies, tribal organizations and governments, and trauma center consortia for projects to improve the coordination of trauma care. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed before...
Grants to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations to address depression and mental illness. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to enhance the lives of those affected by depression by increasing public awareness of the disease and ...
Grants of up to $10,000 per year to Ohio organizations for programs and activities that benefit communities within the funding source's service area. Funding is intended to support capital expenses. In the past, grants have assisted local fire departments, senior ...
Grants to USA and territories government agencies, tribes, law enforcement agencies, and prosecutors for law enforcement activities related to intellectual property. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is ...
Award to a USA, Canada, or International individual or organization in recognition of tremendous strides in the area of worldwide security. The purpose of the award is to honor unique contributions in areas including technology, research publications, new initiati...
Grants to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations, municipalities, and fire and ambulance organizations for economic development programs in eligible areas. Funding is intended to support programs and activities, including enhancing public services, training and educ...
Grants to USA and territories law enforcement agencies, correctional agencies, and government agencies for equipment purchases and related training for police officers. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding ...
Grants to Ontario municipal police service boards and municipalities to address concerns regarding police needs, safety, and well-being. Two funding streams are available: local and provincial. The local stream deals with safety risks that threaten police officers...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations and research institutions to improve Navy electrical systems. Applicants are advised to complete required registrations prior to submitting an application. The purpose of funding is to...
Grants to Michigan and Wisconsin nonprofit organizations and schools for community benefit activities in eligible regions. Funding is intended for programs and projects in a range of focus areas, including but not limited to alcohol and drug abuse prevention, comm...
Grants to North Dakota nonprofit organizations and government agencies to benefit the community in eligible areas. Funding is intended for projects that address critical needs, with preference given to programs and projects that serve the greatest number of reside...
Grants to Ontario municipalities for projects that address and prevent wildland fires in eligible locations. Funding is intended to promote community wildland fire protection planning activities and hazard mapping for government agencies within the province's legi...
Grants to Indiana organizations to address and treat drug and alcohol use and abuse in eligible locations. Funding is intended to support projects in the areas of treatment, prevention, and criminal justice. Proposals should respond to problems related to substanc...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Wisconsin nonprofit organizations, schools and school districts, government agencies, museums, historical societies, libraries, ad hoc groups, and individuals in eligible locations for community health programs. Funding is intended for se...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Iowa nonprofit organizations and units of government, including libraries, public schools, state universities, and fire departments to enhance the quality of life in eligible locations. Focus areas include health and human services, educ...
Grants to Ohio individuals, schools, groups, and charitable organizations to address basic needs and benefit communities within the funding source’s service area. Funding is intended for charitable, public, humanitarian, scientific, and educational purposes. Gra...
Grants of up to $5,000, $15,000, and $25,000 to Kansas nonprofit organizations for programs that benefit rural communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for activities within the focus areas of agriculture education, hunger relief, rural disaster reli...
Grants of up to $25,000 to Maryland school systems for activities that improve safety and security in local schools. Funding is intended for activities in the areas of planning, organizing, equipping, training, and exercising. Applicants are encouraged to consider...
Grants to California nonprofit organizations, fire departments, firefighter associations, and tribes for activities to address the dangers and effects of wildfires. Funding is intended to support projects that assist in prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and re...
Grants of up to $2,500 to Nebraska nonprofit organizations in eligible locations for community improvement projects. Funding is intended for activities that benefit residents within the funding source's service area. Previous grants have supported equipment purcha...
Grants to Minnesota and Iowa nonprofit organizations, schools, agencies, and emergency service providers for programs and activities that help to strengthen rural communities in eligible locations. Funding is intended for projects in the focus areas of environment...