Using Grants to Help Fund Your Specialty Vehicle

Learn how to expand your business with the help of grants and Mobile Specialty Vehicles.

If you’re looking for a way to expand your medical practice, non-profit, or local agency, mobile specialty vehicles provide a versatile, convenient, and cost-effective option for those wanting to reach more people. However, if you’re like most organizations, you may not have the extra funds just laying around. For those in need of a financial boost, keep reading to learn more about using grants to fund your unit and make the vision of having a mobile specialty vehicle a reality.

Government Agency Grants

Mobile specialty vehicles are used for a variety of reasons and depending on your focus, you may be eligible to get funding from government agencies. Police and fire departments, emergency response units, and HAZMAT teams are just a few examples of those who can seek government assistance from organizations such as Homeland Security or FEMA.

Regional Grants

Federal grants are often in high demand and tend to be given to those in densely populated areas where more people are impacted. Fortunately, there are also state- and region-specific grants that allow businesses and agencies of all sizes — and specifically those in rural areas — to still get the funding they need.

Grants From Nonprofits

If your mission falls outside of the realm of public health and safety, you may not have State and Federal funding available to you. In these instances, gifts from nonprofit organizations may be your best bet. For instance, mobile pet adoption centers and mobile spay/neuter clinics are organizations that can benefit from grants provided by entities such as the humane society or other nonprofit animal welfare agencies. 

Private Funding

Sometimes public grants can be hard to come by or you only get enough money to cover a portion of the cost to build your mobile specialty vehicle. When this happens, private funding through corporate grants, fundraising events and activities, and common-interest agencies may be able to offer the support you need.

Specialty vehicles come with a long list of benefits, but not all organizations have the funds to purchase one. Fortunately, there are dozens of public and private grants available. Although a grant may not be enough to open up an additional brick-and-mortar location, it will go a long way in funding a new specialty mobile vehicle. 

If you want to learn more, or would like to start creating your own custom vehicle, please visit Mobile Specialty Vehicles.