Overview
Donor: | Motorola Solutions Foundation |
Application procedure: | Online Application |
Donor base: | United States |
Reference number: | - |
Eligible applicants: | Non-Profit Organisation |
Deadline: | 01.02.2024 |
Financial details
Grant size: | Small - up to $100,000 |
Minimum grant size: | - |
Total available budget: | - |
Funding type: | Grants |
Maximum grant size: | 50.000$ |
Funding ratio: | up to 100% |
Sectors
- Education
- Research, Technology & Innovation
- Social Inclusion
- Women & Gender
Project Locations
America
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela
Asia
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, East Timor, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen
Europe
Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine
Pacific
Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Description
1) Objective
The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, focuses its funding on public safety, disaster relief, employee volunteerism and education, especially engineering and information technology programming. The Motorola Solutions Foundation will focus its giving in three key areas: (1) STEM education, specifically focused on technology and engineering; (2) Public safety education; and (3) Blended public safety and technology, and engineering education programs.
The Motorola Solutions Foundation, which has donated donated more than $100 million in the last 10 years, aims to partner with organizations that are creating safer cities and thriving communities, and prioritizes underrepresented and/or underserved populations, including people of color and women, within the three focus areas below:
• Technology and engineering education
• First responder programming
• Blended first responder programming and technology/engineering education programs
2) Eligibility
The organization applying for grant funding must be registered as a 501(c)3 organization, NCES school or school district in the United States, or be able to provide completed charitable equivalency forms if an organization or institution is outside the United States. On average they support 200 organisations per year.
3) Location
Actions can take place worldwide. With employees located around the globe, Motorola Solutions seeks to benefit the communities where it operates, and the Motorola Solutions Foundation prioritizes programs in these communities as well. The Foundation also prioritizes giving to universities from which Motorola Solutions recruits.
4) Budget
Maximum grant amount is $50,000. Administrative fees should be no greater than 15% for projects from school districts and universities, and no greater than 20% for projects from nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations. Grants are for one year.
5) Application
The 2024 grant cycle is officially open. Organizations who would like to participate in the grant cycle must submit an inquiry form by February 1, 2024.