Fire Equipment Grant Program

The Fire Equipment Grant Program is a State of Michigan grant program administered by the Michigan Department of Treasury through its Revenue Sharing and Grants Division. The program was established under Public Act 22 of 2025 to support local units of government with the purchase of fire equipment or fire gear for firefighters who are on-call, part-time, or volunteer. Treasury received a one-time appropriation of $8 million for this program, and at least $4 million must be distributed to local governments with predominantly on-call, part-time, or volunteer fire departments. The purpose of the program is to help eligible local governments purchase fire equipment and fire gear that supports fire departments staffed by on-call, part-time, or volunteer firefighters. Grant awards are made through a competitive process and may be issued for up to $50,000 per eligible local unit of government. Awards are contingent on available funding and may be lower than the amount requested by an applicant. Grant funds are reimbursed for eligible purchases made on or after October 1, 2025, and grants must be completed no later than September 30, 2030. Eligible applicants are local units of government, including cities, villages, townships, tribal governments, and authorities or commissions established by a county, village, city, or township by resolution, motion, or charter. Applicants must submit a completed application signed by the Chief Administrative Officer or an authorized designee. Applicants must also provide a proposed budget showing how grant funds will be used to purchase eligible fire equipment or fire gear. Authorities or commissions must provide documentation showing the government entity that established them. Applicants must use the Michigan eSignature Solution to submit Form 5874, Fire Equipment Grant Program Application. Required application information includes local government identifying information, SIGMA Vendor ID and address ID, mailing address, primary contact information, type of local government, fire department service information, grant eligibility certifications, requested grant amount, proposed grant budget, and certification by the Chief Administrative Officer or authorized designee. If an applicant is requesting reimbursement with the initial application, supporting documentation such as invoices, receipts, proof of payment, canceled checks, credit or debit card receipts, or ACH or EFT confirmations must be uploaded. The program requires applicants to certify whether more than 50 percent of their firefighters are paid on-call, part-time, or volunteer and whether the fire department is registered as having more than 50 percent nonpaid or part-paid firefighters. Applicants that provide fire department services to multiple local governments must identify the local governments served, municipal codes, and applicable NFIRS codes. Cities, villages, and townships that do not operate their own fire department may identify the local government that provides fire department services and may authorize Treasury to issue awarded grant funds directly to that service provider. Applications must be submitted to the Michigan Department of Treasury through the Michigan eSignature Solution no later than June 19, 2026. Treasury will send award notifications after applications have been reviewed. Funds will be disbursed to awarded local governments on a reimbursement basis. Future reimbursement requests after application submission must use Form 6040, Fire Equipment Grant Program Reimbursement Request, and must include supporting documentation. Program contact information is Treas-FireGrant@michigan.gov and 517-335-7484.

Confirm that more than 50 percent of firefighters are paid on-call part-time or volunteer before applying; align the proposed budget only to eligible fire equipment and fire gear; include complete reimbursement documentation for costs incurred on or after October 1, 2025; authorities and commissions should upload the required establishing resolution motion or charter; submit through the Michigan eSignature Solution before June 19, 2026