T-Mobile Hometown Grants is a $25 million, five-year initiative to support the people and organizations who help small towns across America thrive and grow.
Donor Name: Main Street America
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/31/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Apply for funding to support a community project of your choice, like revitalizing or repurposing a historic structure, creating a downtown asset or destination, or improving a space where friends and neighbors gather. Projects that add to a sense of place or could lead to further investment are of particular interest. They look forward to learning more about your town and your project.
Funding Information
Grant recipients will each receive an award of up to $50,000.
Grant Period
March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027.
Uses of Funds
- Construction/installation supplies and materials
- Equipment
- Labor costs for construction/rehabilitation/installation/artist fees
- Artist’s supplies and fees associated with a community engagement design process (i.e. a mural or creative crosswalk informed by facilitated community discussions)
- Streetscape and/or indoor furniture for a community space
- Other physical items
- Special events or public space activation programming can only account for up to 10% or $5,000 of total grant amount.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant program is specifically open to 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations and local government entities. If selected, the grant award must be managed and deployed by the nonprofit organization or government entity who applied for the grant.
- Grant funds may not be awarded to for-profit businesses, directly or indirectly via pass-through funding to for-profit businesses. Additionally, religious congregations are not eligible for this grant program.
- Applicants must be located in small rural communities with a population of 50,000 people or less.
- Proposals must focus on a physical project benefiting the public.
- The applicant organization must own the site where the proposed project would be implemented OR provide a description/confirmation of adequate permissions to alter the site. If the applicant organization does not own the site, one of the letters of support must come from the owner of the site.
- Applicants may submit up to one (1) application per organization per grant cycle. Applicants may re-apply to subsequent grant cycles if they are not selected in an earlier round.
- Previous T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program grantees are eligible to apply again for later grant cycles. Previous T-Mobile Hometown Grant Program grantees must demonstrate successful completion of their prior grant project in their application.
Review Criteria
Please note that the letters of support for your project are an important part of this application.
- Community need - Proposed project should fill a demonstrated need in the community. This grant funding is intended for shovel-ready projects that would not otherwise be possible to implement through municipal funding. Proposal & letters of support should demonstrate strong community support for the project.
- Community impact - Project should connect the community in meaningful, innovative, and creative ways.
- Partners and engagement - Strong applications actively involve local organizations by incorporating them into the planning and execution processes and engaging the community in activating the project site. Letters of support should come from a variety of stakeholders within the community.
- Feasibility - You should have a shovel-ready plan ready to go and be able to complete your project within your detailed budget and within 12 months of receiving funding, if selected.
- Alignment with T-Mobile’s small town strategy - T-Mobile strives to be a force for good. To read more about T-Mobile’s many corporate initiatives and key segments.
For more information, visit Main Street America.
