Safety First Grant
Forecasted
Safety First Grant supports organizations providing safety services and programs across Norfolk Southern’s 22-state network, funding community projects that promote safe behavior and overall safety.
Funder: Norfolk Southern Corporation
Due Dates (Anticipated): August 2027 (2027 application deadline, anticipated)
Funding Amounts: Generally $1,000–$15,000; typical grants $2,500–$10,000
Summary: Supports organizations providing safety services or promoting safe behavior in communities across Norfolk Southern’s 22-state network.
Key Information: Applicants must be public 501(c)(3) nonprofits or tax-exempt state, county, or municipal government entities.
Description
Norfolk Southern’s Safety First Grant promotes overall community safety across the company’s 22-state operating network. It supports organizations that directly provide safety services and programs that encourage safe behavior. First responders are an important part of this focus: Norfolk Southern established the program in part to recognize and support these groups and the relationships it maintains with them.
Safety First is part of Norfolk Southern’s open-application grant initiative, launched in 2023. The broader initiative supports safe and sustainable operations, local workforce development, and strong, resilient communities. Within that effort, Safety First concentrates on specific community safety projects and programs that serve the community at large.
