Hero Fund America Fund at the Community Foundation Announces Annual Grant Awards
The Hero Fund America Fund at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded over $25,000 to 17 first-responder organizations across the United States. The fund annually seeks to help meet the education, training, lifesaving equipment and mental health needs of fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and law enforcement agencies.
The Hero Fund America Fund at the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties recently awarded over $25,000 to 17 first-responder organizations across the United States. The fund annually seeks to help meet the education, training, lifesaving equipment and mental health needs of fire, emergency medical services (EMS), and law enforcement agencies.
Each organization received a grant of up to $1,500:
- Big Moose Fire Company – Eagle Bay, NY
- Bridgeport Charter Township Police Department – Bridgeport, MI
- Brinker Volunteer Fire and Rescue – Sulphur Springs, TX
- Cole Camp Ambulance District – Cole Camp, MO
- Coventry Emergency Squad – Greene, NY
- Fertile Fire Department – Fertile, IA
- Granville Engine and Hose Co. #1 – Granville, NY
- Jackson Parish Ambulance Service District – Jonesboro, LA
- Lake Delta Volunteer Fire Department – Rome, NY
- Lebanon Township Fire Department – Gardener, NJ
- Montgomery County Sheriff's Office – Fultonville, NY
- Point Pleasant Plumsteadville EMS – Pipersville, PA
- Rescue Unit of Stanly County – Albemarle, NC
- Taylor-Snowflake Fire and Medical Department – Snowflake, AZ
- Town of Lincoln Police Department – Lincoln, ME
- Tyringham Volunteer Fire Company – Tyringham, MA
- U.S. Water Rescue Dive Team – Billings, MT
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 Fund.
Since 2016, the fund has awarded more than 100 grants totaling over $123,000 to meet the needs of first responders across the nation.
“We are grateful to provide assistance to the First Responder community and for our enduring partnership with the Community Foundation,” said Roberts. “Our endowment will ensure grant making in perpetuity.”
To learn more about Hero Fund America, visit herofundamerica.org. To learn more about the fund, visit foundationhoc.org/hero.