Committee discusses multiple grant opportunities, including $100,000 Innovation Grant
Committee member Dave Miess reviewed several grant opportunities: a $2,500 WPS Rewarding Responders grant (due 4/1), an FFP matching grant ($5,000–$25,000, closes 7/1), FEMA SAFER (not open), AAPR (on hold), and a $100,000 Innovation Grant (due 3/31) with potential Oneida County and MABAS Fire partnerships; DHS funds promised by 'Swearingen' had not posted.
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Committee member Dave Miess provided a run-through of grant opportunities and departmental priorities. He said the WPS Rewarding Responders grant would provide $2,500 (application due April 1) and the funds were being considered for air bottles; the FFP matching grant closes July 1 and could award between $5,000 and $25,000. Miess also noted the FEMA SAFER 2026 cycle is not open yet and that an AAPR grant for disaster planning would be primarily for community engagement and is on hold.
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