Grant Funding Resource Guide For Texas Fire and Emergency Services

TEES Center for Community Support
Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)

Center for Community Support (CCS)
http://ccs.tamu.edu
Prepared by
Kash Krinhop
Senior Community Development Specialist

4476 TAMU
College Station, Texas 77843-4476
(979) 458-3239
kkrinhop@ppri.tamu.edu
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents......................................................................................................... i
Introduction ................................................................................................................1
Foundations and Private Organizations
Abell-Hanger Foundation...............................................................................11
Amarillo Area Foundation..............................................................................13
American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate: Texas AED

Placement Program Grant (2002) ...................................................................14
Bass, Jr. (Harry) Foundation ..........................................................................15
Bergman-Davison-Webster Charitable Trust .................................................16
Bridwell (J. S.) Foundation ............................................................................17
Butcher Fund ..................................................................................................18
Carlile Foundation, Inc. ..................................................................................19
Amon G. Carter Foundation...........................................................................20
Cauthorn (John and Mildred) Charitable Trust ..............................................21
Cogdell (Martha Ann) Hospital Trust ............................................................22
Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country,

(Formerly Kerrville Area Community Trust) .................................................23
Cooley (Denton A.) Foundation.....................................................................24
Edwards (Bryant) Foundation, Inc. ................................................................25
Fleetwood Memorial Foundation, Inc. ...........................................................26
First Responder Institute (FRI).......................................................................27
Goodman-Abell Foundation...........................................................................28
Herd (Bob L.) Foundation..............................................................................29

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Foundations and Private Organizations continued
Holden (Don L.) Foundatio n, Inc. ..................................................................30
Johnson (M. G. and Lillie A.) Foundation .....................................................31
King Ranch Family Trust ...............................................................................32
Last Resort, Inc...............................................................................................33
Lay (Linda and Ken) Family Foundation.......................................................34
Mcnutt (Amy Shelton) Charitable Trust.........................................................35
Meadows Foundation .....................................................................................36
Orth (F. D.) Foundation.................................................................................38
Patterson Foundation, Inc. ..............................................................................39
Peterson (Hal and Charlie) Foundation..........................................................40
Pierce (Dr. and Mrs. Paul) Memorial Foundation..........................................41
Poindexter Foundation....................................................................................42
Sands (Notsew Orm) Foundation...................................................................43
South Texas Charitable Foundation ...............................................................44
Stark (Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher) Foundation..............................................45
Sterling- Turner Foundation............................................................................46
Summers (Norman A.) Foundation................................................................47
Tandy (Cleve H.) Foundation.........................................................................48
Tecumseh Foundation ....................................................................................49
Temple (T.L.L.) Foundation...........................................................................50
White (G. R.) Trust.........................................................................................51
Wise (Watson) Foundation, (Formerly Watson W. Wise

Foundation and Charitable Trust)...................................................................52
Wood Family Memorial Trust ........................................................................53

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Corporations
Alcoa Foundation ...........................................................................................57
Cooper Industries Foundation ........................................................................58
Quanex Foundation ........................................................................................59
Government
Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA),

Community Development Partnership Program ............................................63
Texas Commission on Fire Protection,

Fire Department Emergency Program............................................................65
Texas Forest Service, Volunteer Fire Department Support............................66
Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Management,

Local Projects Grant Program ........................................................................67

Commissioner’s Extraordinary Emergency Fund ..........................................69

Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) Training ..................................................70
Office of Rural Community Affairs, Rural Health Unit.................................71
Federal Emergency Management Agency,

U.S. Fire Administration, Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program.............72
US Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development,

Community Facilities Loans and Grants Program .........................................73
Additional Resources................................................................................................76
Project Outline ..........................................................................................................80

1 Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency Services
Introduction
“Whether a department pays its personnel or not, whether its funding

comes from local taxes or from pancake breakfasts, money is an
indispensable resource for fire suppression, fire prevention, EMS,
hazmat and anything else a department might include among its reasons
for existence.”1
Background
Fire departments face mounting pressures to provide an ever broader range of

services, more frequently, in a post-911 America. Public budget shortfalls are also
occurring in states across the nation. As a result, alternative sources of funding, such
as grants, are of increasing importance to fire and emergency services (referred to
hereafter as “fire departments”).
Texas fire departments, of course, are not exempt from recent economic, political,
and social developments. Budgetary shortfalls effect all fire and emergency services,
although career and metropolitan departments typically have sufficiently stable
funding support to at least maintain the “status quo.” However, many Texas
volunteer and small career fire and EMS departments are facing increasing pressure
to provide services while experiencing rapidly increasing fiscal restraints.
Today, nearly three-quarters of US firefighters are volunteers and a majority of fire

departments in the United States are volunteer. Of a total 26,354 fire departments in
the country:
• 19,224 are all volunteer;

• 3,845 are mostly volunteer;
• 1,407 are mostly career; and
• 1,878 are all career.”2
1
Marrs, Gary B. 1996. Funding Fire Protection: A Roundtable. In Fire Services Today:
Managing a Changing Role and Mission. Gerard J. Hoetmer, ed. Pp. 15-47. Washington, D.C.:
International City/County Management Association.
2
National Fire Protection Association. 1998. U.S. Fire Department Profile Through 1998. Quincy,
Massachusetts. http://www.nvfc.org/pdf/2003_fact_sheet.pdf , July 31, 2003.

Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency Services 2
“Services contributed by volunteer firefighters save localities across the country an

estimated $36.8 billion per year.”3 In Texas, between 2,300 and 2,500 fire
departments are all volunteer. “These many departments largely protect rural areas
and small towns of 10,000 residents or less that cannot afford to pay professional
firefighters and ambulance crews.”4 Responding to wildfires alone, Texas
volunteer fire departments (VFDs) save the state an estimated $31 million annually
in firefighters’ wages (calculated at minimum wage, $5.15/hour). 5
The TEES Center for Community
In an effort to aid Texas fire departments during these uncertain economic times the
TEES Center for Community Support (CCS) has developed the Grant Funding
Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency Services. This guide is a record of
private and public funding organizations/agencies with a history of funding fire and
emergency services or administering grant programs specifically targeting these
services. While many public or government grant programs may be more
recognizable to fire departments, many of the private sources of funding while less
well known, may prove especially valuable for many departments seeking grant
funding across the state.
The purpose of this guide, then, is to provide assistance in the location of and access
to funding sources for fire prevention programming, training, equipment, and
vehicles. Of particular focus are those departments which may be less informed with
regard to “grantsmanship” and may lack either sufficient or stable public funding to
face increasing service demand s.
The mission of the Center for Community Support is to provide no-cost grant writing
assistance for Texas communities and nonprofits groups. The Center further offers a
variety of grant and community development services including funding searches,
data services, and grant proposal development through editing and writing
assistance. This Grant Funding Resource Guide is the most recent development in
those endeavors by The Center to promote positive, practical solutions to
complicated public safety, economic, and social problems in Texas communities.
In the recent past, CCS has directly aided over 100 Texas fire and emergency service
organizations with grant proposal development, data services, and funding searches.
3
National Association of State Foresters. 1993 Fire Protection in Rural America: A Challenge for
the Future, http://www.nvfc.org/pdf/2003_fact_sheet.pdf , July 31, 2003.
4
Smith-Rodgers, Sheryl. 2002. Home Town Heroes: Hooray for Volunteer Firefighters! Texas Co-
Op Power, April, 6-9.
5
Texas Forest Service. “Support the Texas Fire Mobilization Fund”
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/shared/article.asp?DocumentID=410&mc=education , July 29, 2003.

These efforts ha ve resulted in over $1,000,000 in private, state, and federal grant
awards.
The Center for Community Support is located within the Texas A&M University
System headquartered in College Station, Texas and is administered by the Texas
Engineering Experiment Station (TEES). TEES is a partnership of communities and
institutions across the state that work together promoting interdisciplinary research,
extensio n, and grant writing. Through the CCS, TEES works to transfer knowledge
and skills from the research university to Texas communities to support improving
the quality of life in Texas.
Grants
Grants are an increasingly important funding source for fire departments, particularly
volunteer-based groups. 6 However, constantly shifting priorities within funding
agencies or sources, applicant eligibility, and economic fluctuations often make it
confusing for fire departments seeking to locate and access sources of grant funding.
Ongoing monitoring of grant programs is required for determining the operational
status or state of focus for any grant program, public or private. What may have
been true of a particular grant program or funding agency in previous years may not
be true this year.
When seeking grant funding, one must first understand that grants are not for
funding departmental “wish lists.” Rather, grants are typically intended for funding
locally developed solutions to locally identified problems. A department must also
determine its eligibility for grant awards from a particular funding agency or source
by considering the geographic focus, funding areas of interest, and funding award
ranges/amounts of that particular agency or source. These variables may change
from year to year, particularly when dealing with private or corporate foundations. 7
Special attention must be paid to private foundatio ns because these organizations

generally have a very specific local, county, or regional focus, often only consider
official 501 (c) 3 non-profit organizations for funding, and frequently shift topical
focus from year-to-year. Moreover, few foundations actively promote fire or
emergency services as an area in which they have a funding interest and even fewer
can be identified that are solely dedicated to these types of groups or services. These
last points often make it especially difficult to locate private sources of funding for
many fire departments.
6
Koelz, Kent W. 1997. Alternative Funding Sources; Fire Service Financial Management: An
Applied Research Project Submitted to the National Fire Academy as Part of the Executive Fire
Officer Program. www.usfa.fema.gov/pdf/efop/efo27939.PDF , July 29, 2003.
7
ibid.

Critical to the success of any grant applicant is an understanding that their problem—
and the solution—must be clearly identified and defined when submitted to a
potential funding agenc y for review regardless of the public or private status of the
funding entity. (See “Project Outline” on page 72.) For example, a lack of bunker
gear is not necessarily a problem. Rather, increasing population and housing
development, budget restrictions/cutbacks, and mounting demands for service is a
problem(s). The solution is the acquisition of new or updated bunker gear for
enabling a department to better deal with increasing/changing responsibilities. In
other words, lack of bunker gear is not a problem if a department does not need or
can itself afford to pay for bunker gear. This type of information must be clearly
conveyed to potential funding entities to consistently achieve success in grants
acquisition.
Issues to Consider When Searching for Grant Funding
Once a “problem” and a “solution” have been clearly identified, there are three
important areas of consideration for those fire departments trying to decide whether
to pursue a grant award from a specific funding agency or source:
Geography. Determining geographic eligibility is critical in the selection of grant-

funding sources (O’del, 2001: 15). 8 For instance, Texas Councils of Governments
(COGs) and River Authorities/Electric Coops sometimes have funding for which
VFDs are eligible, yet these entities target funding awards to their own jurisdictions
and—more importantly—often target different locations within their jurisdiction
from year to year. Also, the Texas Forest Service has grants that are available for
Texas VFDs, but generally targets rural communities with populations of less than
10,000 for these awards. Similarly, private foundations often have specific areas—
be they local, county, regional, state, or national—toward which they prefer to
concentrate funding opportunities.
Area of interest of the funding source. Although seemingly obvious, another

important consideration often overlooked by grant seekers is the potential funders’
areas of interest. While several public or government sponsored grant programs
exist specifically for serving fire and emergency services, private sources of funding
can often be problematic. The interest of a local foundation in your department
should be determined before the hard work of preparing a grant proposal or
application is undertaken. Although a foundation may operate in your community,
or broader geographic area, it may only focus attention on public education or social
services. Determining shared areas of interest can often be achieved with a phone
call or letter of inquiry to the foundation. If shared priorities or interests are lacking,
the department should look elsewhere for grant support.
8
O’del, John. 2001. Grants and Grant-Proposal Development: Third Edition. Rhode Island
College, Center for Management and Technology, Academy of Management, Entrepreneurship
Division. http://eweb.slu.edu/papers2/grant01v32e.pdf , July 31, 2003.

Funding limits and matching fund requirements. Awareness of funding program

dollar limits and the fund- matching requirements that are tied to a grant award is
essential. Many times, maximum grant amounts are simply insufficient to solve a
particular department’s problem. For example, cash awards through many Texas
Forest Service programs are limited to a maximum of $5,000 per department. Plus,
for certain programs, every dollar awarded requires a dollar-for-dollar cash match by
the applicant. Matching requirements are often very limiting to the ability of a
department to compete for such grants. However, thinking strategically can benefit
many fire departments. By developing plans for combining different sources of
funding (i.e., fundraising, low interest loans, and multiple small grants), many
departments are able to accomplish surprisingly large projects.
Organization of the Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and

Emergency Services
Funding sources provided throughout this guide were accumulated through word-of-
mouth and review of government agency web pages and fee-based online databases.
Online databases include the Directory of Foundations from the Nonprofit Resource
Center of Texas www.nprc.org , the Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org , the
Foundation Center’s IRS Form-990 PF online database, and GuideStar
www.guidestar.org . Many funding sources do not publicly provide dollar figures of
grant awards and therefore meaningful averages of funding awards are difficult to
ascertain. However, examining available real and potential grant award information
(1998 through 2003), a range of $100 to $750,000 exists for Texas fire departments
today.
Considering this award range, it is important to distinguish between grants and

donations. Although ultimately determined by the funding agency or foundation,
amounts under $1,000 are generally considered to be donations. Donation award
amounts are typically smaller and often do not require elaborate applications or
proposals. Donations are usually solicited verbally or by a brief letter and are
discretionary—often being deposited into a department’s general fund or given at
fundraising events. Grants, on the other hand, most often require some level of
proposal or application development, are highly competitive, result in larger awards,
and are non-discretionary or address very specific problems outlined in a proposal.
The layout of the Grant Funding Resource Guide: Texas Fire and Emergency
Services provides the reader with available and—hopefully—useful information
about potential funding entities and has been designed to be generally sufficient for
deciding whether to pursue a particular funding source. Items outlined for each
resource in this guide include:

Name of Organization
Texas Fire Foundation
Contact Information and Address:

John Doe
PO Box 111
Leonadville, TX 11111
www.texfiredept.com
Telephone/Fax/E-mail:
(555) 555-5555
Fax: (444) 444-4444
E- mail: jdoe@txfiredept.com
Financial Information:
Awarded 100 grants in 2002 totaling $1,000,000
• In most cases, this information pertains to total giving including, but not
limited to, fire and emergency services. The purpose for this is to provide
readers with a sense of the funding organization’s size and financial
resources.
Geographic Focus:
Leonardville, Texas, Donnell County, and surrounding 5 counties
Types of Support:
$100,000; Leonardville VFD for new fire truck and equipment
$ 75,000; Middletown Emergency Medical Services for new vehicle and equipment
Application Information:
Contact foundation for application guidelines.
• Personal communication should always be attempted prior to approaching

most potential funders for determining eligibility and shared priorities.
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Resources are arranged in alphabetical order in each section of the guide. The guide
is divided into three key sections containing potential funders’ information in each.
These sections are named:
• Foundations and Private Organizatio ns;

• Corporate; and
• Government.
An “Additional Resources” section is also provided that contains miscellaneous

items of possible interest for grant seeking Texas fire departments. Included are
publication and web-page references that deal with fire and emergency service grants
as well as sources of profession-related data. This section is followed by a Project
Outline to aid in fully developing ideas concerning your department’s projects.
In sum, the goal of the TEES Center for Community is ongoing development of this
guide, updating existing resources and adding new resources as they are submitted
and discovered. The CCS sincerely hopes that fire and emergency services
throughout the State of Texas find this publication useful in their search for
alternative sources of funding in an environment of increasing demands and
uncertain economics. Feedback and suggestions for improving this public resource
are welcome.
“Fires aren’t put out with water, they’re put out with dollars.”9
9
Rosenhan, A. K. 1992. Four Ways to Pay. Fire Chief, 36 (8): 100-102.
Cover photographs courtesy of FEMA Photo Library; www.photolibrary.fema.gov

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Foundations & Private Organizations

11 Grant Funding Resource Guide: Foundations & Private Organizations
Abell-Hanger Foundation

David L. Smith, Executive Director
PO Box 430
Midland, TX 79702
www.abell- hanger.org
(915) 684-6655
Fax: (915) 684-4474
E- mail: AHF@abell- hanger.org
Geographic Focus:
Midland, Texas and fifty- five other counties in West Texas:
Andrews Glasscock Pecos

Bailey Hale Presidio
Borden Hockley Reagan
Brewster Howard Reeves
Crane Hudspeth Schleicher
Cochran Irion Scurry
Coke Jeff Davis Sterling
Cottle Kent Stonewall
Crockett Kimble Sutton
Crosby Lamb Taylor
Culberson Loving Terrell
Dawson Lubbock Terry
Dickens Lynn Tom Green
Ector Martin Upton
El Paso Menard Val Verde
Fisher Midland Ward
Floyd Mitchell Winkler
Gaines Motley Yoakum
Garza Nolan
Types of Support:
2000:
$10,000; Stamford Volunteer Fire Department; Stamford, TX for a Thermal Imaging

Camera

$2,664; City of Midland Fire Department; Midland, TX for a sound system for the
safety education program
$1,000; Midland Citizen Fire Academy Alumni Association; Midland, TX for Alert III
Disaster Drill
$25,000; Presidio Emergency Medical Service; Presidio, TX to replace the chassis on

one ambulance.
$6,500; Anson General Hospital Emergency Medical Services; Anson, TX for

matching grant to purchase equipment and supplies for community education classes
$52,500; City of Marfa Emergency Medical Services; Marfa, TX as a challenge grant

to replace the existing ambulance
2001:
$32,500; Fort Davis Volunteer Fire Department; Fort Davis, TX as a challenge grant
for completion of the Jeff Davis County emergency services station facility
$16,000; Greenwood Volunteer Fire Department; Midland, TX to purchase a thermal

imaging camera
$7,000; Midland Citizen Fire Academy Alumni Association; Midland, TX for thermal
imaging cameras for the Midland Fire Department
$16,000; Northeast Midland County Volunteer Fire Department; Midland, TX for

thermal imaging camera
$10,000; Reagan County; Big Lake, TX to upgrade and replace the radio
communication system
Contact foundation for application guidelines.

Amarillo Area Foundation

Jim Allison, President and Executive Director
Amarillo Area Foundation, Inc.
801 S. Fillmore, Suite 700
Amarillo, TX 79101
http://aaf- hf.org
Telephone/Fax/Email:
(806) 376-4521
Fax: (806) 373-3656
E- mail: haf@aaf- hf.org
Awarded 164 grants in 2000 totaling $1,871,229 (high: $191,282; low: $100; average:
$500-$50,000)
Geographic Focus:
Focuses on the 26 northernmost counties of the TX Panhandle
Types of Support:
Funded 15 departments (varying amounts) in the Texas Panhandle (2001) in
cooperation with the Panhandle Regional Planning Commission—PRPC
(www.prpc.cog.tx.us ) for training and equipment.
Colby Waters is contact person at PRPC, 806-372-3381. Fire and emergency service
grants were a 60/40 match (department/foundation respectively).
Contact foundation and/or PRPC for application guidelines

American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate:

Texas AED Placement Program Grant (2002)

American Heart Association (AHA), Texas Affiliate
http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3002176
or
http://www.americanheart.org/downloadable/heart/1019153449044AED%20Program.pdf
Telephone/E-mail:
(888) 433-7080
E- mail: texas.aedprogram@heart.org
The American Heart Association (AHA), Texas Affiliate has established a matching
grant program to help provide automated external defibrillators (AED) to first
responder agencies (including law enforcement, fire, and EMS) in non- major
metropolitan communities throughout the state.
The applicant should be willing to match 50% of the grant awarded. Special
consideration may be given to hardship cases for additional funding.
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas. The emergency medical responder and traditional public safety / first
responder agencies should be located beyond the following six major metropolitan
cities
in Texas: Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Preference
will be given to agencies that serve other cities and suburban, rural, and frontier
communities.
Types of Support:
In 2002, more than $800,000 in funding was awarded for the placement of 796 AEDs
statewide. AEDs will be deployed as follows: 352 (44%) law enforcement, 268 (34%)
fire department, and 174 (22%) EMS.
For a list of 2002 matching grant recipients link:

http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3002177
Contact association for application guidelines

Bass, Jr. (Harry) Foundation

F. David Calhoun, Director of Grants
4809 Cole Ave., Ste. 250
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 599-0300
Fax: (214) 599-0405
E- mail: dcalhoun@airmail.net
Awarded 20 grants in 2000 totaling $442,588
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Dallas, Texas area.
This foundation makes contributions to pre-selected charitable organizations and does

not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
Types of Support:
$5,000; Southern Brooks County VFD
Contact foundation for application guidelines

Bergman-Davison-Webster Charitable Trust

Carolyn Davison Nixon; Treasurer
2301 Israel Road
Livingston, Texas 77351
Telephone
(409) 327-8642
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in the cities of Corrigan and Livingston, Texas as well as Polk
County
Types of Support:
$20,000; Livingston VFD
$ 4,000; Corrigan VFD

Bridwell (J. S.) Foundation

807 8th St., Suite 500
Wichita Falls, TX 76301
Telephone:
(940) 322-4436
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Wichita Falls, Texas and surrounding area.

Types of Support:
$500; Adrian VFD
$500; Archer City VFD
$500; Arrowhead Estates VFD
$500; Blue Grove VFD
$500; Crosbyton VFD
$500; Dean-Dale VFD
$500; Jolly VFD
$500; Walcott VFD
$500; Windthorst VFD

Butcher Fund

Mrs. Lorain Butcher; President
5623 Shady River
Houston, Texas 77219
Telephone:
(713) 529-7611
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Houston, Texas with occasional exceptions as per board member
decisions
Types of Support:
$5,000; Pleasant Grove VFD

Carlile Foundation, Inc.

Quinton Carlile; President and Trustee
PO Box 2069
Marshall, Texas 75671
Telephone:
(903) 938-9949
Geographic Focus:
Focuses primarily in Marshall, Texas
Types of Support:
$160; Marshall, Texas National Fire Safety Council for child fire safety education


Amon G. Carter Foundation

John H. Robinson; Executive VP Grant Administration
201 Main St., Suite 1945
P.O. Box 1036
Fort Worth, TX 76101
http://www.agcf.org
(817) 332-2783
Fax: (817) 332-2787
E- mail: jhrobinson@agcf.org
Geographic Focus/Funding History:

Primarily focuses in Fort Worth/Tarrant County area
Types of Fire Service Support:

$25,000; "Friends of Old Fire Station No. 10" for Bldg. Renovation (1999)
$5,000; "Friends of Old Fire Station No. 10" for "Special Program" (1999)
$1,000; “Friend of Fort Worth Firefighters”— general support (1999)
$1,000; Tarrant County Firefighters Association (1999)

Cauthorn (John and Mildred) Charitable Trust

Jessie Kerbow, Secretary
P.O. Box 678
Sonora, TX 76950
Telephone:
Unavailable; contact by letter
Awarded 21 grants in 2000 totaling $640,618 (high: $198,832; low: $500)
Geographic Focus:
Focuses grants in Sutton County, TX
Types of Support:
$19,503; Sonora VFD for equipment (1998)

Cogdell (Martha Ann) Hospital Trust

Robert Lansford
Bank One Texas N.A.
PO Box 2050
Fort Worth, TX 76113
Telephone:
(817) 884-4151
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in the Panhandle Region of Texas
Types of Support:
$30,000; Hall County EMS
$10,000; Caprock Hospital District—Ambulance Service
$10,000; Claude Volunteer Ambulance Service
$10,000; Quitaque Ambulance
$10,000; Turkey Ambulance Fund
$10,000; Motley County Ambulance Service
$10,000; Silverton Volunteer Ambulance Service
$10,000; Lockney Ambulance Fund

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country
(Formerly Kerrville Area Community Trust)

Laura P. Lewis; Secretary and Executive Director
PO Box 291354
Kerrville, TX 78029
www.communityfoundation.net
(830) 896-8811
Fax: (830) 792-5956
E- mail: lpl@communityfoundation.net
Awarded 135 grants in 2000 totaling $372,680 (high: $60,199; low: $25; average:
$5,000-$7,500)
Geographic Focus:
Focuses grants in the area generally known as the Texas Hill Country including Center
Point, Comfort, Fredericksburg, Hunt, Ingram, Kerrville and Medina.
Types of Support:
$5,000; Upper Turtle Creek VFD as a challenge grant for a new brush truck (1999)

Cooley (Denton A.) Foundation

Katherine Gerrie; Secretary
6624 Fannin, Suite 2700
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone:
(713) 799-2700
Geographic Focus:
Focuses primarily in the Houston, Texas area
Types of Support:
$250; Jamaica Beach VFD
$250; Wallis VFD

Edwards (Bryant) Foundation, Inc.

Dorothy Edwards
807 8th Street 2nd Floor
Henrietta, Texas 76301
Telephone:
(940) 322-4436
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas

Types of Support:
$500; Henrietta VFD

Fleetwood Memorial Foundation, Inc.

Tom Cravens; Chair
501 South Fielder Road
Arlington, Texas 76013
www.fleetwoodmemorial.org
(817) 261-2368
FAX: (817) 261-2368
E- mail: fleetwood@fleetwoodmemorial.org
Awarded approximately 50 grants in 1999 totaling 187,500
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
Provides varying payments to help support certified Texas peace officers and fire
protection personnel and their families whose death or injury occurred in the line of
duty. Funding also available for education/training costs if injury prevents peace
officer/fire personnel from returning to duty. College funds are also available for
children of deceased officers.

First Responder Institute (FRI)

15312 Spencerville Court
Suite 100
Burtonsville, MD 20866
www.firstresponder.org
Telephone /E-mail:
(301) 421-0096
E- mail: info@firstresponder.org
Grants range from $2,500 to $10,000
Geographic Focus:
National
Types of Support:
Unknown amounts; First Responder Institute, a not-for-profit organization provides
assistance to emergency personnel and is accepting grant applications from fire
departments across the United States for the purchase of life-saving equipment.
Contact institute for application guidelines; online application process available

Goodman-Abell Foundation

John B. Goodman; Director
5065 Westheimer Road, Suite 840
Houston, TX 77008
Telephone:
No telephone number is publicly provided
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Austin, Texas

Types of Support:
$300; Valley Spring VFD

Herd (Bob L.) Foundation

Janice Thompson
3901 Manhattan
Tyler, TX 75701
Telephone:
(903) 509-3456 ext. 32
Awarded 57 grants totaling $383,500 in 2000
Geographic Focus:
Focuses most grants in Tyler, Texas and surrounding area; some exceptions made for
other areas of Texas.
Types of Support:
$1,000; Albany VFD
$1,000; Baird VFD
$1,000; Moran VFD

Holden (Don L.) Foundation, Inc.

Don L. Holden; President
HC 13, Box 22
Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
Telephone:
(830) 997-4489
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas with a majority of awards concentrated in the Texas Hill Country
Region
Types of Support:
$100; Stonewall VFD
$100; Fredericksburg VFD
$100; Sisterdale VFD

Johnson (M. G. and Lillie A.) Foundation

Robert Halepeska; Executive Vice President
PO Box 2269
Victoria, TX 77902-2269
(512) 575-7970
Fax: (512) 575-2264
E- mail: mgj@cox- internet.com
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses on a 15 county area on the Texas Gulf Coast located between
Wharton and Aransas Counties.
Types of Support:
$25,000; Yoakum VFD; toward purchase of new rescue truck
$58,000; Bloomington VFD; toward purchase of new ambulance
$45,000; Nursery VFD
$50,000; Cuero Community Hospital; toward purchase of new ambulance
$25,000; East Bernard EMS for purchase and renovation of an EMS Station
$25,000; Central Emergency Medical Services; toward purchase of new ambulance
$50,000; Colorado County EMS; toward purchase of a new ambulance
$15,000; Westhoff VFD; toward equipping fire apparatus and expanding fire station
$50,000; Ganado EMS; toward purchase of a new ambulance
$42,000; Refugio VFD; funding Phase II of construction of training facility for the
South Texas/Coastal Bend Firefighter’s Training Academy
$20,000; Victoria County; toward purchase of defibrillators for Victoria County

Firefighter’s Association

King Ranch Family Trust

Richard M. Kleberg III; Chair
PO Box 1418
Kingsville, TX 78364
(512) 592-9747
Fax: (512) 516-0616
E- mail: texpeg@aol.com
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in the City of Kingsville and Kleberg and Nueces Counties
Types of Support:
$35,000; Ricardo Volunteer Fire and Rescue

Last Resort, Inc.

William B. Crouch, Jr.; President
PO Box 142432
Austin, TX 78714
Telephone:
(512) 386-5000
Awarded 8 grants/scholarships in 2000 totaling $12,199
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses Austin, Texas and immediate neighboring areas.
Types of Support:
$500; Austin Fire Department

Lay (Linda and Ken) Family Foundation

Linda P. Lay; Principal Manager
2001 Kirby Drive, Suite 1240
Houston, TX 77019
Telephone:
(713) 630-0078
Geographic Focus:
Focuses primarily in the Houston, Texas area
Types of Support:
$100; Jamaica Beach VFD

McNutt (Amy Shelton) Charitable Trust

Carol Bruehler, Secretary
153 Treeline Park, Suite 300
San Antonio, Texas 78209
Telephone/Fax:
(210) 829-1800
Fax: (210) 829-5001
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in San Antonio, Texas and surrounding area
Types of Support:
$100; Kendalia VFD
$ 50; Bulverde-Spring Branch EMS

Meadows Foundation

Bruce Esterline Vice President Grants
3003 Swiss Ave.
Dallas, TX 75204-6090
www.mfi.org
(214) 826-9431
Fax: (214) 827-7042
E- mail: besterline@mfi.org
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
The Meadows Foundation has a strong history of supporting Emergency Medical
Service organizations with the purchase of ambulances and to a lesser degree
supporting the purchase of fire apparatus and constructing fire stations. Examples
dating between 1996 and 2002 include, but are not limited to:
$46,500; Anson General Hospital; toward purchasing a new ambulance and equipment
$39,600; City of Los Fresnos; toward purchase of a replacement ambulance
$52,500; City of Marfa; toward purchasing a replacement ambulance
$40,000; City of Port Isabel for the EMS Department; toward purchasing a replacement
ambulance
$80,000; Comanche Community Hospital; toward purchasing a replacement ambulance
$38,250; Dickens County Ambulance Service; toward purchasing a replacement

ambulance
$45,000; Hilltop Lakes Volunteer Fire Department; toward purchasing a replacement

ambulance
$30,770; Jeff Davis County Ambulance, Fort Davis; toward purchasing a replacement
ambulance

$35,000; Lynn County Hospital District Emergency Medical Services, Tahoka; toward
purchasing a replacement ambulance
$35,000; McMullen County Emergency Services, Tilden; toward purchase of a

replacement ambulance
$40,000; Miami, Texas Volunteer Emergency Medical Service, toward purchasing a

$45,000; Motley County Hospital District, Matador; toward purchase of a replacement

ambulance
$35,000; Normangee Volunteer EMS; toward purchase of a replacement ambulance
$35,000; Nueces County Rural Fire District, Corpus Christi; toward purchasing a
$44,100; Parmer County, for Lazbuddie Volunteer EMS, Farwell; toward purchasing a
$21,000; Taft Emergency Medical Services; toward purchasing a replacement

ambulance
$74,324; Terlingua Medics; toward purchasing and equipping a new ambulance
$34,352; Town of Skellytown; toward purchase of a replacement ambulance
$63,000; City of Florence; toward construction of a new fire station, community center
and emergency operations center
$55,000; Culberson County, Van Horn; toward purchasing a new fire truck
$14,650; Eagle Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Floresville; toward constructing a

building to serve as a fire station and community center
$250,000; North Texas Training Association, Wylie; toward purchasing equipment for
the North Texas Strike Force, a firefighting emergency response team
$30,000; Wellington Volunteer Fire Department; toward purchasing a replacement fire

truck

Orth (F. D.) Foundation

Franklin D. Orth, President
P.O. Drawer B
Falfurrias, TX 78355
Telephone:
(361) 325-2763
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Falfurrias, Texas. However, foundation is newly established
(2001) and future giving patterns/eligibility is indeterminate at this time. Inquiry
encouraged.
Types of Support:
$268,831; Falfurrias VFD for new fire trucks and equipment
$ 71,960; Falfurrias Police Department for new vehicles and equipment

Patterson Foundation, Inc.

Robert McDowell, Secretary and Treasurer
Attn: Firstbank Trust Department
PO Box 5608
Texarkana, Texas 75505
Telephone:
(903) 929-6500
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Texarkana, Texas and Bowie County

Types of Support:
$3,000; Redlick-Leary VFD

Peterson (Hal and Charlie) Foundation

John M. Mosty; Secretary/Treasurer/Manager
515 Jefferson Street
PO Box 293871
Kerrville, Texas 78029
(830) 896-2262
Fax: (830) 896-2283
E- mail: hcpfdn@ktc.com
Awarded 59 grants in 2000 totaling 2,443,690
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Kerr County and adjacent counties
Types of Support:
$73,700; Edwards County EMS, Rocksprings, TX; new ambulance
$3,700; Frio Canyon EMS, Leakey, TX; equipment and training
$9,500; Lakeshore VFD, Bandera, TX; land purchase matching funds
$30,000; Turtle Creek VFD, new brush truck

Pierce (Dr. and Mrs. Paul) Memorial Foundation
Elizabeth Brown
Bank of America, N.A.,
Trust Department
Dallas, Texas 75283-0241
Telephone/Fax:
(214) 559-6316
Fax: (214) 559-6364
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Grayson County
Types of Support:
$10,300; Preston Volunteer Emergency Services in Pottsboro, TX for equipment

Poindexter Foundation

John B. Poindexter
1100 Louisiana Street, Suite 5400
Houston, TX 77002
Telephone/Fax:
(713) 655-9800
Fax: (713) 951-9038
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Houston and West Texas

Types of Support:
$7,500; Marfa VFD
$ 750; Fort Davis VFD
$ 750; Alpine VFD
$ 750; Lone Camp VFD
$ 250; Presidio VFD

Sands (Notsew Orm) Foundation

Charles Burnett, III; President and Treasurer
4212 San Felipe, #1
Telephone:
No telephone number is publicly provided
Geographic Focus:
Information unavailable

Types of Support:
$12,000 League of Venturers Search and Rescue

South Texas Charitable Foundation

Rayford L. Keller
PO Box 2549
Victoria, TX 77902
Telephone:
(361) 573-4383
Awarded 27 in 1999 totaling $850,000
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Victoria, TX, Victoria County and neighboring counties.
Types of Support:
$10,000; Goliad VFD
$10,000; Refugio VFD
$15,000; Tivoli VFD

Stark (Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher) Foundation

Mr. Clyde McKee, Chief Financial Officer
PO Drawer 909
Orange, Texas 77631
http://www.starkfoundation.org/
(409) 883-3513
Fax: (409) 883-3530
E- mail: stark@starkadmin.org
Awarded 42 grant in 2001 totaling $2,669,101
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Southeast Texas and Southwest Louisiana
Types of Support:
$25,580; Starks Volunteer Emergency Medical Service; training facilities, AED, office
equipment for EMS organization
$25,000; Orange Fire Department for training

$21,360; Gilchrist VFD for replacing defibrillator in primary ambulance and outfitting
secondary ambulance
$14,395; Deweyville VFD for breathing apparatus

$ 8,288; Orange Fire Department for equipment purchase

Sterling -Turner Foundation

Eyvonne Moser; Executive Director
811 Rusk Avenue, Suite 205
(713) 237-1117
Fax: (713) 223-4638
E- mail: eyvonne@wt.net
Awarded 125 grants in 1999 totaling 2,409,189
Geographic Focus:
Beginning April 2003, Sterling-Turner Foundation will primarily focus in Harris, Tom
Green, Kerr and Ft. Bend Counties
Types of Support:
$10,000; Ingram VFD for operating support
$10,000; Hunt VFD for operating support
$10,000; Upper Turtle Creek VFD toward purchase of new truck
$10,000; Lake Ivie VFD (Paint Rock, TX) toward purchase of brush truck
$ 6,000; Ingram VFD for operating support
$ 6,000; Hunt VFD for operating support
$ 3,000; Fayettville VFD for operating support

Summers (Norman A.) Foundation

Evelyn Underhill
PO Box 1870
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Application Address: 215 E. Commerce, Jacksonville, TX 75766
Telephone:
(903) 586-3641
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
$5,000; Bullard VFD
$5,000; Lake Palestine VFD
$3,750; Cherokee VFD
$ 540; Gallatin VFD
$ 500; Jacksonville VFD

Tandy (Cleve H.) Foundation

Douglas C. Early; President
4609 Pinehurst Drive South
Austin, Texas 78747
Telephone:
(512) 292-1924
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
$700; Selma VFD

Tecumseh Foundation

Terry Matthews; Vice President and Director
2701 Scenic Drive
Austin, TX 78703
Telephone:
(512) 474-9974
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Austin, Texas, Travis County, and neighboring counties.
Types of Support:
$500; Blanco Volunteer Ambulance Service

Temple (T.L.L.) Foundation

A. Wayne Corley; Executive Director
109 Temple Blvd, Suite 300
Lufkin, TX 75901
Telephone:
(936) 639-5197
Geographic Focus:
East Texas pine timber belt and tax exempt organizations.
Types of Support:
$30,000; Woden VFD for fire protective clothing
$26,600; Kountze VFD for Gear Washer and Communications Equipment
$26,500; Etoile VFD for communication equipment
$20,000; Fuller Springs VFD for the purchase of a new truck
$ 8,400; Rivercrest-Redland VFD for completing building construction
$ 6,500; Fairmount VFD (in Hemphill) for upgrading fire truck equipment

White (G. R.) Trust

Don Smith
Bank One Texas N.A.
PO Box 2050
Fort Worth, Texas 76113
Telephone/Fax:
(817) 884-4165
Fax: (817) 884-4294
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
All in McCulloch County:
$28,000; Brady VFD, Brady, TX
$15,000; Rochelle VFD, Rochelle, TX
$4,000; Lohn, VFD, Lohn, TX
$5,000; Doole VFD, Doole, TX
In 2001
$58,464; Rochelle VFD
$12,500; Brady VFD
$10,000; Melvin VFD
$ 8,150; Lohn VFD
$ 5,000; Voca VFD

Wise (Watson) Foundation
(Formerly Watson W. Wise Foundation and Charitable Trust)

Watson Wise
110 North College, Suite 1002
Tyler, Texas 75702
Telephone:
(903) 531-9615
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Tyler, Texas and surrounding area; some exceptions made for
non- local non-profit organizations primarily in Dallas and Waco, Texas
Types of Support:
$4,000; London VFD

Wood Family Memorial Trust

W. L. Zirjacks-Trustee or Elvin Koehn-Trustee
101 South Main
Victoria, Texas 77902
Telephone:
(512) 573-6321
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Victoria, Texas and surrounding area.
Types of Support:
$8,017; Bloomington VFD
$5,000; Cuero VFD

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Corporations

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Alcoa Foundation

Alcoa Foundation
http://www.alcoa.com/site/community/foundation.asp
Telephone/E-mail:
(412) 553-2348
E- mail: Alcoa.Foundation@alcoa.com
Awarded grants around the world in 2001 totaling $21,300,000
Geographic Focus:
ALCOA Foundation has a strong history of giving to fire departments. None listed
in 2000 for Texas, but other departments all over the country have received fairly
large grant awards from this foundation. Giving primarily in company towns and
communities such as El Paso, Point Comfort, San Antonio, Denton, Texarkana,
Denison, and Rockdale, Texas.
Types of Support:
Unknown amount; Milam, Texas County Commissioner’s Court for purchasing
emergency communication and firefighting equipment

Grant Funding Resource Guide: Corporations 58
Cooper Industries Foundation

Jennifer L. Evans; Secretary and Director of Community Affairs
c/o Cooper Industries, Inc.
600 Travis, Suite 5800
Houston, TX 77002
www.cooperindustries.com
(713) 209-8607
Fax: (713) 209-8982
E- mail: evans@cooperindustries.com
Awarded 1,064 grants in 2000 totaling 2,773,586
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Houston, Texas and communities where plants and employees
live
Types of Support:
$10,000; combined awards to non- Texas volunteer fire departments in plant
communities
$2,000; Osage VFD

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Quanex Foundation

P. J. Giddins; President
Quanex Corporation
1900 W. Loop S., Suite 1500
Houston, TX 77027
Telephone:
(713) 961-4600
Geographic Focus:
Primarily focuses in Houston, Texas and communities where plants and employees
live
Types of Support:
Grants awarded to fire departments listed here are located in Illinois. However, this
foundation is based in Houston, Texas. There is a possibility for Texas fire and
emergency service eligibility.
$1,200; SELAS Ambulance Service

$1,000; Chatsworth FD
$ 800; Fairbury FD
$ 700; Piper FD
$ 700; Forrest FD

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Government

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Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA)

Community Development Partnership Program (CDPP)

Lori Vitek; Program Director
LCRA
P.O. Box 220
Austin, TX 78767
http://www.lcra.org/community/cdg.html
Telephone/E-mail:
1-800-776-5272
E- mail: lvitek@lcra.org
The mission of the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) is to provide reliable,
low-cost utility and public services in partnership with our customers and
communities and to use our leadership and environmental authority to ensure the
protection and constructive use of the area's natural resources.
LCRA is a Texas conservation and reclamation district operating with no taxing

authority.
Geographic Focus:
Lower Colorado River Authority electric and water service area. (See map below)
Types of Support:
LCRA's Community Development Partnership Program (CDPP) provides grants
($25,000 maximum) to help local governments and nonprofits with capital
improvement projects that are open and accessible to the general public. The
program helps to improve communities in LCRA's service areas by issuing grants to
firefighting organizations, governmental bodies, nonprofit corporations, local
development councils and other nonprofit or noncommercial ventures.
Since 1996, LCRA has awarded 575 grants totaling $9.4 million. Recipients have
included schools, libraries and fire departments.
$25,000; Fordtran VFD for fire station construction

$15,994; Niederwald VFD for new fire engine and firefighting equipment.
$13,200; Ledbetter VFD for firefighting equipment including ventilation fans,
radios, bunker gear, hose and other tools
$11,060; Cat Spring VFD for SCBAs with PASS devices
Contact LCRA for application guidelines

Map from LCRA web page: http://www.lcra.org/about/lcra_facilities.html

Texas Commission on Fire Protection

Fire Department Emergency Program

Jim Humphres; Program Administrator
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
P.O. Box 2286
Austin, TX 78768-2286
Attention: Funding Program
http://www.tcfp.state.tx.us/funding/funding.asp
Telephone /Fax/E-mail:
(512) 239-4937
Fax: (512) 239-4917
E- mail: info@tcfp.state.tx.us
The Texas Commission on Fire Protection administers the Fire Department
Emergency Program to make grants and low interest loans to Texas fire departments
with critical equipment needs twice annually in April and October. There will be
approximately $1 million available to fire departments through the program in Fiscal
Year 2004. Maximum grant amount totals $25,000. Maximum loan amount totals
$35,000. Maximum combination loan/grant totals $35,000.
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
The emergency funding program provides loans, training scholarships and grants to
fire departments with critical equipment needs. Fire fighting facilities, apparatus and
equipment are eligible for assistance under this program. Rescue, EMS, Haz-Mat and
communication devices (except hand-held radios) are not eligible for funding under
this program pursuant to the provisions in the statutes. Currently, due to limited
funds, fire station construction is funded only with loans. Please see the previous
awards page for examples of funds that have been awarded through this program.
http://www.tcfp.state.tx.us/funding/funding_previous.asp
Contact Commission and review web page for application guidelines. Application
downloadable from web page.

Texas Forest Service

Volunteer Fire Department Support

Texas Forest Service
301 Tarrow
Suite 364
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu
Multiple contact points for the Texas Forest Service exist across that state. Visit
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/contacts/default.asp for dropdown menu of Texas
Forest Service office nearest you.
(979) 458-6600
Fax: (979) 458-6610
E- mail: tfs@tfs.tamu.edu
Numerous funding programs with various guidelines, qualifications, and deadlines
exist for the benefit of volunteer fire departments across the state of Texas. Please
visit the “VFD Support” web link to review these programs or contact your nearest
TFS office for further information.
http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/fire/vfd/Default.asp
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas. Funding programs target volunteer fire departments and rural
communities.
Types of Support:
• Death and Disability Benefits for Firefighters
• Dry Hydrant Cost Share Program
• Federal Excess Personal Property Program
• Fire Safe Program
• Fire Quench Information Sheet
• Helping Hands Program
• Protective Clothing Cost Share Program
• Rural VFD Assistance Program
• VFD Vehicle Liability Self Insurance Program of Texas
Contact TFS and review web page for application guidelines. Application forms for
selected programs downloadable from web page.

Texas Department of Health (TDH)

Bureau of Emergency Management (BEM)
Local Projects Grant Program

Vonda White
Procurement and Contracting Services Division—Room T-502
Texas Department of Health
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, Texas 78756-3199
http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/hcqs/ems/efunding.htm
(512) 458-7470
Fax: (512) 458-7351
E- mail: Vonda.white@tdh.state.tx.us
This is a recurring, annual grant program. Approximately $1.5 million dollars is
expected to be available to fund local projects in Fiscal Year 2004. The specific
dollar amount awarded to each applicant depends upon the merit and scope of the
proposed project. Maximum award totals will not exceed:
• $50,000 per entity (excluding multiple entity applications)

• $35,000 for purchase of a new ambulance
• $1,500 for the purchase of computer, printer, or computer-related equipment
• Reasonable market value total for equipment/training
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
Local Project Grants are available to all licensed EMS providers, registered first
responders and other TDH/BEM approved organizations. Funds may be used for
EMS personnel certification training, specialty training related to pre- hospital health
care management, communication equipment, patient care equipment and non-
disposable supplies, injury prevention projects, continuing education programs and
the purchase of an ambulance.
Funds shall not be used for projects that result in a duplication of services or
substitution (supplanting) of local or state funds from the organization’s operating
and/or capital budget. (Note: Supplanting is the result of any funds being
removed from a budget due to receipt of this grant, but does not include
matching funds). Additionally, funds shall not be used for disposable
equipment/supplies, salary, fringe benefits, capital projects (building projects),
travel, food, indirect costs, day-to-day operating expenses (e.g. fuel, insurance, loan

payments, rent, stocks and bonds etc.), land purchases, projects not feasible for an
organization to implement, or projects not consistent with the applicant’s mission.
Emergency Care Attendant Training (ECAT) courses will not be funded through
Fiscal Year 2004 EMS Local Projects Grants program. For more information on
funding opportunities for ECAT courses, please contact Eddie Walker TDH (512)
834-6700 ext. 2313.
Contact TDH/BEM and review web page for application guidelines. Application
forms are downloadable from web page.
http://esbd.tbpc.state.tx.us/1380/bid_show.cfm?bidid=48450


Commissioner’s Extraordinary Emergency Fund
Contact Information:
For program information contact Ed Loomis at phone number or email below.
Mailing address for submission of request form:
Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Management

1100 W. 49th Street Austin, Texas 78756-3199
Telephone /E-mail:
(512) 834-6700
ed.loomis@tdh.state.tx.us
Total fund equals $250,000 per fiscal year.
Geographic Focus:
State of Texas
Types of Support:
“Extraordinary Emergencies”
The Commissioner’s Extraordinary Emergency Fund totals $250,000 which is set

aside each fiscal year from the EMS and Trauma Care System Account (911 Funds)
to support the emergent, unexpected needs of EMS providers or TDH-approved
organizations. Eligible applicants include licensed EMS providers, licensed
hospitals, and registered first responder organizations experiencing an event that
threatens disruption of their ability to provide patient care. All applicants must be
Regional Advisory Council (RAC) members. Proposals are evaluated based on
impact to the regional or statewide EMS/Trauma System. Input from TDH Regional
EMS personnel is strongly considered. The application process consists of a written
proposal submitted to the Chief of the Bureau of Emergency Management.
The funding request should contain the entity name, address, contact information,
amount of extraordinary emergency funding requested, and a brief description of the
extraordinary emergency.
Contact Ed Loomis at (512) 834-6700 for further application guidelines.


Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) Training

For program information contact Eddie Walker at phone number or email below.
Mailing address for submission of request form:
Bureau Chief
Attention: Emergency Care Attendant Training Fund Program
Bureau of Emergency Management
Texas Department of Health
1100 W. 49th St.
Austin, TX 78756-3199
Telephone /Fax/E-mails:
(512) 834-6700 ext. 2313
Fax: 512-834-6736
E- mails: eddie.walker@tdh.state.tx.us or chris.quiroz@tdh.state.tx.us
No-cost emergency care attendant (ECA) training
Geographic Focus:
Rural or underserved areas of Texas
Types of Support:
Initial training for first responder organizations or EMS services that have at least
three people interested in taking the training who are willing to commit at least a
year of service to their organization after achieving ECA certification.
Contact Eddie Walker for further information and download training request forms
online at http://www.tdh.state.tx.us/hcqs/ems/newsfeatures.htm#ECA

Office of Rural Community Affairs

Rural Health Unit

Al Lewis
http://www.orca.state.tx.us/Rural%20Health%20Unit/index.html
Telephone /E-mails:
(512) 936-6733
Email: alewis@orca.state.tx.us
Varying levels of funding and services are offered. Below is a brief review of
programs and services that the Rural Health Unit administers.
Geographic Focus:
Rural and frontier Texas
Types of Support:
Multiple training and funding programs for pre- hospital medical care organizations
are available through the Rural Health Unit of the Office of Rural Community
Affairs (ORCA).
• Rural EMS Education Grant Program is a pilot program geared to fund 6 grants
to increase the pre-hospital medical care provided by rural and frontier EMS
providers. This grant will assist with costs associated with pre-hospital education
courses. To view this year’s online application click on
http://www.orca.state.tx.us/Rural%20Health%20Unit/pdf/EMS%20EDU%20GrantApp.pdf
• Rural EMS Flex Grant Program provides funding for Critical Access Hospitals to
purchase training equipment and/or provide certification/re-certification courses
for emergency medical staff.
• Rural Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Instructor Incentive Grant is a program to

fund instructors trained in the Pre-hospital Management of Traumatic Brain
Injury course $300 to provide training to a minimum of 15 students, at least 50
miles from the instructors home community. Provider courses must be taught in
an eligible rural or frontier county or in a community with a population fewer
than 10,000 people, according to the 2003 Texas Almanac. Funds for this
program are limited. Click on
http://www.orca.state.tx.us/Rural%20Health%20Unit/pdf/TBIInstructorGrant2.pdf
to learn out more about this grant.
Visit web page and contact Al Lewis, AAS, LP Program Specialist for application
guidelines.

Federal Emergency Management Agency

U.S. Fire Administration
Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program

FEMA/USFA Assistance; monitor web page for announcements concerning toll- free
help lines, Q&A email addresses, and annual regional grant workshops hosted by
FEMA across Texas.
www.usfa.fema.gov
(866) 274-0960
Fax: (866) 274-0942
E- mail: usfagrants@fema.gov
• Competitive grants directly to local fire departments (volunteer/combination and
career)
• 1 application per department
• $750,000 maximum federal contribution
• Previous award recipients are eligible
• Pay 10% or 30% match; 10% match required of departments serving

communities of 50,000 residents or less, 30% match required of departments
serving communities of 50,001 residents or greater
Geographic Focus:
National. State of Texas
Types of Support:
To protect the health and safety of the public and firefighting personnel against fire
and fire-related hazards, and to provide assistance for fire prevention programs.
Training, equipment, fire prevention programs, and vehicles are eligible for funding.
Online application process available. Requires online registration and submission of
complete application. Occurs annually, typically through the month of March with a
deadline in early April.

US Department of Agriculture
Office of Rural Development
Community Facilities Loans and Grants Program

The USDA Office of Rural Development staffs regional offices across the state of
Texas http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/tx/
To locate the office nearest you please visit

http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/tx/officeinfo.htm
Or you many contact USDA’s State Office at:
Texas USDA Rural Development State Office

101 South Main Street, Suite 102
Temple, TX 76501
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/tx/solist.htm
(254) 742-9700
Fax: (254) 742-9709
E- mail: Amber.Shine@tx.usda.gov
Grants are authorized on a graduated scale. Applicants located in small communities
with low populations and low incomes will receive a higher percentage of grants.
Grants are available to public entities such as municipalities, counties, and special-
purpose districts, as well as non-profit corporations and tribal governments.
The amount of grant assistance for project costs depends upon the median household
income and the population in the community where the project is located and the
availability of grant funds. In most instances, projects which receive grant assistance
have a high priority and are highly leveraged with other loan and grant awards. Grant
assistance may be available for up to 75% of project costs. Grant funding limitations
are based on population and income, economic feasibility, and availability of funds.

Projects will be selected based on a priority point system. Projects that will receive
priority are those that:
• Serve small communities - with the highest priority going to projects located
in a community with a population of 5,000 or less.
• Serve low- income communities - with the highest priority going to projects
serving communities with median household incomes below the higher of the
poverty line or 60% of the State non-metropolitan median household income.
• Provide healthcare, public safety, or public and community services
Geographic Focus:
National. State of Texas. Community Programs provides grants to assist in the
development of essential community facilities in rural areas and towns of up to
20,000 in population.
Types of Support:
Grant funds may be used to assist in the development of essential community
facilities. Grant funds can be used to construct, enlarge, or improve community
facilities for health care, public safety, and community and public services. This can
include the purchase of equipment required for a facility's operation. A grant may be
made in combination with other USDA financial assistance such as a direct or
guaranteed loan, applicant contributions, or loans and grants from other sources.
Examples of essential fire, rescue, and public Safety community facilities include:
• Civil Defense Building

• Communications Center
• Fire Department Building
• Fire Trucks
• Jail
• Mobile Communications Center
• Multi-Service Fire/Rescue Building
• Equipment Building
• Jaws of Life
Contact your regional USDA Rural Development Office and speak with a
Community Development Specialist for determining 1) if your
community/organization is eligible and, if so, 2) what amounts and ratio of grant-to-
loan you are qualified (see contact and directory information above).

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Additional Resources

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Additional Resources
Dragonfly Communications Network

Organization dedicated to the training and development for the emergency response
community. Specifically, relating to this publication, the Dragonfly
Communications Network provides:
• Free Grant Information; links to various information pieces concerning grants

development
• Free Grant Resources; samples of various types of emergency services grant
proposals
www.dragonflynet.com
Funding Alternatives for Fire and Emergency Services

US Fire Administration (USFA) Publication reviewing various types of funding
sources available to fire and emergency services nationally. With increasing
financial pressures fire and emergency services across the nation must move beyond
traditional sources of funding and methods of fundraising. Available free online and
hardcopy version from the USFA.
www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa-141.pdf
Idea Bank
Provides multiple grants-related products such grant writing materials/classes and
fire prevention materials. Many are for sale however free material is also available
through the web page. Free products consist of a grant writing guide, resource
library, “Tip of the Day”, and samples of complete grant proposals (funded).
www.theideabank.com
Office of Rural Community Affairs

Charlie Stone
512-936-6737
www.orca.state.tx.us
For communities and departments interested in establishing or increasing tax based

support of fire and emergency services, link on “Outreach and Training Services” for
information on rural fire concerns and establishing fire districts.

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PPRI Homeland Security Disaster and Emergency Management Information

Network (DEMIN) http://ppri.tamu.edu/homeland_security
Public Policy Research Institute Phone: (979) 845-8800

(PPRI) Fax: (979) 845-0249
4476 TAMU Toll free fax : 888-351-3485
College Station, TX 77843-4476
The PPRI Homeland Security Disaster and Emergency Management Information

Network (DEMIN) is a database of existing domestic security and emergency
management data and bibliographic information resources. DEMIN was created in
response to the lack of central websites providing access, in an organized fashion, to
the abundance of relevant, content-rich homeland security and emergency
management web-based resources from across the country and around the world.
Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX)

Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI)
(866) 878-8900
www.teex-esti.com
A key part of the state’s engineering extension service, ESTI offers training classes
and professional resources available for broad range of activities including
Firefighter, Rescue, and HAZ-MAT Training.
Texas Fire Chief’s Association

Jim Gaston, Executive Director
(512) 336-1339
P.O. Box 200700
Austin, Texas 78720
www.texasfirechiefs.org
The Texas Fire Chiefs Association (TFCA) is a non-profit professional association

formed to improve the fire and life safety of Texas citizens. Active members are fire
chiefs, assistant fire chiefs, and fire officers in municipal and volunteer departments.
Associate membership is open to anyone interested in improving the fire service.
Contact TFCA to request fire training manuals. TFCA is actively involved in

continuing education, conferences, and government relations programs. The
association communicates with members through a weekly email bulletin and a
feature magazine. TFCA is lead by an Executive Board including the statewide
officers and directors elected from each region of the state.

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Project Outline
The process of looking for funding and developing grant proposals can be very
intimidating, especially if you have never done either one. But it does not have to be
this way. Success lies in the preparation and homework.
Before you begin searching for funds or writing a proposal, you must know every
possible detail of your project – the who, what, when, where and how much. It is not
enough to say, “We need another pumper because ours is old and unreliable.” You
must be able to say who “we” is, what services your department provides, for who,
where, why, and how much the project will cost. You should answer every possible
question that may be generated by your initial statement.
In other words, lacking a new pumper is not problem. Obtaining a new pumper is a
solution. Clearly communicating the problem is the challenge most departments
have when seeking and requesting grant funding.
The following outline should help you develop a better picture of what it is you want
to do and identify key information needed in developing most grant proposals.
Please keep in mind that this outline is a general guideline. Depending on your
department’s type and needs these points will vary in relevance.
Who?
• Who will provide the services?
• Provide a brief history of your fire department, date established, responsibilities,
number fire fighters, level of training, other…
• Provide the number of certified/trained members your department has and levels
of certification/training?
• Type/level of training your department participates in?
• What organizations are involved in the project?
• Are you collaborating with other groups? If so, who is doing what?
• How will project efforts be coordinated and communicated to other
organizations?

• How is the community involved and how will they be informed about the
project’s progress? Discuss project partners (such as city or county government,
Women’s Auxiliary, VFW, other contributors/partners) .
• Are you a rural or urban fire department?
• Are you paid, volunteer, or combination?
• Are you sharing personnel or equipment? Will this project encourage sharing?
• Provide a general breakdown of equipment and apparatus you currently have?
(vehicles, protective clothing, equipment, year model, buildings…); at least be
aware of current inventory
• Who will benefit from the services, directly and indirectly and specify the
benefits (mutual aid partners, community residents, fire fighters, hospitals,
retirement homes, area industry/business, etc)?
• What does the population in your service area “look” like (such as number
[especially increases], age, income levels, occupations, etc.)?
• What are the hazards your community/service area is exposed to; rank in degree
of severity and likelihood of occurrence, etc
What?
• Describe the problem/need you are solving/addressing?
• What factors contribute to the problem(s)? Include relevant demographic/fire
related data about the problem?

• Annual number and types of fires over the past three years and average
monthly/weekly responses rates, percent/number of increases of calls if possible:
Ø Structure fire
Ø Groundcover fire
Ø Vehicle fire
Ø EMS
Ø Rescue
Ø Other
• What barriers have prevented the problem(s) from being resolved?
• Why can’t your organization fulfill the funding need?
• Describe the project and how it will impact/solve the defined problem(s)
• Briefly explain how maintenance and other related expenses will be sustained
over the life of purchased equipment/apparatus.
• Describe how pertinent training issues will be addressed.
• What is the size of your service area (population, square miles)?
• What services will you provide?
• Is this a new service or an expansion of current services?
• What services do you solely provide and which services must you rely on others
to help you with?
• Describe mutual aid activity your department is involved in (names of
departments and areas in square miles, population, types of mutual aid; received
and provided)

• What type of fire notification system does your department have?
• Will you have to expand number of personnel to provide the services?
• Describe what major outcomes are expected as a result of the project.
• How will outcomes be monitored and reported?
• What types of data will be used in measuring outcomes?
• How will the data be collected and how often?
When?
• What is the timeline for your project (beginning and ending)?
• What is typical lifetime of material purchased (non-training)?
• How long has your proble m existed and/or how long will it take to implement the
project?
Where?
• Where will the services be provided?
• In what areas of town, county and/or state?
• Provide a map of the service area.
• Do you have a building/location?
• Do you need to buy land?
• Do you need to build?
• Do you need equipment (and what types)?

• Are you sharing a facility?
• If so, who’s responsible for what?
• If purchasing equipment, where will it be stored?
• If purchasing training, what school are you going to or is it “in- house” training
and what is needed?
How Much?
• Who funds you now? And what is your annual budget (broken down by source
of income: fund-raisers, taxes, reimbursements, donations, other…)
• Who’s funded you in the past (grants/other)?
• How much will the project cost?
• Describe items grant money will be used to purchase, cost of items and life of
those items
Example: Sets of bunker gear; 7 @ $900 each = $6,300. 5 years.
• Describe the amount of funds requested and any cost sharing among partners.
• Describe ability to manage grant money, ability to report and account on how
and where it is spent, and to maintain/sustain what is purchased
• What outstanding debt do you currently have? Method of repayment?
• How much in matching funds do you have for the project?
• Who is contributing matching funds?
• Describe how the project will be sustained once grant funding ends. In other
words, what are the ongoing costs and who is responsible for their provision?

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Foundations and Private Organizations

Amarillo Area Foundation..............................................................................13

American Heart Association, Texas Affiliate: Texas AED

Bass, Jr. (Harry) Foundation ..........................................................................15

Bergman-Davison-Webster Charitable Trust .................................................16

Bridwell (J. S.) Foundation ............................................................................17

Butcher Fund ..................................................................................................18

Carlile Foundation, Inc. ..................................................................................19

Amon G. Carter Foundation...........................................................................20

Cauthorn (John and Mildred) Charitable Trust ..............................................21

Cogdell (Martha Ann) Hospital Trust ............................................................22

Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country,

Cooley (Denton A.) Foundation.....................................................................24

Edwards (Bryant) Foundation, Inc. ................................................................25

Fleetwood Memorial Foundation, Inc. ...........................................................26

First Responder Institute (FRI).......................................................................27

Herd (Bob L.) Foundation..............................................................................29

Foundations and Private Organizations continued

Holden (Don L.) Foundatio n, Inc. ..................................................................30

Johnson (M. G. and Lillie A.) Foundation .....................................................31

King Ranch Family Trust ...............................................................................32

Last Resort, Inc...............................................................................................33

Lay (Linda and Ken) Family Foundation.......................................................34

Mcnutt (Amy Shelton) Charitable Trust.........................................................35

Meadows Foundation .....................................................................................36

Orth (F. D.) Foundation.................................................................................38

Patterson Foundation, Inc. ..............................................................................39

Peterson (Hal and Charlie) Foundation..........................................................40

Pierce (Dr. and Mrs. Paul) Memorial Foundation..........................................41

Sands (Notsew Orm) Foundation...................................................................43

South Texas Charitable Foundation ...............................................................44

Stark (Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher) Foundation..............................................45

Sterling- Turner Foundation............................................................................46

Summers (Norman A.) Foundation................................................................47

Tandy (Cleve H.) Foundation.........................................................................48

Tecumseh Foundation ....................................................................................49

Temple (T.L.L.) Foundation...........................................................................50

White (G. R.) Trust.........................................................................................51

Wise (Watson) Foundation, (Formerly Watson W. Wise

Wood Family Memorial Trust ........................................................................53

TEES Center for Community Support

Alcoa Foundation ...........................................................................................57

Cooper Industries Foundation ........................................................................58

Quanex Foundation ........................................................................................59

Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA),

Texas Commission on Fire Protection,

Texas Forest Service, Volunteer Fire Department Support............................66

Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Management,

Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Management,

Texas Department of Health, Bureau of Emergency Management,

Office of Rural Community Affairs, Rural Health Unit.................................71

Federal Emergency Management Agency,

US Department of Agriculture, Office of Rural Development,

Project Outline ..........................................................................................................80

TEES Center for Community Support

“Whether a department pays its personnel or not, whether its funding

Fire departments face mounting pressures to provide an ever broader range of

Today, nearly three-quarters of US firefighters are volunteers and a majority of fire