The Best Buy Community Grants Program provides support to community-based organizations that are located within 25 miles of a Best Buy facility. Grants focus on out-of-school time programs that create access to technology education and tools that teens will need to be successful in their future schooling and careers. Programs should include hands-on learning opportunities and engage the youth, ages 13-18, in experimenting and interacting with the latest technologies to build 21st century skills.
Examples of program activities include computer programming, website design, audio production, robotics, gaming and mobile app development. The average grant amount is $5,000; grants will not exceed $10,000.
Public and nonprofit community-based organizations (e.g., community centers, schools, and libraries) are eligible to apply. Online proposals may be submitted between May 1 and May 31, 2018.
Visit the Best Buy website to review the program guidelines and take the eligibility quiz.