Grants by who you are
Notices whose title or description mentions fire departments, firefighters, emergency medical services, first responders or law enforcement. Many of these list the department's government (city, county or special district) as the eligible applicant type.
GrantsJunction currently lists 28 open and 5 forecasted federal and state opportunities for fire departments & first responders. 19 close within the next 30 days, the next on October 27, 2026. The most active agencies are Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services and Employment Development Department. The largest listed award ceiling is $20M. 2 require cost sharing.
Counts are calculated from official Grants.gov and state portal records as of Oct 23, 2026.
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856 foundations and grantmaking charities that may accept applications made grants to organizations or for purposes matching “fire department” on their latest IRS return.
Source: IRS Form 990-PF and Form 990 Schedule I (latest return per organization). Matched by GrantsJunction against the names of organizations each funder paid, the purposes it reported and its mission. Past giving is not a promise of future funding.
As of the latest refresh, 28 opportunities are open for applications and 5 more are forecasted on Grants.gov. 19 of the open opportunities close within 30 days.
Currently: Department of Justice (17), Department of Health and Human Services (4), Employment Development Department (2), Department of Transportation (2), Office of Mental Health (2).
Not all. Federal funding notices can be grants, cooperative agreements (grants with substantial agency involvement) or other instruments. Among current opportunities for fire departments & first responders: 24 grants, 9 cooperative agreements.
Not necessarily. GrantsJunction lists notices whose title or description mentions fire departments, EMS or law enforcement. Some are reserved for them, some give them priority, and some fund organizations that serve them. The official notice says which, and it governs.
Search with “Fire department, EMS or police” as your organization type. You get every notice that lists your applicant type, with notices that mention fire departments, EMS or law enforcement ranked first.
Methodology: Grants.gov and most state portals have no applicant type for fire departments & first responders. GrantsJunction matches the words in each notice's title and description, so this list is derived: check the official notice for who may apply. Appearing on this page does not mean an organization is eligible; review each official notice. See how GrantsJunction sources and labels data.