Small Equipment Grant Program 2025

The Small Equipment Grant Program provides grants for the purchase of small equipment by a fire department, fire protection district, township fire department, or not-for-profit ambulance service. Donor Name: Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal State: Illinois County: All Counties Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 10/01/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The Small Equipment Grant Program was established to provide grants of up to $26,000 for the purchase of small firefighting and ambulance equipment. This program is an innovative approach to a problem that has long caused difficulties for the fire departments and not-forprofit ambulance services in Illinois, particularly those that have hardships in generating the necessary revenue for small equipment. The purpose is to allow eligible applicants the opportunity to purchase small equipment that they may otherwise not be able to purchase. Funding Information $4 million will be available for this application period. Eligibility Criteria Most Illinois fire departments, fire protection districts and township fire departments are eligible to apply for grants. Additionally, ambulance services that are not-for-profit emergency medical service provider is also eligible to apply. An ambulance service shall be a volunteer, non-profit, stand-alone emergency medical service provider not tied in any financial or legal manner to a fire department. Applicants in this category may have to provide additional documentation to verify eligibility. Units of local government that do not operate fire departments or ambulance services are eligible for grants under this program (e.g., a municipality that contracts for fire suppression or emergency medical service from another municipality, fire protection district, or for-profit or not-for-profit business); however, if a unit of local government contracts for fire protection service from another unit of local government that has applied for a grant under this program, the unit of local government contracting to receive the services is prohibited from receiving a grant under this program. For more information, visit Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshall.