Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program
He was a loving husband, father, son, brother, uncle, and cousin with a passion for the outdoors and riding his Harley-Davidson. He had been a Worcester Firefighter for eight years, a member of the Massachusetts state HAZMAT team, and teacher at the Massachusetts Fire Academy.
The Jeremiah Lucey Grant Program, named in honor of Denis Leary’s cousin who perished in a catastrophic fire in Worcester, Massachusetts, provides financial support for the training and equipment needs of uniformed firefighters in board-designated geographic areas. The Board of Directors of the Leary Firefighters Foundation invites grant requests from professional (non-volunteer), union -affiliated, uniformed Fire Departments in New York and Massachusetts.
Limitations: No grants to individuals. Grants only to non-volunteer,union- affliated Uniformed Fire Departments.
Average grant size: $25,000 – $50,000.
Application information: Fire Department representatives should send a letter of inquiry (not to exceed two pages) which includes the following information:
- description of the organization seeking support
- overview of project to be funded and grant amount requested
- problem/challenges project will address
- timeframe for implementation of project
- summary of other sources being approached for support of project
In addition to the letter of inquiry, a project budget should be included.
Information should be sent to:
The Leary Firefighters Foundation
594 Broadway, Suite 409
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: (212) 343-0240
Email: info@learyfirefighters.org
URL: http://www.learyfirefighters.org
Applicants considered for funding will be contacted for further information.
Deadline: None. Letters of inquiry and applications are reviewed as received.
Final notification: 3-6 months.
Background: The Leary Firefighters Foundation is a 501(c) 3 organization founded by actor Denis Leary in 2000 to provide support for the training and equipment needs of uniformed firefighters. To date, the Leary Foundation’s grants have been made in New York City, Worcester and Boston, Massachusetts, and New Orleans,Louisiana.