Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program

The Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program, managed by the Leary Firefighters Foundation, supports paid and volunteer fire departments across the US, focusing on training, equipment, and technology enhancements. Grants typically range from $5,000 to $25,000, with larger amounts occasionally available. Departments must demonstrate proactive problem-solving efforts. The Foundation prioritizes partnerships aimed at achieving impactful results, particularly in response to emergencies caused by natural or man-made disasters.

Overview
The Leary Firefighters Foundation considers grant requests for training, equipment, and technology for fire departments, both paid and volunteer, in the US. We do not make grants to individuals.
We realize that many departments fit these criteria and therefore we ask that the below guidelines be adhered to when submitting your request for funding. Please carefully read this page as this information has changed.
Lastly and most importantly, the Leary Firefighters Foundation is looking to partner with departments that are proactive problem solvers. Please be sure to outline how your department has already taken action to find a solution to your problem, and how the Foundation can be your partner in ultimately achieving results.
Areas of Support
TrainingTo enhance the professional development of fire departments.EquipmentTo provide the best of the best equipment to help keep firefighters and the communities they serve safe.TechnologyTo ensure that fire departments update along with technological advances.
Size of Support
Grant sizes vary but typically range from $5,000 to $25,000; occasionally the Foundation makes larger grants. We make no recommendation about the size of the grant your department should ask for other than to say that you should ask for what you need and make your very best case as to how that grant will benefit your department and the community it serves.
Emergency Grant Request
In the case of emergency grant requests as the result of natural or man-made disasters, decisions will be made on a rolling basis.

Eligibility

Through the Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program, the Foundation supports paid departments in New York, Massachusetts, and Detroit, Michigan. The Foundation has recently expanded its scope of funding to include paid and volunteer departments in other parts of the country.

Ineligibility

We do not make grants to individuals.