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Community Safety Grants Guidelines
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. It’s one way we live out our value of safety, not just within our company, but in the places we all call home.
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. We will only accept one request from each city.
Grants Details
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
How To Apply
All grants must be submitted via our online grants application system.
Apply now
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