Florida State Firefighters Education Foundation/Association Grant Information

The Association has established the Florida State Firefighters Education Foundation, in which we award grants to Florida fire departments, on a yearly basis. It is a new program started in 2004. Each year at our Annual Conference, usually in June, we will award the Grants. They can be used for purchasing new equipment, training, public education, or anything you feel can improve the performance of our department. The process is simple, you fill out the on line form, submit it, and the committee will review and select the recipients.

RULES AND APPLICATION FOR THE 2007 GRANT

For 2007, 8 Grants of $2500 will be awarded

1. Your department must be in the State of Florida.
2. You must have 2 representatives, from your department, attend the Installation/Awards dinner, to receive the grant.
3. The form must be filled out and submitted before June 10th. Winners will be notified on June 20th.

The form is be available by clicking here. The form is in Adobe Acrobat Format. If you don't have Acrobat Reader installed in your computer, you can download and install a free copy from Adobe by clicking here.

Sponsorship of Grants

The Florida State Firefighters Education Foundation was established by the Florida State Firefighters' Association as a vehicle to raise funds for the fire service. The fund is used to offset costs of training, education, equipment purchasing and the general welfare and safety of firefighters. The FSFEF is a 501c3 entity and is registered with the State of Florida as a charitable entity. For more information on donating please contact the FSFA at 1-800-883-4817.

2004 Grant Awards - 2005 Grant Winners

2004 Grant Winners

In 2004 we awarded 6, $500.00 grants, to six Florida fire departments, to assist them in improving their departments.

3 of the 6 Grant award winners for 2004.

The Grants were awarded to:

1. Arcadia Fire Department for Public Training and Education. Go go toward the purchase of a laptop and A/V projector.

2. Bayshore Fire Department for Training. To go toward the purchase of a training manikin.

3. Campbellton Volunteer Fire Department for hurricane recovery supplies. For improving their after storm ability to help the community.

4. Highland Lakes Volunteer Fire Department for Training. To assist in the construction of a live burn facility.

5. O'Brien Volunteer Fire Department for personnel safety equipment. This is to be used to purchase personnel safety equipment for the members.

6. West Sebring Volunteer Department for fire scene safety. For the purchase of Personalized Accountability Tags.

2005 Grant Winners

The three grant winners, representing their departments, for 2005

The grant winners for 2005 were the West Sebring VFD, Lake Jackson Fire Rescue and Highland Lakes VFD. More information coming soon.