Lowe’s invites applicants from across the United States to nominate their hometowns for a charitable project through the Lowe’s Hometowns Grant Program.
Donor Name: Lowe’s
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/28/2022
Details:
Lowe’s wants to enhance the communities in which they all live by providing funding for up to 100 charitable projects that improve community resources/spaces.
Who can Nominate
This program is open to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, who are at least eighteen (18) years of age or older (nineteen [19] in Alabama and Nebraska, and twenty-one [21] in Mississippi) at the time of nomination. Each eligible entrant is a “Nominator”. Each Nominator may submit up to two (2) nominations for an eligible charitable project to receive a Grant.
The following individuals are not eligible to nominate a Community Project:
- Any individual member of the Selection Committee reviewing nominations and helping narrow down or select Grant Recipients (“Program Reviewer(s)”);
- Any employee, officers, directors, and agents of any for-profit company or for-profit entity (excluding Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and its affiliates) involved in the implementation and execution of Program (“Program Implementor(s)”); and
- Immediate Family Members of any Program Reviewer and/or Program Implementor (“Immediate Family Member(s)” defined as (1) spouse; and (2) parent, child, sibling, and each of their respective spouses and “steps” of each, regardless of where they reside); and
- Any individual who lives in the same household as a Program Reviewer and/or Program Implementor.
Community Projects must meet the following requirements (“Eligible Community Projects”)
- Must be capable of being sponsored by a nonprofit entity recognized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Nonprofit”) or a government entity;
- Must benefit the community as a whole as opposed to small group or individual;
- Must involve making physical improvements or enhancements;
- Must fall into at least one of the following categories:
- Community Resources/Space (e.g. park, senior citizen center, youth center, etc.);
- Safe Affordable Housing (e.g. critical repairs, block of homes, accessible home needs, etc.);
- Cultural Preservation (e.g. theatre, memorial renovation, sustainability, etc.);
- Area Revitalization (e.g. a new playground at a community park, small business renovations/repairs, renovations to downtown areas, etc.); and/or
- Skilled Trades Education initiatives (e.g. mobile training programs, high school vocational, etc.);
- Must not benefit or sponsor:
- A single individual (e.g. an individual that needs his/her home improved or repaired, etc.);
- Must not sponsor:
- Community sports teams, activities, or events;
- Must be able to be completed on or before November 15, 2022;
- The physical location of the nominated Community Project must be located in the United States and be within a reasonable distance (as determined by Lowe’s in Lowe’s sole discretion) of a Lowe’s store; and
- Must not be a Community Project that Nominator or Nominator’s Immediate Family Members receive financial benefit from.
For more information, visit Lowe’s Hometowns Grant Program.
