Motiva First Responder Program

Motiva First Responder Program is sponsored by Motiva. This program assists emergency response organizations in communities hosting Motiva facilities by awarding grants for safety equipment, professional training, or safety education programs.

Motiva First Responder Program Health, Safety, and Environmental Stewardship First Responder Grant Program First Responder Grant Program Making a lasting impact where we live and work The Motiva First Responder Grant Program has been developed to assist emergency response organizations in communities that host Motiva facilities.

The program awards grants of up to $10,000 for safety equipment, professional training, or safety education programs. Organizations are invited to apply, and include fire departments, police departments, and emergency management organizations. Since the program was introduced in 2021, Motiva has provided grant awards totaling more than $600,000.

2025 Grant Award Recipients Beaumont Police Department Hardin County Emergency Service District #5 Jefferson County Emergency Management Mont Belvieu Fire Department Nederland Fire Department Nederland Police Department Port Arthur Fire Department Port Arthur Police Department Port Neches Police Department Sabine Neches Chiefs Association Sour Lake Police Department 2024 Grant Award Recipients After divesting of its terminal assets in 2023, Motiva revised its first responder grant program in 2024 to exclusively cover its Texas-based assets.

Beaumont Police Department Jefferson County Emergency Management Jefferson County Emergency Services District #1 Nederland Fire Department Sabine Neches Chiefs Association (SNCA) Port Arthur Fire Department Port Arthur Police Department Port Neches Police Department Hardin County Emergency Services District 5 Sour Lake Police Department Mont Belvieu Fire Department 2023 Grant Award Recipients Town of Apex Fire Department (Apex, NC) Bainbridge Public Safety Department (Bainbridge, GA) Bexar County Office of Emergency Management (San Antonio, TX) Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue Port Everglades Command (Fort Lauderdale, FL) City of Charlotte - Charlotte Fire Department (Charlotte, NC) Chesterfield County Police Department (Chesterfield, VA) City of Fairfax Fire Department (Fairfax, VA) Fayetteville Fire Department (Fayetteville, NC) Fayetteville Police Department (Fayetteville, NC) Franklin Police Department (Franklin, TX) Hardin County Emergency Services District #5 (Sour Lake, TX) Hearne Police Department (Hearne, TX) Jefferson County Emergency Services District #1 (Beaumont, TX) Jefferson County Emergency Services District #3 (Beaumont, TX) Jefferson County Emergency Management (Beaumont, TX) Lacy Lakeview Fire Department (Lacy Lakeview, TX) Pasadena Office of Emergency Management (Pasadena, TX) Pasadena Police Department (Pasadena, TX) Port Arthur Fire Department (Port Arthur, TX) Port Arthur Police Department (Port Arthur, TX) Port Neches Fire Department (Port Neches, TX) Port Neches Police Department (Port Neches, TX) Rise Tampa - Our Police Foundation for the Tampa Police Department (Tampa, FL) Sour Lake Police Department (Sour Lake, TX) 2022 Grant Award Recipients Baltimore City Fire Department (Baltimore, MD) Charlotte Fire Department - Hazmat Team (Charlotte, NC) Fayetteville Fire Department (Fayetteville, NC) South Spartanburg Fire District (Spartanburg, SC) Decatur County Fire & Rescue (Bainbridge, GA) Doraville Police Department (Doraville, GA) Fairfax Fire Department (Fairfax, VA) Chesterfield County Police Department (Chesterfield, VA) Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue Port Everglades Command (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Tampa Fire Rescue (Tampa, FL) Hearne Police Department (Hearne, TX) Lacy Lakeview Fire Association (Waco, TX) Mont Belvieu Fire Department (Mont Belvieu, TX) Pasadena Office of Emergency Management (Pasadena, TX) Pasadena Police Department (Pasadena, TX) Port Arthur Fire Department (Port Arthur, TX) Port Arthur Police Department (Port Arthur, TX) Port Neches Police Department (Port Neches, TX) Port Neches Fire Department (Port Neches, TX) Hardin County Emergency Services District #5 (Sour Lake, TX) Sour Lake Police Department (Sour Lake, TX) Jefferson County Emergency Services District #1 (Beaumont, TX) Jefferson County Emergency Services District #3 (Beaumont, TX) 2021 Grant Award Recipients Bainbridge Public Safety Department (Bainbridge, GA) Doraville Police Department (Doraville, GA) Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue Port Everglades Command (Fort Lauderdale, FL) Tampa Fire Rescue (Tampa, FL) Town of Apex Fire Department (Apex, NC) Charlotte Fire Department - Hazmat Team (Charlotte, NC) Croft Fire District (Spartanburg, SC) Hearne Police Department (Hearne, TX) Pasadena - Office of Emergency Management (Pasadena, TX) Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department (Pasadena, TX) Port Arthur Fire Department (Port Arthur, TX) Port Arthur Police Department (Port Arthur, TX) Port Neches Police Department (Port Neches, TX) Port Neches Fire Department (Port Neches, TX) Sour Lake Police Department (Sour Lake, TX) Hardin County Emergency Services District #5 Fire Department (Sour Lake, TX) Fairfax Fire Department (Fairfax, VA) We strive to leave our communities healthy for future generations.

Motiva Enterprises commemorated National First Responders Day by announcing the recipients of its Motiva First Responder Grant Program, awarding more than $75,000 to 15 emergency response organizations in three Texas counties that host Motiva’s assets. Our First Responder Grant Program recipients were all smiles last month as $146,084 was awarded to 26 organizations. To date, 66 organizations have received over $434,000 since 2021.

Motiva announced the recipients of our Motiva First Responder Grant Program, awarding $146,084 to 26 emergency response organizations in communities that host Motiva’s assets across six states.