The NLEAFCF awards grants to the families and children of law enforcement personnel and firefighters who have died or become disabled in the line of duty and are suffering from financial hardships.  Additionally, the NLEAFCF provides grants to law enforcement and firefighting organizations to support, promote, and facilitate their educational activities and programs that benefit children or the community at large.

Who is Eligible

Individuals – Applicants must be a child of a law enforcement agent/officer or firefighter who lost his/her life in the line of duty or a law enforcement and firefighting organization. Law Enforcement agent and firefighter personnel families are also eligible when there is an extreme need due to tragic circumstances. Candidates are required to demonstrate financial need and the amount of the grant varies and depends on the current financial state of the family/candidate.

Organizations – Applicants must be officially affiliated with a Law Enforcement agency or Fire Department to be eligible for grant consideration.  Grants requests should be related to programs and educational activities and programs which benefit children or the community at large. 

Applicants will be judged by a Grants Committee. Grants Committee members will not participate in discussions and will not be involved in decisions regarding applicants to whom they are related. Applicants must reside in the United States.

Application Procedure

Each candidate must submit the following items:

• Completed grant Individual Grant Request Application Form or  Organizational Grant Application Form
• Documentation verifying connection to law enforcement and firefighter’s descent, and that the deceased officer or firefighter had dependents. (for individual grants)
• Written notification confirming a line of duty death occurred from the chief executive officer of the involved agency. (for Individual grants)
• Cover letter on official letterhead outlining details of the program the grant will support with specifics on how the funding will be used (for Organizational grants)

Decisions of the judges are final. The NLEAFCF reserves the right to withhold grants in any category in the absence of qualified applicants. Applications are accepted and reviewed year round.

Mail application to:

The National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children’s Foundation

928 Broadway, Suite 703

New York, New York 10010

Contact:

Sarahbeth Grossman

646-822-4236

sbgrossman@nleafcf.org