Best Grants for Emergency Services in Montana

Montana 501(c)(3) public charities with $100,000+ budgets can seek funding for workforce preparation, youth development, and community accessibility projects that improve quality of life. RBC Foundation USA provides support for programs building job skills, inclusive prosperity, or environmental sustainability in communities where RBC Wealth Management has an active business presence.

Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations in Montana and the broader Pacific Northwest can apply for Foster Foundation grants to support social services, education, medical care, and community engagement programs. Emergency and critical human services, including food, housing, counseling, and job or life-skills training, may benefit emergency service providers serving underserved children, women, seniors, and other vulnerable residents.

The John Taylor Babbitt Foundation offers grants to support nonprofit organizations in preventing sudden cardiac death through initiatives such as acquiring AEDs and providing CPR training. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and should include a detailed estimate of funding needs and commitments. The foundation emphasizes timely use of funds and adherence to safety regulations, ensuring a positive impact on diverse populations, including student athletes and vulnerable groups.

Montana individuals pursuing Emergency Medical Responder or Emergency Medical Technician certification can access funding for EMS education through the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians. Scholarship awards up to US $1,000 are paid directly to approved EMS schools or programs, with recipients required to maintain passing grades, complete their program, and seek certification upon completion.

First responder agencies and 501(c)(3) organizations partnering with them in Montana can seek funding for community engagement, youth programs, family support, mental and behavioral health, and emergency support initiatives. First Responders Childrens Foundation offers up to US $5,000 to strengthen relationships between first responders, children, and families through safety, education, and crisis assistance programs.

High school seniors nationwide whose parent or legal guardian is a full-time first responder can receive US $2,500 - US $15,000 in scholarship support for college. Focused on academic scholarships, the Electronic Security Association invites eligible students in Montana and other states to apply through their state association or directly to ESA.

Individual Native artists and culture bearers in Montana facing emergencies or professional hurdles can receive up to US $2,500 to sustain their creative practice. First Peoples Fund’s Yéigo Action Grant can cover emergency expenses, repairs, unanticipated medical or transportation needs, or costs to access residencies, workshops, or similar professional development opportunities.

Emergency and medical workers in Montana needing help affording behavioral health prescriptions, counseling, psychotherapy, or related transportation can receive up to US $2,000 in copay assistance. Focused on emergency medical care and services, the HealthWell Foundation supports underinsured workers nationwide who meet income, insurance, and U.S. treatment requirements.

Elderly professional blues musicians in Montana needing emergency help with medical or basic living expenses can receive US $500 in assistance, paid directly to creditors. Pinetop Perkins Foundation provides support for services like doctor visits, transportation to treatments, home care, utilities, and burial costs, which may overlap with emergency medical care and services needs.

Emergency medical researchers studying prehospital respiratory distress and emergency medical services can seek US $100,000 for high flow therapy research, including work relevant to Montana. Grants from Emergency Medicine Foundation help investigators analyze EMS-transported patients with acute respiratory failure, examining incidence, geographic patterns, service characteristics, interventions, and outcomes of noninvasive high flow respiratory support.

Early-career emergency medicine faculty seeking research and professional development support in Montana can use this grant to build a career development plan and lead a research project. With a mission to advance emergency medicine, Emergency Medicine Foundation provides U.S. researchers up to US $150,000 for education, mentorship, and research that improves patient care and informs health policy.

Montana students pursuing careers in first responder emergency services who graduated from Chelan or Douglas County high schools and have at least a 2.5 GPA may be eligible for this academic scholarship. The Community Foundation of North Central Washington’s Richard “Obie” Oberweiser Memorial Scholarship supports higher education and medical training for future emergency medical and first responder professionals.

High school seniors, college, and non-traditional students pursuing criminal justice or first responder programs can receive scholarship support for U.S.-based 2- or 4-year colleges. CommunityGiving provides Montana emergency medical care and services students, and others from eligible Minnesota counties, with US $2,000 toward tuition when they meet GPA and leadership requirements.

Montana emergency medical and social service workers in theatrical exhibition, distribution, or related vendors facing illness, injury, or other crises can receive temporary financial aid and counseling support. Through the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund, eligible individuals may access help with medical costs, housing emergencies, basic needs, vocational rehabilitation, and essential health equipment.

Montana emergency services students can access funding through the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley’s Ralph & Alice Kramp Scholarship Endowment Fund if they are current or former Boy Scouts from the Fox Valley pursuing higher education toward fire service or emergency medical service careers. Awards are typically US $1,000 for one year.

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 from the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri, with awards of more than US $500. Students interested in emergency medical care and first responder-related studies may benefit from this support.

Current or former Oregon Shakespeare Festival employees facing emergency financial hardship can receive assistance with basic living expenses such as health care, housing, and utilities. Focused on emergency medical care and related crises, Entertainment Community Fund’s Hunter Brown Emergency Assistance Fund may benefit Montana-based arts professionals who meet these employment and documentation requirements.

3M U.S.A. employees, recent retirees, or eligible family members in need of emergency medical care and related support can seek assistance to address catastrophic illness or accident hardships. The Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation’s Duke Employees' Assistance Fund helps cover gaps when benefits are depleted, which may aid Montana emergency services workers employed by 3M facing serious medical crises.

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.