It was recently announced Lowe’s is looking for nominations for this year’s “Lowe’s Hometowns Grants Program”. 100 projects across the nation will be selected to receive funding. Projects must benefit the community as a whole and not just a single group. Projects must be able to be completed on or before November 15, 2022 and be located within a reasonable distance of a Lowe’s store. Full rules can be found at https://lowes-hometowns.com/en-us/Rules.
Individuals can nominate up to two projects through the Lowe’s Hometowns Grant Program online portal.
The nomination period runs from March 1st, 2022 – March 28, 2022 at 11:59:59 PM ET.
Projects 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.).
Note that recipients 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.