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T-Mobile Hometown Grants.

T-Mobile's five-year Hometown Grants program funded small-town community projects through its final 2026 round and is now closed.

Offered byT-Mobileverified 2026-07-10

Overview

What it does.

Chester met the former small-town population rule, and eligible local-government or nonprofit leaders could apply directly. The five-year initiative has ended, so this record is retained only as historical guidance.

Best for: Historical reference for small-town placemaking and technology project models.

Eligibility

Who and what may qualify.

Eligible applicants

  • Historically, local governments and 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) nonprofits representing towns under 50,000

Applicants excluded by the source

  • For-profit businesses

Eligible uses

  • Historically, shovel-ready community spaces, parks, trails, library technology, arts, and adaptive reuse

Uses excluded by the source

  • Engineering or architectural fees
  • Salaries
  • Annual operations
  • Reimbursement for completed projects

Application

How to start.

  1. Do not apply; the final round has ended.
  2. Use the past project criteria to identify comparable active community-development grants.

Timing: T-Mobile announced the final recipients on June 25, 2026 and closed the five-year initiative.

Planning notes

Limits to account for.

  • The five-year program has ended and must not be promoted as open.

Not applicable to new projects.

Evidence

Official sources.