{"id":74606,"date":"2026-02-25T11:02:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:02:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/?post_type=article&#038;p=74606"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:02:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T16:02:35","slug":"lowes-accepting-submissions-for-2026-community-impact-grant-program","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/article\/lowes-accepting-submissions-for-2026-community-impact-grant-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Lowe\u2019s Accepting Submissions for 2026 Community Impact Grant Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_74607\" style=\"width: 289px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/LOWES_Highlanders_Boxing_Club_15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74607\" class=\" wp-image-74607\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/LOWES_Highlanders_Boxing_Club_15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/LOWES_Highlanders_Boxing_Club_15.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.nonprofitpro.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/02\/LOWES_Highlanders_Boxing_Club_15-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-74607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lowe&#8217;s red vest associates will roll up their sleeves and tackle community improvement projects, helping revitalize hometowns across the country. | <span class=\"credit\">Credit: Lowe&#8217;s<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bucket lists are made of big ideas and bold aspirations. Now through March 20, Lowe&#8217;s is calling on communities nationwide to dream big about renovation projects that would help strengthen their hometowns \u2500 and how Lowe&#8217;s can help bring those community &#8220;bucket list&#8221; projects to life.<\/p>\n<p>Rooted in Lowe&#8217;s five-year, $100 million commitment to revitalizing community spaces, Lowe&#8217;s call for community bucket list ideas is inspired by the iconic Lowe&#8217;s blue bucket and the millions of Americans dreaming big and working every day to strengthen their hometowns &#8211; from volunteers, teachers and nonprofit staff to first responders and service members and their families.<\/p>\n<p>The company will award Lowe&#8217;s Community Impact Grants to help fund up to 100 large-scale renovation projects and complete more than 2,000 associate-selected community improvement projects across the country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At Lowe&#8217;s, we know strong communities don&#8217;t just happen &#8211; they&#8217;re built,&#8221; said Marvin Ellison, Lowe&#8217;s chairman and CEO. &#8220;Every day our associates work alongside community helpers to deliver transformational impact for the places we call home. As we look ahead to 2026, we&#8217;re setting ambitious goals for our work to help strengthen the communities we serve for generations to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Lowe&#8217;s famous blue buckets and red vest associates can be found where people are making a difference across the country. Last year, Lowe&#8217;s red vest associates delivered more than 10 million square feet of impact nationwide, completing improvement projects such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building a mobile shower and laundry facility to bring dignity and care to unhoused neighbors in Charlotte, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>Transforming bunk rooms and common spaces of a volunteer fire department to help volunteers recover from emergency calls in Chattanooga, Tennessee<\/li>\n<li>Repairing a village of tiny homes dedicated to helping veterans transition out of homelessness and into a supportive community in Kansas City, Missouri<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Nominated ideas should benefit a nonprofit, school, city or municipality and eligible project types include rebuilding or renovating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Community resources such as senior citizen centers, food pantries or youth clubs<\/li>\n<li>Safe affordable housing including homeless shelters and transitional living facilities<\/li>\n<li>Community spaces like parks and gardens, historical theaters, or spaces to gather<\/li>\n<li>Veteran and military family services<\/li>\n<li>First responder facilities, like fire departments or police stations<\/li>\n<li>Skilled trades education facilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To inspire project nominations and celebrate big community impact, Lowe&#8217;s is launching the Lowe&#8217;s Community Bucket List Tour, taking oversized Lowe&#8217;s blue buckets to communities from coast to coast. Tour stops include Dallas; Louisville, Kentucky; Philadelphia; Tampa, Florida; Birmingham, Alabama; Detroit; St. Louis; Salt Lake City; San Diego; and Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corporate.lowes.com\/our-responsibilities\/community-bucket-list\">Click here to learn more about the 2026 Lowe&#8217;s Community Impact Grants.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lowes.com\"><em>Source: Lowe&#8217;s<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>The preceding press release was provided by a company unaffiliated with <\/em>NonProfit PRO.<em> The views expressed within may not directly reflect the thoughts or opinions of the staff of<\/em> NonProfit PRO.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lowe\u2019s will award up to 100 Community Impact Grants to support thousands of local improvements that benefit nonprofits, public spaces, veterans, and first responders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123,"featured_media":74607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","coauthors":[92378],"class_list":["post-74606","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grants","tag-community-renovation-projects","tag-lowes-community-bucket-list","tag-lowes-community-impact-grants","tag-nonprofit-and-public-space-revitalization","editorial_type-press-release","company-lowes-home-improvement-warehouse"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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