CenterPoint Energy’s Community Safety Grant Program helps first responders and local governments get the essential equipment and resources they need to keep people safe.
Donor Name: CenterPoint Energy
State: Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
In 2025, the program will award grants up to $2,500, giving priority to applications focusing on safety equipment or safety-related projects. The proposed equipment or special project must be initiated or sanctioned by a city served by CenterPoint Energy to be eligible.
The equipment or project must be used for safety initiatives in the community. Examples of eligible safety equipment include:
- Emergency response safety equipment including items like thermal imaging cameras, extraction tools and specialized rescue vehicles and equipment
- Multi-gas breathing apparatus, self-contained breathing apparatus and portable positive pressure oxygen kits
- Line locating equipment and gas monitors
- Emergency communication equipment and civil defense outdoor warning sirens
- Defibrillators
- Disaster preparedness
- Other projects that enhance community safety.
Exclusions
- Supplemental, routine and/or ongoing city budget expenses
- Body cameras
- Law enforcement weapons, ammunition or restraints
- Events
- Memorials.
For more information, visit CenterPoint Energy.
