T-Mobile Hometown Grant

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The T-Mobile Hometown Grant offers funding to complete community projects in rural, small towns.

Requested funding must be for a physical placemaking project. Grants are intended for shovel-ready projects that would not otherwise be possible to implement through local government/municipal funding.

Eligible grant uses include:

• Construction and installation supplies and materials
• Equipment
• Labor costs for construction, rehabilitation, installation, and artist fees
• Artist's supplies and fees associated with a community engagement design process
• Streetscape and/or indoor furniture for a community space
• Other physical items
• Special events or public space activation programming up to 10% or $5,000 of total grant amount

Proposed projects should:

• Fill a demonstrated need in the community
• Connect the community in meaningful, innovative, and creative ways
• Involve local organizations by incorporating them into the planning and execution processes and engaging the community in implementing the project
• Be completed and usable by the public by May 31, 2027

Past projects have included:

• Disaster relief
• Small business center
• Public library space
• Mobile library
• Emergency operations communications center
• Outdoor recreation facilities
• Family resource center
• Senior center
• Community garden
• Farmers market and nutrition education hub

Elected officials, town managers/employees, tribal leaders, and nonprofit community leaders from small towns with population less than 50,000 can apply.

Up to $50,000

A link to the online application is available on the program website.