Fire Protection Grant (2024-2025)

The Fire Protection (FP) Grant program, introduced in the 2024 budget, is designed to support municipal fire departments across Ontario in their cancer prevention efforts. Available to municipalities with fire departments established in accordance with clause 2(2)(b) of the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (FPPA), the FP Grant allocates $10M annually over three years. For the fiscal year 2024-25, the ministry is launching a call for applications to continue supporting firefighters and their crucial role in community safety and wellbeing!

Important Dates:

Applications Open Date: Tuesday, July 23rd, 2024

Applications Close Date: Thursday, September 5th, 2024 @ 5pm EST

Eligibility:

• The FP Grant is available to municipalities that have established a fire department in accordance with clause 2(2)(b) of the FPPA. Please Note: The FP Grant is not available to NFPP fire departments.
  
• New and existing initiatives that focus on addressing firefighter cancer prevention.
• Funds must be committed by March 31st, 2025 
• Cancer Prevention – Equipment and Supplies
  • Field decontamination kits (hoses, nozzles, brushes, buckets, decontamination wipes) 
  • Respiratory protection programs (e.g., fit test equipment) 
• Cancer Prevention – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) 
  • Bunker gear extractors
  • Personal Protective Equipment or bunker gear (second set or increasing spare supply) 
    • Additional self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA)
    • Personal SCBA facepieces
    • Gloves or flash hoods (second set or increasing spare supply)
    • Testing and inspection programs for PPE (including third party contracting)
      
• Cancer Prevention – Minor Infrastructure 
  • Shower/decontamination facilities
  • Diesel exhaust extractors
  • Bunker gear storage areas
    

Evaluation Requirements:

• Allocation is based on the number of active fire stations
  • This provides a fair, transparent, and consistent approach to the allocation of funds in Year 1.
  • Proposals that leverage collaboration and/or shared services/equipment with neighboring fire departments are encouraged and will be considered during the application review process.
    

Upon Award:

• Depending on the number of actual applications received and subsequently approved, fire departments can expect to receive between $8,000 and $10,000 per active fire station.
• Year 1 of the FP Grant will be allocated proportionately to the number of active fire stations in a municipality.