Terry Farrell Firefighter Fund Grant

Terry Farrell Firefighter Fund Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: The Terry Farrell Firefighters Scholarship Fund Inc.
Amount: Unspecified amount in in-kind support
Last Updated: October 07, 2025

Summary

The Terry Farrell Firefighters’ Fund, established post-9/11, provides vital educational and financial support to families of firefighters across the U.S. With over $10 million distributed in grants and surplus gear, the fund offers scholarships, emergency assistance, and training for first responders. It also supplies rural fire departments with necessary equipment and sponsors health initiatives like blood and bone marrow drives, ensuring comprehensive support for those who serve our communities.

Overview

NOTE: All gear and equipment is located either on Long Island or Delaware. We do not ship. WHO ARE WE? The Terry Farrell Firefighters’ Fund was established after 9/11/01 in memory of Terry Farrell, killed while serving with Rescue 4/FDNY & past Chief of the Hicksville and Dix Hills Fire Departments. The Fund supports the families of firefighters across the United States with Educational & Financial Grants. WHAT WE DO The Fund to date has given out over $4,250,000 to the families of firefighters and an additional $6,200,000 in surplus gear and apparatus nationwide: We grant scholarships to the children of firefighters and Emergency Workers across Long Island. We assist with financial needs of emergency Workers in times of medical emergencies. Such assistance is available to all first responders nationwide. We provide Cardiac Defibrillators to Educational Institutions and Communities showing need. We provide emergency medical funding to any first responder or family member during times of need. We supply rural Fire Departments with surplus equipment and apparatus donated from Fire Departments having a greater tax base and ability to obtain gear through such tax base. We set-up and sponsor Blood and Bone marrow collections to assist with matching Donors and Cancer Victims nationwide. We provide training to first responders who can neither afford nor obtain such training. We respond to disaster areas in the United States with needed emergency gear, apparatus, and medical equipment to assist the local community and restock items and equipment lost such as in the recent Baton Rouge flooding. We provide secure and private mental health and domestic counseling to the families of first responders We support, train and supply New York “juniors” programs

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Only a chief, commissioner or board president may apply for assistance.Requests are only accepted from fire and EMT/ambulance organizations.