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Office of First Responder Wellness Grant Program | Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Office of First Responder Wellness Grant Program The Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) Office of First Responder Wellness is offering funding to support first responder wellness for current and retired first responders.
The First Responder Wellness Grant Program is designed to support the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of first responders in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
This funding opportunity aims to provide resources to agencies and non-profit organizations focused on promoting the overall health and wellness of individuals who serve on the front lines of public safety, including law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, emergency communication officers, and corrections officers.
Established under Executive Order Thirty-Eight (2024), the DCJS Office of First Responder Wellness will award up to $2,700,000 to first responder agencies and non-profit organizations to provide and facilitate training opportunities and establish or enhance wellness programs and peer support services to first responders.
These grant funds are to be used to support our first responders through programs addressing, but not limited to, emotional, physical, and overall personal wellness: Fund first responder wellness training for agency employees Fund registration fees, lodging, and per diem for agency employees to attend conferences related to first responder wellness Fund support costs for a therapy/support dog or costs for a dog already owned by an agency to attend training.
Fund the purchase of therapeutic wellness equipment Provide funding for non-profit organizations to provide wellness training, resources, or direct services to first responders in the Commonwealth of Virginia The mission of the Office of First Responder Wellness is to adopt a public health approach to first responders through primary prevention, early intervention, response, and recovery initiatives, including the development of resources that not only save the lives of our first responders but also improve their overall wellness.
A First Responder is a current or retired law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical services (EMS) provider, emergency communications officer, or corrections officer. A first responder agency is an agency that employs law enforcement officers, firefighters, emergency medical services (EMS) providers, emergency communications officers, or corrections officers.
A non-profit agency is eligible to receive funding to provide wellness training, resources, or direct services to first responders in the Commonwealth of Virginia. These guidelines contain the rules and requirements governing the Office of First Responder Wellness Grant Program and instructions for completing and submitting an application. Juvenile / Victims / Adult
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations and agencies serving first responders. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $100,000 over three years. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
First Responder Wellness Program is funded by Cummings Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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The Cummings Foundation's flagship program will award $35 million to roughly 150 eastern-Massachusetts nonprofits in 2027, up from $30 million — and nearly all of it now flows as unrestricted general operating support. Letters of Inquiry opened July 15 and close September 16, 2026. Here is who qualifies, how the multi-year and 10-year tracks work, and how to write an LOI that survives the first cut.
Read articleCummings Foundation grew its annual local program from $30 million to $35 million for 2026 awards, but the dollar increase is the smaller story. Nearly every grant now flows as unrestricted general operating support — the funding nonprofits ask for most and receive least. For eligible Massachusetts organizations, the 2027 cycle opens July 15 with a September 16 letter-of-inquiry deadline. Here is who qualifies, why the shift to operating support changes the calculus, and how a small nonprofit should approach a program that hands out 150 grants a year, most of them chosen by community volunteers.
Read articleCummings Foundation raised its annual local grant program from $30M to $35M and is now awarding nearly all of it as unrestricted general operating support — including 25 grants paid over a full 10 years. Letters of inquiry for the 2027 cycle opened July 15 and close September 16, 2026. Here is who qualifies, how the multi-year structure works, and why the shift to unrestricted, decade-long funding matters more than the dollar increase.
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