In the fourth round of our grant programme, we received a record 1,979 valid applications from volunteer fire brigades and volunteer fire units across all regions of the Czech Republic. Selecting the projects to be supported by the CSG Foundation was therefore no easy task.
Applications for the fourth round of the grant programme for volunteer firefighters were accepted from 17 August to 14 September 2026. We received a record 1,979 applications, compared to 1,376 in the previous round – an increase of almost 50 %. We notified successful applicants of the results via the email addresses used to submit their applications.
Volunteer firefighters from the Central Bohemian Region were the most active, submitting 296 applications, followed by the Vysočina Region with 219 applications. Applications were split roughly 50:50 between volunteer fire brigades and municipalities operating volunteer fire units. From the valid applications, we selected 94 projects, among which we will distribute a total of CZK 10,000,000. Volunteer fire brigades can receive grants of up to CZK 100,000, while municipalities can receive up to CZK 200,000 to support the activities of their volunteer fire units.
The most common requests were for funding to purchase firefighting equipment and personal protective equipment (approximately 55 % of applications), followed by support for firefighting sports (approximately 25 %). The remaining 20 % covered activities such as cultural events, youth programmes, training, maintenance of fire engines and fire stations, and the preservation of historic firefighting equipment.
The next, fifth round of the grant programme for volunteer firefighters will be announced in February 2027, with another CZK 10,000,000 to be distributed. We plan to continue launching new rounds every six months in the years ahead, allocating several million Czech crowns in each round to selected volunteer firefighter projects.
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