Best Grants for Emergency Services in Idaho

Idaho emergency medical care and related emergency services organizations can access funding through Idaho Department of Health and Welfare to develop or operate Recovery Support Warm Handoff programs. These subgrants support seamless transitions from EMS or emergency department care to appropriate substance use treatment and recovery support services for affected individuals in Idaho.

Idaho 501(c)(3) public charities with $100,000+ budgets can seek funding for workforce preparation, youth development, arts access, and community programs that build skills, stability, or environmental sustainability. RBC Foundation USA provides support to organizations in Idaho communities where RBC Wealth Management has a business presence and active community involvement.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in Idaho and the broader Pacific Northwest can apply for Foster Foundation grants to support social services, education, medical care and research, and community engagement programs. Emergency services and human welfare providers may be eligible if their projects address critical needs like housing, food, healthcare, or supportive services in Idaho communities.

Nonprofit organizations in Idaho serving low- and moderate-income people can receive US $1,000 - US $5,000 for community services, economic development, financial literacy, affordable housing, and job development programs. Washington Federal Foundation provides support to groups near WaFd Bank branches, and emergency services providers with qualifying community-focused programs may be eligible.

The ESA Youth Scholarship Program, by the Electronic Security Association, provides financial support to children of first responders, having awarded over $941,500 to date. Eligible applicants are high school seniors with parents who are full-time active first responders. Each scholarship winner receives $1,000 and a chance to compete for larger awards of $14,000 for first place and $5,000 for second place. Applications are welcomed from students in participating states.

Individual Native artists and culture bearers in Idaho facing emergencies or professional setbacks can receive up to US $2,500 to address hardships affecting their creative practice, including medical issues, equipment repair, or emergency expenses. First Peoples Fund’s Yéigo Action Grant also covers costs for residencies, workshops, and other professional development tied to their artistic work.

Emergency and medical workers in Idaho needing help affording behavioral health prescriptions, counseling, psychotherapy, or related transportation can receive up to US $2,000 in copay support. Focused on behavioral health access, the HealthWell Foundation invites eligible, insured U.S. patients meeting its income and diagnosis criteria to apply by phone for 12-month assistance.

Professional elderly blues artists in Idaho facing emergency medical or basic living needs can receive small grants for services like home care, transportation to treatments, doctor visits, utilities, or burial costs. Pinetop Perkins Foundation provides this U.S.-wide assistance, paying creditors directly rather than disbursing funds to individuals.

Emergency services researchers and EMS-affiliated organizations in Idaho studying prehospital respiratory distress and acute respiratory failure may be eligible for this US $100,000 opportunity supporting high flow therapy research. Grants from Emergency Medicine Foundation help advance evidence on nasal high flow and other noninvasive respiratory support, including patient characteristics, EMS service factors, and outcomes across U.S. emergency care settings.

Early-career emergency medicine faculty conducting research and professional development projects in Idaho can apply for the Early Career Research Development Grant, with awards of US $150,000. With a mission to advance emergency medical care and training, Emergency Medicine Foundation supports projects that build independent research careers and prepare applicants for future extramural funding.

Students pursuing first responder emergency services careers, who are current or past graduates of Chelan or Douglas County schools with at least a 2.5 GPA, may be eligible for this scholarship supporting emergency medical education. Community Foundation of North Central Washington’s Richard “Obie” Oberweiser Memorial Scholarship can help future EMS professionals connected to Idaho advance their higher education.

High school seniors, college, and non-traditional students studying criminal justice or first responder programs can receive US $2,000 toward a 2- or 4-year U.S. college. CommunityGiving provides this support for students from specific Minnesota counties; Idaho emergency medical and first responder students may look for similar scholarship-style opportunities.

Idaho emergency medical and social service providers supporting motion picture exhibition and distribution workers may be eligible for temporary financial aid, counseling, and equipment support. The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund offers medical, emergency, vocational rehabilitation, and equipment grants, plus stipends for longtime film industry members facing illness, injury, housing crises, or other life-changing events.

Current or former Boy Scouts pursuing higher education for fire service or emergency medical service careers can access funding through the Ralph & Alice Kramp Scholarship Endowment Fund, awarding US $1,000. Though administered by Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley in Illinois, Idaho emergency services–oriented Scouts may review criteria to see if they qualify.

Graduating high school seniors in northwest Missouri pursuing degrees in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental safety, industrial fire prevention, risk management, or occupational medicine can apply for scholarships of more than US $500 from the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri. Students interested in future emergency medical care or first responder-related studies may benefit from this one-time award.

Current or former Oregon Shakespeare Festival employees facing unexpected crises can receive emergency financial assistance for basic living expenses and urgent needs through the Hunter Brown Emergency Assistance Fund. Focused on emergency support for performing arts and entertainment professionals, this Entertainment Community Fund program may benefit those dealing with health, housing, utilities, or disaster-related hardships, including Idaho-based individuals meeting the employment criteria.

3M U.S.A. employees, recent retirees, or eligible family members facing catastrophic illness or accident can seek assistance for emergency medical care and related needs, including in Idaho. The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation’s J. C. & L. A. Duke Employees' Assistance Fund provides transitional support to help recipients regain self-sufficiency and improve quality of life.

About Us

The Elk County Community Foundation was started in the late 1990’s by a group of business and civic leaders, with the support of the Stackpole-Hall Foundation, who recognized the need for creating a perpetual funding stream to support Elk County—now and in the future. The Foundation was incorporated in 2000 and a year later was classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

The Foundation provides donors with a simple but powerful and highly personal approach to achieving their philanthropic goals while enhancing the quality of life for the people of Elk County.

The Community Foundation makes it easy for individuals, businesses, and organizations to establish a scholarship fund. Your fund can be created in as little as one meeting, with a short fund agreement, and a single gift. Or your fund can be set up with an initial gift that is added to in the future. We manage all the administrative details of your fund for you.

By establishing a uniquely-named scholarship, you have the ability to designate eligibility requirements including education level, the field of study, geographic area, etc. Many scholarships are established to honor parents, a family member, or someone who influenced your life.

Most scholarship funds at the Foundation are permanent endowments, with the annual earnings used to provide the scholarships

Tyler Bender EMS Scholarship Fund

Tyler Bender recently graduated from the Center for Emergency Medicine, and he felt compelled to give back by starting this scholarship to encourage other individuals to consider the EMS field. There is a constant demand for well-trained and qualified EMS professionals. Tyler hopes that this scholarship fund will help attract individuals to the field and alleviate a shortage of EMS personnel.

Amount: $500 annually

Help at Home Community Foundation: Support Fund

The Support Fund provides help to home care employees who experience a personal financial hardship for a variety of reasons.

What are qualifying events?

A qualifying event can be a significant event(s) or radical change of status in a person’s life that creates an immediate, unforeseen, and substantial financial requirement. Some examples include:

Natural Disaster, Medical Emergency, Death of an immediate family member. More information here.

Grant awards depend on the qualifying event and need which could range from $100.00-$500.00. The maximum amount applicants may receive in a calendar year is $500.00, unless otherwise approved by the Board.

Navigant Credit Union 

Navigant Credit Union is the longest-operating, member-owned credit union in Rhode Island. Since its founding in 1915, Navigant Credit Union has been dedicated to providing its members with unparalleled financial products and services, while working every day to stay committed to the financial well-being of the families, businesses and communities we serve. 

Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation Grant

For over a century, Navigant Credit Union has been committed to making a meaningful difference in the community. In 2017, we established the Navigant Credit Union Charitable Foundation to further amplify our impact in five strategic areas:

• Education & Financial Literacy: Organizational and capital support for programs, supplies, building products, sports facilities and teams.
• Social Services: Financial support for programs and organizations for children, veterans, hunger and housing.
• Public Health, Safety & Well-Being: Support for programs addressing public safety, emergency care and eradication of disease.

Background

The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Emergency Management Performance Grant (EMPG) Program is one of the grant programs that constitute DHS/FEMA’s focus on all-hazards emergency preparedness, including the evolving threats and risks associated with natural disasters. EMPG Program funding is awarded to the 56 states and territories using a population-based allocation methodology.

The main purpose of the program is to support the emergency management needs of state, local, tribal, and territorial governments, primarily through investments in planning, training, and exercise activities and to help cover the salaries of emergency management personnel.

About Henry L. Hillman Foundation

Henry L. Hillman Foundation inspires, invests in, and leverages great ideas to improve the quality of life in Pittsburgh and southwestern Pennsylvania.

Backup Power When Your Community Needs It

The Powered & Prepared Initiative seeks proposals from nonprofit and municipal organizations in southwestern Pennsylvania for backup power solutions that allow those organizations to offer essential services during emergencies without disruption.

Southwestern Pennsylvania is increasingly impacted by severe weather events that cause widespread power outages and disruptions. The Powered & Prepared Initiative, supported by Henry L. Hillman Foundation, seeks proposals from nonprofit and municipal organizations for backup power solutions that allow those organizations to offer essential services during emergencies without disruption.

Troutville Volunteer Fire Department Scholarship Fund

Fund provides higher educational scholarship assistance to deserving students.

Amount

• $1,000+
• non-renewable

Hero Fund America Fund Seeks Applications for its First Responders Grant Round

Hero Fund America (HFA) Fund, a field-of-interest fund of the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, is seeking applications for its First Responders Grant Round for programs, projects, and other needs that will support education, training, lifesaving equipment, and mental health of fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and law enforcement agencies.

Hero Fund America Fund was founded in partnership with Hero Fund America by Garth Roberts of Sharon Springs, NY. Inspired by the selfless and heroic efforts of first responders during the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, Roberts initiated the Provincetown First Responders Appreciation Month, honoring 45 Boston EMS paramedics, emergency medical technicians, dispatchers, and their families. The success of that project inspired the 2016 creation of Hero Fund America.

Since 2016, the fund has awarded more than 100 grants totaling over $123,000 to meet the needs of first responders across the nation.

“Grants awarded through the Hero Fund America Fund have helped departments improve their abilities to better serve and protect the civilian population,” said Roberts. “Hero Fund America remains firmly committed to raising both funding and awareness in support of the First Responder community.”

Hutsell, Alan Scholarship Fund

For a high school senior from Central Noble, East Noble, Wawasee, West Noble or homeschool (homeschooled student must live in Noble County) who will be pursuing advanced education in emergency services involving fire, police, criminal justice and/or EMS.

Awards Per Year:

• 1 scholarship

Applicant High School:

• Central Noble, East Noble, Homeschooled, Wawasee, West Noble

Colleges:

• Any accredited college or university

Areas of Study:

• Criminal Justice, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Services, Emergency services involving fire, police, criminal justice and/or EMS.

The Foundation awards scholarships to high school seniors in Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s and Talbot Counties, who are planning to attend a college, university, or trade school. There is one scholarship that is available to students in Cecil County. 

Talbot Paramedic Foundation/Sylvia Gannon Scholarship

Awarded to residents of Talbot County, and/or to members of a local Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association, who are planning to pursue careers as Emergency Medical Technicians.

Joseph G Markoly Foundation Inc

When Joseph Markoly originally established the foundation more than thirty years ago, its focus was on Alzheimer’s and heart disease support, funded through a number of the larger national disease-related organizations. Over time the focus has shifted to helping small to mid-size organizations in our local communities which support children and seniors in a variety of effective ways. 

Markoly Foundation was established in honor of Joseph G. Markoly, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who wanted to make a positive impact in people’s lives. Joseph’s family was affected directly by both Alzheimer’s and heart disease having lost a family member to each condition. For that reason, the foundation dedicates a majority of their resources to providing grants to organizations that focus on the treatment of each of these diseases. In addition, Markoly Foundation supports a variety of programs dedicated to helping children and seniors by providing services, supplies, programs and research in areas impacting these demographics.

Joseph G. Markoly Foundation Grant Support for Elder Organizations

The Markoly Foundation takes pride in supporting local organizations that provide services for elders in our community. Seniors face a number of challenges that come with aging, especially when they don’t have loved ones who are able to assist them with their needs. We provide grants for a variety of senior-related programs from Caregiver Education and Support to Emergency Meal Delivery and Transportation Services.

We are dedicated to providing funding for local nonprofit programs that improve the quality of life for all, but particularly for the children and elders in our community.