State Farm® is Giving $500,000 in Grants to Volunteer Fire Departments Through the Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program
July 16, 2024
Get ready for the application period, which opens August 1
State Farm® is teaming up with the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) to award $500,000 in grants to local volunteer fire departments – the ultimate good neighbors. Through the State Farm Good Neighbor Firefighter Safety Program, 50 fire departments will receive $10,000 grants to help them obtain the equipment they need to increase responder safety and improve service to the community. The application period will be open from August 1-18, 2024, or until 500 applications are received, whichever comes first.
To be eligible to apply, departments must meet the following criteria:
- This grant must be used for eligible fire department equipment.
- The person applying or department chief must be a member of the NVFC. To help departments meet this requirement and gain access to all NVFC member benefits, State Farm is providing complimentary memberships to the first 500 applicants.
- Department must be at least 50% volunteer; paid on-call is considered volunteer.
- Department must be located in the U.S. and legally organized under state law.
- Department must serve a population of 25,000 or less.
- Revenue for the department’s most recently completed fiscal year must not have exceeded $250,000.
- Department must demonstrate a need for the grant by indicating what the funds will be used for and articulating the impact this grant will have on the department and community.
- Department must be willing to share a department photo or video and publicize the grant award (NVFC will provide sample promotional tools and templates to help).
- Department must report back within four months on how the grant funds were used.
Get ready for the application period by viewing this list of the information you will need to complete the application. Visit the NVFC web site at www.nvfc.org/statefarm on August 1 to apply.
