The T-Mobile Hometown Grants Program is investing $25 million over five years, through 2026, to fund community projects in small towns across the United States. Each quarter, 25 grants of up to $50,000 are provided for shovel-ready projects to build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that help foster local connections in small towns. Examples of eligible projects include, but are not limited to, adaptive uses of older and historic buildings into community gathering spaces, improvements to outdoor parks or trails, and technology projects for public libraries. Applications are accepted from elected officials, town managers and employees, tribal leaders, and nonprofit community leaders from small towns with a population of less than 50,000. Applications are open on a quarterly basis. The next application deadline is September 30, 2024. Learn more.
The Foot Locker Foundation Community Empowerment Program, offered by LISC and Foot Locker, Inc. through the Foot Locker Foundation, provides grant funding to support local nonprofit community-based organizations in 13 cities whose programs advance opportunities for youth in underserved communities. Eligible cities include Los Angeles, Oakland, and San Francisco, CA; Atlanta, GA; Chicago, IL; Baltimore, MD; Detroit, MI; Newark, NJ; New York City, NY; Philadelphia, PA; Dallas and Houston, TX; and Washington, DC. Grants ranging from $25,000 to $75,000 are available to support current youth programming, create new programming, or extend existing programming, while grants ranging from $25,000 to $100,000 support capital improvement projects that enhance the impact of youth programming. The application deadline is September 30, 2024. Learn more.
CREATE ACTION‘s mission is to amplify the efforts of local social justice organizations in the United States through funding, storytelling, and collaboration with Sony. Support is provided to organizations committed to social justice causes, i.e., service to underserved and under-represented communities, via photography, videography, filmmaking, or a related field. Ten organizations will receive direct funding of $50,000 to continue and expand their work, $50,000 in Sony Electronics products to support their mission, and a custom-created promotional film telling their story, as well as other opportunities for collaboration, partnership, and marketing support. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations within the 50 U.S. states and D.C. (excluding territories) that have a social justice and community focus and annual donations up to $500,000 are eligible to apply. The application deadline is September 30, 2024. Learn more.
The Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin supports conservation and environmental education projects in Wisconsin. The Go Outside Fund provides funding that helps connect pre-K-12 youth to outdoor, nature-based learning experiences. Teachers or partner organizations may apply for funding of $100 to $500 to cover costs that facilitate getting kids outside and hands-on with nature, such as purchasing field supplies or paying for transportation, substitute teachers, or educator costs. Go Outside Fund application deadlines are September 30 and December 31. Learn more.
Young Futures aims to support youth-led, youth-designed solutions that give teens the agency to thrive in a tech-filled world. Young Futures’ Under Pressure Challenge is a $1 million commitment and open funding call for early-stage organizations and solutions focused on alleviating the pressures teens (ages 10 to 19) in the U.S. feel growing up in a tech driven world. Solutions can be tech driven (e.g., an app or online platform), offered online or in-person (e.g., campaign, curriculum, community, or digital platform), or feature a hybrid approach. Examples of funded solutions include youth-led campaigns or digital programs that empower youth to consider norms related to tech, community programs that promote expression and creativity as outlets for teens, evidence-based catalogs or toolkits of best practices promoting self-care, resources for parents and guardians to help coach instead of just referee, and educational resources or tools that help educators and mental health professionals support young people as they manage pressures. Applications are due October 1, 2024. Learn more.
Walmart’s Spark Good Local Grants aim to address the unique needs of the communities where Walmart operates in the United States. Grants are provided to organizations that operate locally and directly benefit the service area of local facilities in U.S. communities where Walmart stores, Sam’s Clubs, and distribution centers are located. Grants support a variety of organizations, such as animal shelters, elder services, and community clean-up projects. Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations; state or local government entities, including law enforcement or fire departments; K-12 public or nonprofit private schools, charter schools, and higher education institutions; and churches or other faith-based organizations with a proposed project that benefits the community at large, such as food pantries, soup kitchens, and clothing closets. Applications are accepted quarterly during the following periods: August 1 to October 15, and November 1 to December 31, 2024. Learn more.
VIA Art Fund supports projects that exemplify the core values of artistic production, thought leadership, and public engagement, emphasizing direct engagement with contemporary visual art. The Fund’s Artistic Production Grants are awarded twice annually to artists, nonprofit organizations, cultural institutions, art production platforms, and biennials or festivals working in the field of contemporary art in the United States and internationally. Support is provided for new artistic commissions that take place outside museum or gallery walls, within the public realm or in non-traditional exhibition environments. If the project takes place in the United States, the featured artists may be U.S.-based or international. Nonprofit entities (U.S.-based or international) applying for support for a project outside the United States must feature the work of a U.S.-based artist. The Letter of Inquiry deadline is November 4, 2024. Learn more.
The Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation partners with organizations and networks working to alleviate poverty and increase social and economic justice in 11 Southern states. The Foundation seeks the most promising opportunities to support power building work to advance racial equity and social and economic justice, and provides support along three primary pathways: democracy and civic engagement, supportive policies and institutions, and economic opportunity. Organizations may use funds for general operating support, project support, “glue” support for networks of grassroots and partner organizations, and organizational development. Application deadline: None for organizational summaries. Learn more.
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