Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 90/100
Verified September 1, 2026
Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner
2027 Pennsylvania emergency-services capital funding watch The Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) has confirmed that the next Emergency Training Center Capital Grant application period will open in spring 2027. Because the 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity and final guidance have not yet been published, Atlas is maintaining this page as a verified […]
Required next actionMonitor OSFC for the spring 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity and Capital Grant Guidance. Eligible training centers, community colleges, county or municipal facilities, fire-department facilities, and nonprofit countywide associations should pre-develop facility, ambulance/rescue-equipment, and training-capacity projects now without assuming prior-year funding caps will control the 2027 round.
Open — applications close October 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM; the current OSFC page does not state a time zone.
Atlas Opportunity Score 82/100
Verified September 30, 2026
Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner
Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Services Grant Program is now open through October 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The controlling 2026-27 OSFC Program Guidance states the submission deadline is 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Savings Time.
Required next actionApply now through the OSFC E-grants portal after confirming the organization is already an eligible fire company, EMS provider, or volunteer rescue squad and that all 2026-27 prerequisites are current. EMS applicants should confirm municipal designation as the primary EMS provider; fire companies should confirm at least 15 qualifying prior-year fire/rescue emergencies and PennFIRS compliance through July 31, 2026. New-company, new hospital-based EMS, and qualifying merger documentation had to reach OSFC by August 1, 2026. Build a request of at least $2,500 using no more than two eligible project categories and submit the complete application no later than October 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The authoritative Pennsylvania materials do not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. Fire-company applicants must also provide a copy of the completed application to the municipality where the fire company is located. Incomplete applications are rejected. If proposed technology is not equipment ordinarily used by an ambulance service, obtain OSFC confirmation before relying on it as an allowable cost.
Upcoming
Atlas Opportunity Score 78/100
Verified September 2, 2026
Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner
2026 Pennsylvania unconventional-gas emergency-services funding watch The Pennsylvania Office of the State Fire Commissioner (OSFC) confirms that the Unconventional Gas Well Fund Grant Program is an annual funding pathway for volunteer and career fire companies, emergency medical services, and rescue companies serving counties where unconventional gas-well drilling has been permitted, as well as directly bordering […]
Required next actionMonitor OSFC for the 2026 opening notice and program guidance. Eligible Pennsylvania fire, EMS, and rescue organizations should confirm county eligibility, maintain required incident-reporting compliance, and pre-develop certification, training, or specialized equipment requests directly related to unconventional gas-well emergency response.
