FOCUS Broadband Grants for Education
As a cooperative, FOCUS Broadband is dedicated to helping improve the communities we serve. Each year, FOCUS Broadband awards $40,000 to educators that are making a difference in the lives of students in our area through our Smart Connections Grant Program. We’ve awarded more than $1 million in community and education grants since the program’s inception in 2006. For more information regarding the 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
For all Brunswick County Schools teachers, please submit your application to Ms. Tanisha Rogers at trogers@bcswan.net.
Ms. Rogers will verify that all grant requests follow the protocols and guidelines of Brunswick County Schools. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Rogers.
Read Guidelines, Criteria & Exclusions
Guidelines/Criteria
- Smart 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 Education Grant should be directed to:
FOCUS Broadband Grants
PO Box 3198
Shallotte, NC 28459
Email: grants@focusbroadband.com
2025 Education Grant Recipients
Brunswick County Schools – Science Olympiad Invitational
Bolivia Elementary School – Creating Lifelong Readers
Cape Fear Middle School – Aerial Drone Competition
COAST– Legos for Science!
East Columbus Education Foundation – Inclusive Playground Project
Hertford Grammar School – STEM Explorers
Magnolia Elementary School – Trojan Botz
North Brunswick High School – Microscopes for Biology
North Brunswick High School – Virtual Reality Science
Perquimans County Schools – Empowering Students Through Multicolor 3D Innovation
Peterson Elementary School – 30 and Me
Peterson Elementary School – Hands on Fractions
Shallotte Middle School – Can You Understand Me Now
South Brunswick Middle School – Theater Program
South Brunswick High School – Calculators for Chemistry
South Brunswick High School – Girls Who Code
Supply Elementary School – Edison Robots
The Academy of Coastal Carolina – Chilling with Science
Virginia Williamson Elementary School – Creating an Inclusive Classroom
Town Creek Elementary School – Makerspace Magic
West Brunswick High School – Microscopes for Biology
West Brunswick High School – Life Skills Soap Squad
