Grants & Financial Applications -

Grant Assistance

Foundation grants are awarded to assist individuals who experience tragedy or hardship due to circumstances beyond their control and demonstrate a financial or otherwise immediate need. The grants are available for those who experience natural disasters, home fires, medical emergency, act of terrorism or otherwise personal tragedy. Submit an application, letter from local Fire Chief and statistical information to the Association’s office in Columbia.

Who is eligible?

The following class of persons are our "Fire Family" and are eligible to receive grants.

Firefighters: Active and retired firefighters and fire department staff and volunteers serving in any jurisdiction within South Carolina. Member must be a current member in good standing in the South Carolina State Firefighters Association.
Firefighter Families: The immediate family members of the firefighters described above, or of a deceased firefighter, fire department staff, or volunteer who served in any jurisdiction within South Carolina and was a member in good standing in the South Carolina State Firefighters' Association at the time of death, including their spouses or domestic partners and children (including step-children), parents, grandparents, grandchildren, great grand children and siblings, and their spouses or domestic partners.

How much are grants?

An individual may receive more than one grant. Each grant request will be evaluated separately. The Foundation will determine whether to award multiple grants based on all relevant factors, including the individual’s need and particular circumstances, the total amount of funds that the Foundation has available for grants, and the amount and needs of other applicants. The grant recipient may receive a minimum of $250 and maximum of $1,500 per grant awarded.

How do I submit an application?

Complete and submit the form below. Upon submitting the application, a prompt will appear to submit a voluntary statistic form. The statistic form can be scanned and emailed to [email protected].

Applicant's Name *

Mailing Address *

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Applicant's Phone *

Applicant's Email *

Are you submitting an application on behalf of an individual? *

Yes

Recipient information

Applications may be submitted by individuals other than the intended grant recipient if the applicant has relevant knowledge (e.g., by a Fire Department on behalf of one of its firefighters), if determined by the Foundation to be appropriate under the circumstances. If the applicant is not the grant recipient, what is your relationship to the recipient? *

If the grant recipient is not a firefighter, what is the individual’s family relationship to a firefighter? *

Recipient name *

Recipient address *

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Recipient phone number *

Recipient email *

Date of birth *

Martial status *

Married

Single

Widowed

Fire Department *

Please select the amount of financial assistance requested *

Minimum request is $250 and a max of $1,500.

Purpose of Funds & Personal Statement of Reason for Assistance *

If request is based on a disaster or emergency circumstances, please provide the date of the disaster:

Supporting documentation

Please include with the application, if appropriate and possible under the circumstances: 1. Supporting documentation of the need, such as incident, police, medical report, newspaper, etc. 2. Documentation of the expense, such as a bill or fee estimate.

If documentation of the expense is not appropriate or cannot be provided under the circumstances, please explain:

Whenever possible, grants will be paid directly to third parties to pay for the specific need (e.g., to an alternative medicine practitioner or a mental health counselor), rather than to the individual grant recipient. Please provide the name, address and telephone number of the party to whom payment would be made *

Address *

Street Address

Address Line 2

City

State

Zip Code

Phone *

Monthly income and expenses

Mortgage *

Auto *

Medical *

Personal Loans *

Utilities *

Credit Cards *

Insurance *

Taxes *

Food *

Other *

Salary *

Spouse's salary *

Rental property *

Pension *

Social Security *

Worker's comp *

Savings *

Other *

Dependents

If applicable

Submittals

Have you applied and/or received other financial assistance regarding this need? If so, when and from what source? *

Is the expense covered partly or entirely by insurance? *

Yes

Have you applied and/or received other financial assistance regarding this need from your fire department? *

Please describe any other relevant information or circumstances *

Does the intended recipient of the grant have any family or business relationships with any of the SC Firefighters Foundation Board members, officers, or approval committee *

Yes

Please upload a letter of support from your fire chief *

By verifying below, I certify that all of the information and documentation that I have provided to the South Carolina Firefighters Foundation on, and in connection with, this application is true, correct and complete, to the best of my knowledge. I understand that: • The Foundation is a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit corporation, and is subject to various legal requirements in awarding grants under the Foundation. • Additional information and documentation may be required (1) in order to qualify for a grant, and/or (2) after a grant is made, to confirm that the grant funds were used for the intended purposes (e.g., receipts). The Foundation will determine in its sole discretion whether the documentation provided is sufficient. • The Foundation seeks to support individuals who are eligible for assistance under the Grant Making Guidelines. However, eligibility for a grant does not guaranty that a grant will be awarded. All grants will be made by the South Carolina State Firefighters Foundation in its sole discretion. • By signing this form, I acknowledge and agree that if a grant is awarded: (1) the grant funds must be used for the purposes described in this application, and (2) any amounts not used for those purposes (or other purposes subsequently approved by the Foundation) must be returned to the Foundation.

Grants & Financial Applications

Grant Assistance

Who is eligible?

How much are grants?

How do I submit an application?

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