Grant Information
Grants & Resources to Help Acquire Chemical Identification Devices
Explore a variety of ways to fund your procurement of chemical identification devices for hazmat teams and law enforcement agencies.
Explore Grant Funding, We’re Here to Help
There are various potential grant and funding opportunities for local, state, and federal organizations to help acquire chemical detection and identification equipment. We encourage you to explore grant programs offered by USDOJ, FEMA/DHS, as well as other grant opportunities for law enforcement and hazmat.
We understand seeking grant funding to procure chemical identification equipment can be a time-consuming process. We are here to help, and we encourage you to engage our team to assist you.
Grant Funding Process
Securing grant funding for law enforcement technology is competitive and requires a thoughtful and organized approach. Winning proposals typically showcase funding necessity and a project plan. It is important to track grant opportunities and remain updated on changes in eligibility, or application procedures. Read this article to learn about the steps to secure grant funding.
Why You Should Apply for Grants
Take advantage of funding opportunities to help bring cutting-edge chemical identification devices to your narcotics task force, hazmat teams, or organization with chemical detection missions.
MX908 is optimized to help law enforcement reduce drug-related crimes, support related prosecution, and improve public safety. The easy-to-use, handheld device uses a recognized and accepted technique for safer more reliable field testing of priority drugs of abuse like fentanyl at trace (invisible) levels.
XplorIR, ProtectIR, and ThreatID are aiding fire and hazmat teams for safe response to unknown chemical threats. Identify thousands of bulk solids, liquids, and quantify gases in seconds.
There is Funding and Your Department May Be Eligible
908 Devices has a multi-disciplined team that works with you to help identify what funding you may be eligible for. We provide you with a basic overview of what is available to your department, whether it is DHS UASI grants, AFG, COPS office funding, opioid settlement funding, or an earmark ask from local congressman.
What We Help With:
- Grant research – We will help identify which grants your department is eligible for
- Earmark opportunities – We will guide you on how to apply for earmarked funding
- Justification documentation – We have prepared documentation to make writing easier
- Grant writing support – We can provide grant writing assistance
- Successful customers – We can introduce you to similar teams who have successfully secured funding
Enabling Law Enforcement Officers
and Hazmat Teams with State-of-the-Art Technology
- Rapidly field test for a wide range of chemicals, from illicit drugs to chemical warfare agents, using recognized and accepted techniques (FTIR and mass spectrometry)
- Detect, identify, and quantify over 5500+ chemical hazards with XplorIR
- Classify 2000+ novel fentanyl analogs at trace levels with MX908; no library updates required
- Reduce operator exposure risk with sampling from exterior of containers
- Deliver actionable intelligence to military and civilian responders necessary to feel confident in the safety of their teams and the public
- Establish probable cause and prioritize investigatory resources accordingly
- Identify hazardous materials at the scene of a hazmat response incident
- Determine limits of contamination
- Verify decontamination operations were successful
Contact Us to Discuss
Want to learn more about chemical identification products, interested in a demo, or budgetary quote for your grant application? Email us at [email protected]
Featured Resources
Grant Writing Strategies for Public Safety
Are you seeking to enhance your department’s resources or make a significant impact on the fentanyl epidemic? Watch this webinar to learn about law enforcement grant writing and applications, to aid in acquiring technologies that are used on the front lines for public safety.
XplorIR Quantification
Read this application note to learn about XplorIR quantification package which allows users to measure the concentration of a hazardous gas or vapor and part-per-million (ppm) levels.
MX908 Specifications for Priority Drugs
With the enhanced selectivity of HPMS, users can conduct field analysis of unknown substances at trace levels to generate actionable intelligence in real time.
MX908 Specifications for Hazmat
With MX908, elite federal, military and civilian responders have the quick, confident intelligence they need to ensure the safety of their team and the public.
XplorIR: Gas Identification for Rapid Response
Learn how the XplorIR provides positive gas identification during an explosion at a clandestine meth lab.
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