First Responder Grant Programs

Grant Search Sites
First Responder Grant programs generally available to state and local agencies from the Office for Domestic Preparedness (ODP).

http://hazmat.dot.gov/training/state/hmep/hmep.htm
Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (HMEP) grant program. Money grants for analysis, plan creation, exercises and training.

http://www.firegrants.info/
Database for firefighters

http://www.firegrantsupport.com/
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program including “Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response” (SAFER) Grants
Note: New grant posted in 9/05

http://www.usdoj.gov/10grants/index.html
list of current funding opportunities through U.S. Dept. of Justice (law enforcement focus)

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fundopps.htm
Office of Justice Programs (U.S. DOJ) grant related forms and information (law enforcement and victim focus)

http://www.grants.gov
site for searching federal solicitations (general focus)

Grant Writing Services and Training

http://www.grantsoffice.com/industrypartners/grantSeeking.aspx
Proposal and grant-seeking plan development

Nonprofit

http://www.counterdrug.org/frames.html
Joint Interagency Training Center – West: Grant Writing Course

Government sponsored

http://www.fletc.gov/
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; Financial Grants Management for HMGP and FMA

Resources

Grant Writing Tools and Guidance

http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show
Developing and Writing Grant Proposals published by the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

http://www.govspot.com/features/grants.htm
Grant Writing Tools

http://www.epic.org/security/infowar/resources.html
Documents

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/writing_a_federal_grant_proposal.html
ARTICLE: Writing a Federal Grant Proposal

http://www.onlinegrants.us/Grant%20Writing.htm
ARTICLE: Grant Writing

http://www.theiacp.org/leg_policy/HomelandSecurityWP.PDF
DOCUMENT: editorial discussion proposing that homeland security won’t succeed unless programs are built from local agencies up to federal level (bottom up) instead of top down

Specific Grant Opportunities

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/odp/grants_programs.htm
Homeland Security Office of Grants and Training

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/disaster_prevention_and_relief_federal_grants.html
LIST: Disaster Prevention and Relief Federal Grants

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/homeland_security_grant_program.html
GRANT: Homeland Security Grant Program
To enhance the capacity of State and local emergency responders to prevent, respond to, and recover from a weapons of mass destruction (WMD) terrorism incident involving chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) devices.

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/port_security_grants_for_critical_national_seaports.html
GRANT: Port Security Grants for Critical National Seaports
To support efforts of critical national seaports/terminals to enhance port security through: 1) security assessments and mitigation strategies; and 2) enhanced facility and operational security.

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/state_and_local_domestic_preparedness_exercise_support.html
GRANT: State and Local Domestic Preparedness Exercise Support
To enhance the capacity of State and local first responders to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) terrorism incident involving chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, incendiary, and explosive devices.

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/state_and_local_domestic_preparedness_technical_assistance.html
GRANT: State and Local Domestic Preparedness Technical Assistance
To enhance the capacity of State and local first responders to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) terrorism incident involving chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, incendiary, and explosive devices. The program goals are to enhance the ability of State and local jurisdictions to develop, plan and implement a program for WMD preparedness and to sustain and maintain specialized equipment.

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/state_and_local_domestic_preparedness_training_program.html
GRANT: State and Local Domestic Preparedness Training Program
To enhance the capacity of State and local first responders to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) terrorism incident involving chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, incendiary, and explosive devices.

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/state_domestic_preparedness_equipment_support_program.html
GRANT: State Domestic Preparedness Equipment Support Program
To enhance the capacity of State and local first responders to respond to a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) terrorism incident involving chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, incendiary, and explosive devices.

http://www.federalgrantswire.com/urban_areas_security_initiative.html
GRANT: Urban Areas Security Initiative
To enhance local governments' ability to prepare for and respond to threat or incidents of terrorism.