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Corporation
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IT Classification
C - Funds little to no technology
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Authority
Home Depot Foundation
Summary
Now in its seventh year, the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer utilizes the program to offer Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) the opportunity to apply for grants that provide sustainable renovations to their campuses. For the 2018-2019 Program, 9 grants will be awarded based on consumer voting. The tenth grant, the "Campaign of the Year Award" will be awarded to the school whose campaign proves to be most original, innovative and particularly effective.
Also, In celebration of the Retool Your School Program's 10-year anniversary, The Home Depot has increased its support of the Program and HBCUs by offering ten $50,000 campus improvement grants.
History of Funding
The Home Depot's Retool Your School Program was established in 2009 to provide support for campus improvement projects to the nation's HBCUs. Since the program's inception, over two million dollars in grant money has been awarded.
Previous giving can be viewed at: https://www.retoolyourschool.com/about/.
Additional Information
During the online voting period HBCU supporters can cast one vote per day for their favorite HBCU project. Following the online vote, a panel of distinguished judges will also evaluate each school's project proposals within the qualifying brackets. Judges will consider the depth of each proposal and the school's ability to execute the project within the specified budgets. Proposals for all three grants must highlight how each project will make a lasting, positive impact on the HBCU campus.
Eligibility Details
Applicants must meet the following criteria at the time of registration:
- Have accredited HBCU status, as determined by the U.S. Department of Education.
- Have a tax identification number.
All HBCUs competing for a grant will be placed into one of three clusters, based on student enrollment. The clusters are identified as follows:
- Cluster 1: 4,000+ students
- Cluster 2: 1,201-3,999
- Cluster 3: less than 1,200 students
Deadline Details
Faculty, staff, students and community supporters are encouraged to nominate their favorite HBCU to participate in the Program via Twitter and/or Instagram using the school's Sponsor provided hashtag. All Sponsor provided hashtags can be found by visiting the competition website.
Respondents that receive at least 100 nominations will be notified in writing and invited to enter the Program for an opportunity to win up to $50,000. Schools may still enter the Program via a school administrator submission on the Site by providing primary contact information and official school logo to be included on website for voting. Submissions must be submitted between January 6, 2020 at 12:00 a.m. (midnight) EST and February 16, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST in order to enter during the Voting Period.By entering the Program, Respondents are included in the Online Voting Process.
Respondents that enter the Program by the listed deadline will compete for the most online votes via the Site, social media and designated sponsor events. The top three (3) schools with the most votes per cluster will move forward in the Program to submit proposals to compete for one of the nine available Grants. If your institution is one of the nine invited to submit a full proposal, an authorized representative must submit the application by April 30, 2020. Applications received after this date will not be considered.
To review, the program timeline is as follows:
- HBCU Enrollment - January 6, 2020 - February 16, 2020
- Online Voting Begins — February 17, 2020
- Online Voting Ends — April 5, 2020
- Full Application Submission Ends — April 30, 2020
Similar deadlines are anticipated annually.
Campaign of the Year Award: On or about February 22, 2020, an eBlast will be sent to the School Administrator regarding accessing the web portal for COY Grant Submissions. This eBlast will contain a hyperlink to the web portal – all COY Grant Submissions should be submitted to Sponsor via the web portal link in the eBlast no later than April 5, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. The COY Grant Winner will be announced on April 17, 2020.
Award Details
$500,000 is available for funding in FY2020. Three (3) Campus improvement awards (CIA Grants”) of $50,000 USD each will be awarded to each of the three HBCU Clusters (as defined below) (i.e. total of nine $50,000 CIA Grants). All grants will be awarded based on consumer voting and project proposal scores, which are determined by a panel of judges. The Campaign of the Year Award winner will receive a $50,000 Campaign of the Year Grant (COY Grant”).
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