Fire Equipment Grant

Purpose:

The Fire Equipment Grant Program is a grant program intended to assist local units of government to purchase fire equipment or fire gear for firefighters that are on-call, part-time, or volunteer.

Eligibility Criteria:

Submission of a completed application by the Chief Administrative Officer, or their designee.
Proposed budget detailing how grant funds will be used to purchase fire equipment and gear for firefighters that are on-call, part-time, or volunteer.

Eligibility:

Through a competitive grant process, Grant awards of up to $50,000 may be issued to each eligible local unit of government. Awards are contingent on available funding and may be lower than requested.

Application Period:

Applications must be submitted to the Michigan Department of Treasury via eSignature Solution no later than June 19, 2026.

FY 2026 Appropriation Amount Available:

As a one-time appropriation, the Michigan Department of Treasury was appropriated $8 million to award fire equipment and fire gear grants to qualified local units of governments. At least $4 million must be distributed to local governments with predominantly on-call, part-time volunteer fire departments.