Deadline: 21-Oct-22
Meta is currently accepting applications for its Data Center Community Action Grants.
Meta Data Center Community Action Grants are one of many ways that Meta gives back to communities where Meta has a data center. These grants are available to projects that do one or more of the following:
- Address critical community needs by putting the power of technology to use for community benefit
- Connect people online or off
- Improve local science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education
Eligibility Criteria
- United States: Registered 501(c)(3) organizations and schools. Schools are encouraged to notify the superintendent of desired grants to ensure the most competitive and feasible applications are submitted.
- Europe: Registered nonprofit organizations and government entities (including state-run schools and municipalities).
- Schools may apply for multiple grants. All other organizations are limited to one application per cycle.
- The project must have demonstrable metrics that can be publicly reported.
- Funds are intended to be used within one year of the grant award date.
- Recipients are asked to provide a report on how the funds are being used and their impact in the community.
Ineligible
Ineligible organizations for the grants program include:
- Programs or projects operated exclusively for religious purposes or proselytizing
- Organizations that make hiring choices or provide goods or services based on race, gender, faith, national origin, sexual orientation or disability
- Organizations that promote or support specific political ideologies, doctrines, candidates or issues
- For-profit companies
- 501(c)(4) organizations (United States)
- Proposals for endowments, memorials, budget deficits or the like
- United States governmental entities
- Programs that support cash grants or scholarships for individuals
For more information, visit https://datacenters.fb.com/grants/