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Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program

Link
View program website
Sponsor
Compeer Financial
Deadlines
May 31, 2026
Contact

1.844.426.6733
grants@Compeer.com.

Purpose

The Emergency Response Equipment Grant Program awards funding for the purchase of emergency response equipment for rural volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance departments.

Funding may be used for:

  • Equipment needed to effectively respond to incidents, including hand and extraction tools, fire suppression tools, fire response, and medical equipment
  • Equipment needed to protect and support responders when serving such as communication equipment and protection gear
Eligibility

Eligible applicants are rural volunteer fire, rescue, and ambulance departments located within the Compeer Financial Local Service Area consisting of 144 counties in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

Geographic coverage
Specific counties in Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin
Amount of funding

Up to $7,500

All awarded funds must be used by the end of the current calendar year.

Application process

A link to the online application is available on the program website.

Tagged as
Capital funding · Emergency medical services · Emergency preparedness and response · Public health · Illinois · Minnesota · Wisconsin



For complete information about funding programs, including your application status, please contact funders directly. Summaries are provided for your convenience only. RHIhub does not take part in application processes or monitor application status.