T-Mobile Hometown Grants - Spring Quarter 2025

Funding Opportunity

This program aims to support small and rural towns with a population of less than 50,000 to jumpstart projects that will build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that will help foster local connections, such as technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers. Projects that add to a sense of place or could lead to further investment are particularly interesting to the funding agency.

Examples of eligible projects include:

  • Adaptive uses of older and historic buildings into community gathering spaces
  • Improvements to outdoor parks or trails
  • Technology projects for the public library
  • Creating a downtown asset or destination
  • Improving a space where friends and neighbors gather
Deadline:
March 31, 2025
Amount:
$50,000
Assistance:
Grant Funding
Location:

Eligibility:

Entities: Local Governments; Nonprofits: Native American Tribes

Geography: Small or rural towns with a population of less than 50,000

Timing:

Applications accepted quarterly on these deadlines:

3/31/2025

6/30/2025

09/30/2025

12/31/2025

Within 60 days of the application deadline, all applicants will receive an email about whether or not their proposal was approved.

The project must be complete and ready for use within 12 months of receiving funding.

Cost Share / Match:

T-Mobile Hometown Grants - Spring Quarter 2025

Funding Opportunity

This program aims to support small and rural towns with a population of less than 50,000 to jumpstart projects that will build, rebuild, or refresh community spaces that will help foster local connections, such as technology upgrades, outdoor spaces, the arts, and community centers. Projects that add to a sense of place or could lead to further investment are particularly interesting to the funding agency.

Examples of eligible projects include:

  • Adaptive uses of older and historic buildings into community gathering spaces
  • Improvements to outdoor parks or trails
  • Technology projects for the public library
  • Creating a downtown asset or destination
  • Improving a space where friends and neighbors gather
Dates:
-
Date:
Mar 31
Time:
Cost:
$50,000
Assistance:
Grant Funding
Location:

Eligibility:

Entities: Local Governments; Nonprofits: Native American Tribes

Geography: Small or rural towns with a population of less than 50,000

Cost Share / Match:

Timing:

Applications accepted quarterly on these deadlines:

3/31/2025

6/30/2025

09/30/2025

12/31/2025

Within 60 days of the application deadline, all applicants will receive an email about whether or not their proposal was approved.

The project must be complete and ready for use within 12 months of receiving funding.

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Deadline
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Funding and Direct TA
Location

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Date:
Dates:
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Cost:
Assistance:
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Location:

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Deadline
Amount
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Assistance
Location

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Date:
Dates:
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Cost:
Varies by project need
Assistance:
Location:

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Deadline
Amount
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Assistance
Location
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Charles H. Dater Foundation Grant

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Date:
Dates:
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Cost:
While some grants have been significant in size, the median grant is $10,000 and the average grant is about $14,000.
Assistance:
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Boone, Kenton, and Campbell Counties in Kentucky

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Calendar Year 2022 Disaster Water Grants Program in Kentucky

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Date:
Dates:
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Cost:
Assistance:
Location:
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