Best Grants for Emergency Services in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico emergency medical care and services providers will find this grant is instead for individual artists needing urgent medical, dental, or mental health treatment. New York Foundation for the Arts administers one-time Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants of up to US $5,000 directly to eligible U.S.-based visual, film/digital, and choreography artists facing recent medical emergencies.

Health care and research organizations in Puerto Rico and other eligible U.S. territories can apply for National Institutes of Health R34 funding to test emergency department diversion models for non-urgent mental health concerns; awards up to US $450,000 support clinical trials improving triage, family navigation, and linkage to appropriate mental health services.

Emergency medical and mental health research institutions in Puerto Rico can access funding through the National Institutes of Health to study emergency department diversion models for non-urgent mental health concerns. Projects should evaluate family navigation approaches that use triage tools, enhance engagement with mental health services and resources, and support families in overcoming barriers to help-seeking.

Emergency medical and other health services researchers in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories can seek up to US $2,000,000 to study healthcare quality, patient safety, and delivery improvements. With a mission to advance health services research, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality supports projects across hospital, home health, long-term care, and care transition settings.

Research institutions and other eligible organizations in Puerto Rico can apply for up to US $2,000,000 to study health services, including emergency medical care and patient safety. Grants from the US Department of Health and Human Services: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality support projects to improve healthcare quality, delivery, and whole-person care across settings, which may benefit emergency services programs.

Health services research institutions in Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories can apply for Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) R03 grants, with awards up to US $200,000 for small health services research projects. Projects may address emergency medical care and services, patient safety, or healthcare delivery across diverse care settings and partners.

The Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant supports organizations that enhance safety and community well-being, focusing on underrepresented populations. With over $100 million in donations, the foundation prioritizes technology and engineering education, first responder programming, and blended initiatives. Eligible applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) organizations or school districts in the U.S. The foundation seeks partnerships that demonstrate strong financial health and data-driven evaluation methods, aiming to create safer cities and thriving communities.

Emergency medicine researchers studying prehospital respiratory distress and acute respiratory failure can seek funding for national-scale research on high flow therapy and related outcomes, including work relevant to Puerto Rico emergency services. Emergency Medicine Foundation supports projects on EMS-managed respiratory cases, patient characteristics, interventions, and emergency department or hospital outcomes; awards are US $100,000.

Early-career emergency medicine faculty conducting research and professional development projects, including those serving Puerto Rico, can receive US $150,000 to advance their research careers and improve patient care. Emergency Medicine Foundation supports emergency medical care and medical education initiatives that help investigators prepare for future extramural funding and encourages partnerships between universities and community emergency departments.

Students pursuing careers in first responder emergency services who graduated from Chelan or Douglas County with at least a 2.5 GPA can apply for this memorial scholarship supporting higher education and training. Focused on emergency medical care and related professional education, the Community Foundation of North Central Washington honors Richard “Obie” Oberweiser’s legacy through this award.

High school seniors, college, and non-traditional students pursuing criminal justice or first responder programs can apply for CommunityGiving’s Greater St. Cloud Public Safety Foundation Scholarship; awards US $2,000 for education costs. While based in Minnesota, students focused on emergency medical care and services may find this opportunity relevant alongside Puerto Rico emergency services funding searches.

Individuals working in theatrical exhibition, distribution, or vendor roles in Puerto Rico facing emergencies or health-related financial crises can receive temporary assistance for medical costs, housing, food, and essential equipment. The Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund also offers social service consultations, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and, for longtime industry members, an ongoing monthly stipend.

Current or former Boy Scouts pursuing higher education for careers in fire service or emergency medical service can receive scholarships of US $1,000 from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley. Although based in Illinois, students from the Fox Valley interested in emergency services, including those connected to Puerto Rico, may benefit from this support.

Graduating high school seniors pursuing degrees in occupational safety, industrial hygiene, environmental safety, industrial fire prevention, risk management, or occupational medicine can receive more than US $500 for higher education from the Community Foundation of Northwest Missouri. Students from northwest Missouri interested in emergency medical care and first responder-related safety fields may benefit from this scholarship opportunity.

Current or former Oregon Shakespeare Festival employees facing unexpected crises can apply for the Entertainment Community Fund’s Hunter Brown Emergency Assistance Fund to cover basic living expenses and emergency needs. While national in scope, performing arts and entertainment professionals involved in emergency medical care and services in Puerto Rico may also benefit if they meet the employment and hardship criteria.

Emergency medical care and services personnel in Puerto Rico may be eligible for support to address catastrophic illness or accident-related financial hardship. Focused on emergency medical care and services, the Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation offers the J. C. & L. A. Duke Employees' Assistance Fund to provide transitional assistance and improve quality of life for eligible 3M U.S.A.–affiliated individuals and families.

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.

The Trauma Care Readiness and Coordination Cooperative Agreement aims to enhance trauma system resilience, aligning with ASPR's vision for a prepared nation in the face of disasters and public health emergencies. This program supports innovative and scalable trauma system models, ensuring communities are equipped with robust healthcare responses. By fostering collaboration and effective planning, it seeks to protect lives and reinforce national security through well-coordinated trauma care strategies.