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Grant funding remains one of the most effective ways for fire departments to strengthen operational readiness, protect personnel and invest in mission-critical equipment, but securing them requires more than filling out an application. This webinar helps fire service leaders understand how to align their real operational needs with funding priorities, timelines and grant requirements.
We provide a practical overview of widely used fire service grant programs as well as lesser-known funding sources that departments may be overlooking. You’ll learn how different grant strategies can be used to support both core fire missions and overlapping response needs, including search and rescue operations that involve coordination with law enforcement. We focus on how you can position equipment requests in ways that reflect operational risk, responder safety and community impact — key factors grant reviewers look for.
In today’s increasingly hazardous situations, head protection plays a critical role in reducing injury risk while allowing first responders to maintain mobility and situational awareness. Team Wendy helmets including the new EXFIL Rescuer Line, are purpose-built for these demanding environments, making them well suited for grant-funded initiatives focused on modern rescue and emergency response operations.
By viewing this webinar, you’ll learn:
- The most common fire service grant programs, what they typically fund and how your department can position requests for critical safety equipment, including protective helmets.
- Ways to identify and pursue corporate, private and foundation-based grants that are often underutilized by fire departments.
- The key steps in the grant application process that strengthen proposals, including timelines, stakeholder involvement, equipment inventories and risk assessments.
Join us for practical insight into fire service grants and learn how to prepare your department to secure funding for critical safety equipment that supports today’s operational realities.
WHAT ATTENDEES LIKED FROM THIS PRESENTATION:
“The presenters were very knowledgeable about the material.”
“Great new ideas of how to look at a grant and write a narrative that fits instead of a general narrative.”
“Great webinar.”
“Good info. Speakers were to the point.”
“It was organized well and I always pick up some little tidbit on every grant webinar I attend.”
MEET THE SPEAKERS:
Bryan Javorek is the Product Category Manager for Team Wendy non-ballistic helmets. He has 16 years experience at Team Wendy supporting the development and launch of seven helmet products as Engineer or Project Manager. He invented the “CAM-FIT” retention system and several suspension systems that increase user comfort and reduce head injury. He previously served as lead researcher on several projects funded by the U.S. military to explore new materials and designs that might improve helmet protection against impacts. He holds degrees in engineering and physics.
Michael Vertucci is Manager of Customer Success with Lexipol, a role he’s held for over 3 years. His team of customer success managers are directly responsible for fulling the services that are included in the Grant Assistance Program. Michael and his team were directly responsible for assisting the public safety community in obtaining over $89 million in grant funding in 2023 alone. Since the beginning of the grant assistance program, Lexipol’s grants team has assisted public safety agencies in obtaining over $400 million in grants funding.
Dan Hallowich is a Senior Grant Consultant and writer at Lexipol with over twenty years of experience in emergency services. He specializes in equipment acquisition, program development and workforce solutions, supporting agencies in identifying funding opportunities and developing competitive applications across federal, state and private grant programs. He has also served as a peer review panelist on federal grant programs. In addition to his role with Lexipol, Dan serves as a Deputy Chief for the Scranton Fire Department overseeing the operations division, is an adjunct instructor with the Pennsylvania State Fire Academy and is a rescue specialist on the FEMA USAR Team, PA-Task Force 1.