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Max Funding
Varies
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Due Date
Oct 23, 2026
Application Type
Full Application
FUNDER DETAILS
FUNDER TYPE
Corporate
FUNDING FREQUENCY
Annual Grant
FUNDING DURATION
One-Year Grant
USE OF FUNDS
Programs/Projects
RESTRICTIONS
Restricted
ELIGIBILITY
✅ 501(c)(3) Organizations, ✅ Government Entities, ✅ Public K–12 Schools, ✅ Government Agency or Municipality
PROGRAM AREAS
STEM Education, Technology, Science, Youth, Education
LOCATIONS
South Carolina, Iowa, Ohio, Wyoming, Illinois, Utah, North Carolina, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Alabama, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas, Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona, Louisiana, Minnesota, Georgia, Oregon, Nebraska
Meta Data Center Community Action Grants program provides direct funding to schools, registered nonprofits, and community organizations in locations where we have a data center.
These grants support projects that address critical community needs by:
Putting technology to use for community benefit.
Enabling people to build strong, sustainable communities.
Improving local science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) education.
Must be delivering a project within one (1) of the following data center communities:
-Aiken, SC, USA: Aiken County
-Altoona, IA, USA: Cities served by the Southeast Polk and Bondurant-Farrar school districts
-Bowling Green, OH, USA: Wood County
-Cheyenne, WY, USA: Laramie County
-Dekalb, IL, USA: DeKalb County
-Eagle Mountain, UT, USA: Utah County
-Forest City, NC, USA: Cleveland, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford, and Polk Counties
-Fort Worth, TX, USA: Tarrant County
-Gallatin, TN, USA: Sumner County
-Henrico County, VA, USA: Henrico County
-Huntsville, AL, USA: Madison County
-Jeffersonville, IN, USA: Clark County
-Kansas City, MO, USA: Kansas City, Clay County and Platte County
-Kuna, ID, USA: Ada County
-Los Lunas, NM, USA: Valencia County
-Mesa, AZ, USA: City of Mesa, Mesa Public Schools, Higley Unified Schools District, Gilbert - Public Schools, and Queen Creek Unified School District
-Montgomery, AL, USA: Montgomery County
-New Albany, OH, USA: Franklin and Licking Counties
-Richland Parish, LA, USA: Richland Parish County
-Rosemount, MN, USA: Cities of Rosemount, Eagan, and Apple Valley
-Stanton Springs, GA, USA: Jasper, Morgan, Newton, and Walton Counties
-Prineville, OR, USA: Crook County
-Sarpy County , NE, USA: Sarpy County
-Temple, TX, USA: Bell County
-Odense, Denmark: Odense
-Clonee, Ireland: County Meath
-Luleå, Sweden: Boden, Kalix, Luleå, Piteå and Älvsbyn
To Apply
Select the application link from the ‘Eligible communities and application access’ box. This will bring you to the website of our partner, ChangeX, where you can complete and submit an application form. Please verify that your organization qualifies and that you have read the terms and conditions for country-specific requirements.
Eligible organizations must submit their complete application between 12:00:00 AM local time on September 14, 2026 and 11:59:59 PM local time on October 23, 2026
About The Grant
Requirements
A registered charitable organization as defined by the United States Internal Revenue Service, which includes registered 501(c)(3) organizations, public charities, public schools, government entities, US towns and municipalities, etc.
Grant applications will be accepted from eligible organizations in communities where Meta has a data center.
Must have valid local governmental registration as of the date of application and throughout the time of use of the Grant.
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