DAN Oxygen Grant Program

In a dive emergency, whether the diver is suffering from decompression sickness or an arterial gas embolism, the primary first aid treatment to offer is oxygen first aid. Through the Oxygen Grant Program, DAN provides emergency oxygen units to deserving departments and organizations by providing DAN Oxygen Units to public safety diving teams and other organizations that can demonstrate critical operational and financial need.

Grant requests are decided on a case-by-case basis. Training in the use of the equipment is required by attending a DAN Oxygen First Aid for Scuba Diving Injuries course.

The purpose of the Oxygen Grant program is to assist organizations that can demonstrate a genuine need of oxygen in the pursuit of their interaction with the dive or aquatics communities. The goal is to place at least three oxygen units every three months, in February, May, August, and November of each year. The program is funded completely by donations.

The grant cycles close the final business day in January, April, July, and October. Only those applications meeting the strict guidelines will be considered. The Oxygen Grant Selection Committee will review the applications. Discussions to determine recipients of an Oxygen Kit will occur at subsequently scheduled Oxygen Grant Selection Committee meetings. Notifications, both approvals and denials, will be sent once outcome is determined by the committee and no later than the end of the grant cycle.

For more information regarding criteria and eligibility, or to download an application, visit the DAN website.

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