Firehouse Subs Grant Quote Help

Prepare Before Opening Day

Build the quote and application packet before the portal fills.

Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation accepts no more than 600 applications each quarter. The July cycle filled rapidly, so departments should prepare their quote, narratives, contacts, and attachments well before the next opening.

Our role is practical: help your agency identify eligible rescue equipment, prepare a compliant official vendor quote, and draft clear language about the local need, current equipment gap, and community impact.

Quick Start

Start your department's next-cycle preparation.

Send the basics now and Southern Rescue Tools will follow up about eligibility, equipment planning, the official quote, and the full application worksheet.

Do not fill this out if you are human:

1 Department And Contact

Official department or agency name State ZIP code

Nearest Firehouse Subs

Enter the department ZIP code to check the nearest current location.

This estimate uses the center of the ZIP code. It is guidance, not an eligibility decision.

The 60-mile radius is a guideline. The Foundation encourages, but does not require, applicants to notify their local Firehouse Subs restaurant.

Contact name and title Department email Contact phone

2 Grant Fit

Primary equipment category Estimated request amount Previous Foundation award Prior Foundation funding month, if applicable Briefly describe the equipment need

Keep the request to one related equipment package

I understand the application is limited to one equipment category. Related equipment and required accessories may be grouped together as one package on one vendor quote. Examples include an extrication package, a Res-Q-Jack stabilization, lifting, or shoring package, or a Matjack air-lifting bag package. Do not combine unrelated categories, such as extrication tools with fire hose or AEDs with gas monitors.

Required acknowledgments

I am authorized to request quote and grant-readiness support for this agency. The applicant is a public safety organization, is not for-profit, and is requesting equipment for its own use. This organization will submit only one grant request and is not seeking reimbursement for equipment already purchased. I understand our agency reviews and submits its own application, and approval is not guaranteed. I understand this no-cost support creates no purchase obligation and our agency must follow its own procurement rules.

Do not enter an EIN, W-9 information, financial records, passwords, or sensitive operational details. Your department submits those materials directly to the Foundation.

Complete Full Worksheet Instead

Independent Department Submission

Professional help without taking over the application.

Your department supplies the facts. Southern Rescue Tools prepares the equipment quote and draft language. Your authorized agency contact reviews, edits, approves, and submits everything directly through the official portal.

How This Works

A simple, compliant support process.

01

Tell us the need

Share your department, response area, current equipment gap, and the rescue tools you are considering.

02

We prepare the quote

We create an itemized official quote with the required contact, equipment, accessory, tax, freight, and installation details.

03

We draft language

We help shape your background, need statement, and community impact language using your real department facts.

04

You submit directly

Your agency reviews everything, confirms accuracy, and submits through the official grant portal.

What To Gather

Have these items ready before you start.

Official organization name, physical address, EIN, and W-9 Main and alternate contacts with different email and phone information One acceptable financial document: a balance sheet or profit and loss statement from within one month, a current annual budget, a prior-year audit, or a prior-year Form 990 Equipment inventory listing apparatus, rescue tools, PPE, and specialized equipment Brief department history and explanation of how the grant benefits the community One itemized vendor quote for one related equipment category Add no-reply@wizehive.app to the department's safe-sender list before opening day

Quote Rules We Watch

Average award is $25,000-$35,000
Request cannot exceed $40,000
No matching funds or partial funding
One request per organization
No reimbursement for purchased equipment
One vendor quote only
Related items from one equipment category only
Vendor representative's full name and email
Agency name, physical address, and contact
Only requested equipment appears on the quote
Quote quantities and total match the application
All accessories and costs itemized
No online quote
Dated within six months
Tax, freight, and installation included
No maintenance plans or extended warranties
No refurbished, pre-owned, or patent-pending equipment

Review the official Program Info and FAQ

Rescue Equipment Requests

Eligible, mission-focused equipment packages.

Extrication Tools

Cutters, spreaders, rams, power units, accessories, and department-specific rescue tool packages.

Stabilization

Vehicle stabilization, lifting, and shoring equipment for safer extrication and rescue operations.

Tool Planning

Package planning that aligns requested equipment, quantities, quote totals, and operational need.

One related equipment package per application: the rule does not limit departments to cutters, spreaders, and rams. A single request may instead be a related Res-Q-Jack stabilization/lifting package, a Matjack air-lifting bag package, a glass-access package, or another eligible lifesaving-equipment category. The single quote cannot combine unrelated categories, such as extrication tools with fire hose or AEDs with gas monitors.

Full Grant Readiness Worksheet

Give us the facts needed to draft professionally.

Use this detailed five-part worksheet when your department is ready to begin the quote and application-language process.

Open The Full Five-Part Worksheet Department profile, equipment request, need statement, community impact, and readiness checklist

Do not fill this out if you are human:

1 Department Profile

Official department or agency name Agency type Physical address City and state ZIP code

Nearest Firehouse Subs

Enter the department ZIP code to check the nearest current location.

This estimate uses the center of the ZIP code. It is guidance, not an eligibility decision.

The 60-mile radius is a guideline. The Foundation encourages, but does not require, applicants to notify their local Firehouse Subs restaurant.

Main contact name and title Main contact email Main contact phone Alternate contact name and title Alternate contact email Alternate contact phone Approximate population served Annual call volume Service area, response district, or communities served

2 Equipment Request

Primary equipment category Estimated total request What equipment are you requesting? Do you know the quantities needed? Do you already have a package in mind?

Keep the request to one related equipment package

I understand the application is limited to one equipment category. Related equipment and required accessories may be grouped together as one package on one vendor quote. Examples include an extrication package, a Res-Q-Jack stabilization, lifting, or shoring package, or a Matjack air-lifting bag package. Do not combine unrelated categories, such as extrication tools with fire hose or AEDs with gas monitors.

Current rescue equipment carried Age or condition of existing equipment Is any current equipment out of service or unreliable?

3 Need Statement

Why is this equipment needed now? What can your department not do, or not do safely, with current equipment? Local risks, hazards, highways, industrial areas, rural access issues, or mutual-aid responsibilities Recent incidents, near misses, delays, or examples that show the need Why is the department unable to fund this request through its current budget?

4 Community Impact

How will this equipment improve response or safety? Who benefits from this grant? Include residents, visitors, highways, schools, senior communities, businesses, or neighboring agencies. How would this equipment affect rescue time, firefighter safety, patient outcomes, or operational capability?

5 Readiness Checklist

By submitting this intake, you are requesting no-cost quote and draft-language support from Southern Rescue Tools. Your agency is responsible for reviewing all information and submitting its own application directly through the official grant portal. Do not enter an EIN, W-9 information, financial records, passwords, or sensitive operational details here.

Prepare now for the next Firehouse Subs grant.