Kansas Volunteer Firefighter Grant

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2026 Grant Application Period is CLOSED!


Purpose

The Kansas State Fire Marshal (KSFM) is providing no-match grants to volunteer fire departments across the state for sets of personal protection equipment (PPE) and/or washing machine/extractors. This $500,000 grant is possible through our budget passed by the State Legislature and signed by Governor Laura Kelly. 

The PPE bunker set and/or wildland set includes a helmet, hood, coat, pants, gloves and boots for department members.  

Fire departments, especially small rural volunteer departments, are struggling with the recruitment and retention of firefighters because they don’t have funding to provide safety equipment. This leaves potential volunteers with not only donating their time but faced with providing their own safety gear or doing without.

Eligibility

Applicants must be an established and recognized Kansas volunteer fire department.

**The FY 2026 KVFG will not be using federal dollars as it did in the past. Therefore, we will not be requiring departments to register with SAM.gov for a UEI for this grant cycle.

Grant Schedule

  • November 5, 2025 - Applications are due in our office no later than 4 p.m.
  • December 05, 2025 - Award letters will be emailed by this date or sooner.
  • December 19, 2025 - Return signed letter of agreement along with your bunker gear set and/or wildland gear set selection.

Application

     Submission Instructions

  • A completed KVFG application must be submitted before the deadline and contain all required information requested.
  • Submit by the deadline, November 5, 2025, applications are due in our office no later than 4 pm.
  • For the grant cycle FY2026 KVFG, quotes are not required. KSFM has existing contracts with vendors. 
  • Submit completed KVFG application via mail, email, fax, or online submission at the following link:  KVG Equipment Application FY 2026 


Grant Overview & Application

  1. KVFG Overview FY2026
  2. KVFG-Equipment-Application-FY2026