MADISON — Hometown Safety Grants fund specific tools and projects to help first responders do their jobs better, such as added defibrillators in public buildings, personal protective equipment for police and more. 

Hometown Safety Grants are awarded for specific, one-time safety-related projects that benefit a wide range of people. Recently, Monticello firefighters were one group to be granted funding for everyday operations. The department received $700 from the Alliant Energy Foundation for Automatic External Defibrillator safety. 

In addition to Monticello, the foundation gave grants to 12 other communities across Wisconsin.

Barneveld-Brigham Fire Department, $1,000, Rescue Task Force Team

City of Beaver Dam, $1,000, Ballistic shield protection for officers

City of Madison Fire Department, $1,000, Personal protective equipment (Tac-tical Medicine)

Clintonville Area Ambulance Service, $1,000, LifePak 15 cardiac monitor

Grant Regional Health Center Foundation, $1,000, Automatic External Defibrillator safety, Lancaster

Hollandale Volunteer Fire Department, $1,000, Natural gas detection meter

Manawa Rural Ambulance, $1,000, Powered stair chair upgrade

Middleton Emergency Medical Services, $1,000, AutoPulse automated chest-compression devices

New Chester Township Volunteer Fire Department, $500, Wildland gear, Grand Marsh 

Rio Fire Department, $1,000, Radio interoperability

Saxeville-Springwater Volunteer Fire Engine Company, $1,000, Safety vests, gloves and goggles

Tigerton Area Ambulance Service, $1,000, Stryker stair chair, Bowler

The Alliant Energy Foundation, a philanthropic organization created by Alliant Energy Corporation and operated as a separate entity by its own board of directors, is funded solely by Alliant Energy shareowners.