FOCUS Broadband Community Grants
As a cooperative, FOCUS Broadband is dedicated to helping improve the communities we serve. Each year, FOCUS Broadband awards $40,000 to the numerous causes and worthwhile organizations that make a positive difference in the lives of local resident’s through our Community Grant Program. We’ve awarded more than $1.25 million in community and education grants since the program’s inception in 2006. For more information regarding the FOCUS Broadband grants program, email grants@focusbroadband.com.
The application window is now closed. Applications for the 2026 grant programs will reopen later this year.
Applications
Grant Application Budget Form W-9 Form
Read Guidelines, Criteria & Exclusions
Guidelines/Criteria
- Community Connections grants must directly benefit residents in areas served by FOCUS Broadband.
- Maximum request is $2,500.
- Funds are disbursed for single-use and must be expended within one year of receipt.
- Grants are open to nonprofit/educational organizations or educators in FOCUS Broadband’s service area or one in another county offering a program benefiting local residents. 100% of the funds must be used to benefit residents in FOCUS Broadband's service area.
- An organization may apply once per 12-month period.
Exclusions
Grant funds will not be available for the following: religious organizations or activities, political organizations or activities, capital campaigns, individuals, beauty pageants, scholarships; advertising, fraternal organizations, sponsorship of fund-raising events (such as raffles, auctions, walk-a-thons or telethons); general operating funds, payments to individuals for services, endowments and labor organizations. In addition, grants will not be issued to groups or organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, disability or status as a protected veteran.
Inquiries
Inquiries regarding the FOCUS Broadband Grant Program should be directed to:
FOCUS Broadband Grants
PO Box 3198
Shallotte, NC 28459
Email: grants@focusbroadband.com
2025 Community Grants Recipients
86 Hunger Now, Inc
Brunswick Literacy Council
Brunswick Search and Rescue (BSAR)
Brunswick Town Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution
The Carousel Center
The Concerned Citizens of Lake Waccamaw
Columbus Community Band
Columbus County Beekeepers Association
Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association
Duplin County Partnership for Children
North Carolina Mock Trial Program
Reuben Brown House Preservation Society
Samara's Village
Southport Oak Island Interchurch Fellowship
Science is Elementary
Saint Peter's Lutheran Church
Suds of Love Truck
Welcome Home Angel
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