$228,894 AFG fire grant replaces SCBA
Boothbay Fire Department in Maine held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate new SCBA going into service. A $228,894 AFG fire grant from the FY 2024 … Read More
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$166,629 AFG fire grant replaces SCBAs as Vermont FD celebrates 46 years of service
Celebrating 46 Years of Service in Vershire, Vermont! First Responder Grants CEO and Senior Grants Consultant Greg Bavis attended Vershire Volunteer Fire & Rescue’s Open … Read More
$267,870 AFG Regional fire grant funds SCBAs
I want to thank First Responder Grants for getting my department the FY 2025 Assistance toFirefighter Grant for a regional grant in the amount of … Read More
$120,000 AFG fire grant replaces structural PPE
Sam Owen Fire District is an all-volunteer department in Hope, Idaho. We protect about 88 square miles of wildland-urban interface, along with a BNSF rail … Read More
$250,000 annual operating budget… over $350,000 in grants in one year
Greg, I’ve written you previously and wanted to give you another update. I attended your grant writing course in Denver, Colorado. I just got notified … Read More
Grant-writing training leads to grant award
In 2025, I attended First Responder Grant Writing for First Responders taught by Greg Bavis. It was a two-day, 16-hour class. The information taught in … Read More
52 new SCBAs thanks to $500,000+ FEMA fire grant
As Secretary-Treasurer and grant writer for West Pend Oreille Fire District, I have worked through many grant cycles over the years and understand how demanding … Read More
$597,490 for apparatus and SCBA
After being “volun-told” by my department to take the First Responder Grants two-day writing class, Greg Bavis and I worked very closely to get our … Read More
2 fire grants for hose, nozzles, and air packs
We have gone many years trying to get AFG grants but never got past the first stage. We reached out to a neighboring department about … Read More
$942,000 fire grant replaces 39-year-old pumper
After years of failed attempts to secure funding for a new pumper through AFG, all it took was 1 time with First Responder Grants, and … Read More