AED Grants

Overview of the basic steps of receiving an automated external defibrillator grant, available for all major AED manufacturers, such as Zoll, Philips, Meditronic or Burdick and others:

By now you have seen that the AED saves lives and that your company, firm or club needs an AED as much as it needs a fire extinguisher or a smoke alarm. The problem is that an AED device costs between $1500 and $2500 and this may become a deterrent for many people. What you must know is that there are certain AED grants available for you. There are local, state or federal government grants accessible constantly. However, receiving a grant a rather time consuming process. Here are 2 important steps you must take to help you save some time and get an AED grant. Start by doing some research on this matter on the Internet, identify the best opportunity for you to get an automated external defibrillator grant and then write a proposal in order to receive some financial support for your AEDs.

There are genuine grants available at all times, grants that want to help small and medium-sized businesses get AEDs. These financial aids are given either by the government or private associations that work in order to improve the quality of first aid given at the right time in an emergency. All you have to do is to find existing financial support for your life-saving equipment.

Automated external defibrillator grants

So where do you start?

1. First, search the Internet to find available grant programs.

There is a very helpful website that might help you. Its address is www.cfda.gov . These initials stand for the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance . Here you are likely to find financial support granted by the government. The majority of the national funding programs found in the Directory of Research Grants start from the most up-to-date CFDA. The CFDA is available every spring and updated each fall.

To find out about the most recent granting programs you can take a look at the Federal Register on a regular basis. The Federal Register is in fact the government's daily newspaper. The following site also holds essential AED grant information : http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr .

Other federal grants may be found at: http://www.grants.gov . You have the chance to find over 900 funding openings initiated by 26 federal agencies. By using this web site, you will save a lot of time and you will reduce the amount of official procedures that are usually needed for this type of funding.

You may look for financial support from foundations or corporations. In case you want funding from private associations, the best place to go is the following site: http://fdncenter.org/ . This is the Foundation Center, which will be ready to help you and will indicate if you may receive a grant; if they presently have grants available, or will tell you when it is the most likely they will have some money available for you.

Other AED grant resources

Besides this useful address, there are over 65,000 private foundations in the USA . These foundations are always interested in funding a noble cause, and on average, they spend over $20 billion on funding each year. The US law mandates that foundations must give 5% of their market value assets as funding for a good cause. The companies that do not act according to this law may lose their tax-exempt status. Unfortunately, only 15% of the private foundations have updated web sites that might offer you some funding guidance. Still, there are two vast web sites that might help you with some valuable information. The first was already mentioned above - the Foundation Center .

The second well-run Web site that might help you look for an AED grant is a Web site upheld by the Council on Foundations. The address is: http://www.cof.org

It is likely that you will find at least one funding program that will solve your lack of AED equipment. All you have to do is look at all the above-mentioned web sites. It will probably take some time, but the time you spend looking for automated external defibrillator grants on the Internet will be definitely shorter than if you go by yourself to government offices or private foundations. Furthermore, it will save you from useless paperwork.

2. Next, you will have to write a proposal in order to receive the grant. The proposal must be very clear and precise so you cannot make any mistakes. If you feel that writing is your weak point, or only need some guidance in writing the proposal, there is a very comprehensive site, always ready to lend a hand. The address is http://www.minerandassociates.com/white_papers.php

Here you'll find models in writing your White Paper - that is your project proposal to receive the AED grant. You will also find ideas that will surely build up your proposal. You'll find good tips for writing your motivation, proposal planning, but also how to find out about other public grants. The proposal writing should include an introduction to your proposal, a purpose of statement as well as an evaluation of the project.

Financial support for defibrillator purchases

When pursuing a granting program, be patient. It will take weeks or even months before you'll get some financial support. If you don't have so much time to wait for an AED, then you should probably address to associations that will give immediate support such as: Lions Club, Moose Lodges, Elks Clubs, Kiwanis, Rotary Clubs or Masonic Temples .

If you intend to obtain a grant for AEDs intended for children use, then it is a good idea to see a local Optimist Club. Also a church might be a good place to look for an AED funding program.

False AED grants

Before pursuing to buy any AEDs, you have to be fully aware of the False Grant systems that are used by some AED merchants. These False Grant systems rely on your good faith. The AED merchants recommend a certain type of AED at an overblown trading price. The merchant will also tell you that certain automated external defibrillator grants are available and will give you a grant application form you will have to fill in with personal data. This False Grant will result in you receiving a discount, but actually you will buy the AED device at the normal price. So be very careful when choosing the store where you buy the AEDs.