PACIF Equipment Grants

The PACIF Equipment Grant Program reimburses current members for buying equipment that will directly reduce the potential for future workers’ compensation, property, or casualty/liability insurance claims. Certain equipment is eligible, and each grant matches the member’s investment dollar for dollar up to a maximum grant of $5,000. Interested members must first submit an application which defines the desired equipment, explains its intended purpose, and states its expected cost. The Awards Committee will evaluate applications and send a letter of notification to each applicant. We encourage smaller members to pool funds and share equipment.

Items bought with past grants include hydraulic lifting tailgates, power cots (stretchers), trench boxes, sewer cameras, centrally monitored building security systems, worksite traffic sign packages, and durable personal protective equipment such as turnout gear and chain saw chaps. Eligible items have in common the fact that they are expensive and likely to significantly reduce the risk of damage to people or property. The 3-page PACIF Equipment Grant Guidelines explains more fully what equipment is and is not eligible.

Applications are accepted twice a year: from January through April for grants awarded in May, and again from May through August for grants awarded in September. Each member may receive only one grant per calendar year, and we ask that the member’s senior manager know whether more than one application is filed concurrently by a single municipality.

If you have questions, please feel free to call either Loss Control Services or Member Relations at 800-649-7915.

Resources

• PACIF Equipment Grant Guidelines
  Detailed information about 2012 PACIF Equipment Grants: program rules, limitations, and application guidance.
• PACIF Equipment Grant Application
  The official 2012 PACIF Equipment Grant application form. This file can be either saved in Microsoft Word on a computer and filled in electronically or printed on paper and filled in by hand.
• PACIF Equipment Grant Itemization Worksheet
  Optional additional page to use if the equipment being requested involves more than five items or quotes. This file can be either saved in Word and filled in electronically or printed on paper and filled in by hand.
• Safety Equipment Grants Gain Popularity
  A short article from the July 2011 VLCT News with examples of how several PACIF members used their equipment grants in 2011.