The Home Depot Foundation Expands Grant Program

In celebration of National Volunteer Week in April, The Home Depot Foundation launched ‘Building Healthy Communities’ grants, an online grant program designed to positively impact more communities.Building Healthy Communities grants are available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. that are using the collective power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community.

These grants tie in directly with The Home Depot’s commitment to volunteerism, supporting the same type of hands-on service that we provide week in and week out through countless Team Depot projects.

Team Depot Captains in our stores now have this additional resource to suggest to nonprofits that are seeking donations from The Home Depot. The Building Healthy Communities grant program will help us support additional requests from our communities. Nonprofits can review the program’s guidelines on our corporate Web site at homedepot.com/impactgrants. Grants will be awarded to select community improvement projects completed by volunteers, which include activities such as building, rebuilding, painting, refurbishing, increasing energy efficiency or sustainability, landscaping, planting of native trees, facility improvements, construction or refurbishment of affordable or transitional housing, and the development of green spaces.

The maximum amount that an organization can apply for is $2,500, and all grants will be given in the form of Home Depot gift cards for the purchase of tools and supplies.

At this moment, nonprofits are feeling the weight of increased demand for their services, and The Home Depot is helping our communities answer the call to action. The new Building Healthy Communities grant program amplifies The Home Depot’s capacity to help our neighbors when they need it the most.

In addition to grants, The Home Depot believes that hands-on service – rolling up our sleeves and getting dirty while working alongside our neighbors – is an optimal way to make communities healthier, supportive places to live. As any Team Depot volunteer will tell you, it’s a truly satisfying experience.

“This is what we are all about … helping one another to build a better community together,” says District Team Depot Captain Pam Narvett, SM of Store 4148 in Beaver Falls, Penn.