High Impact Grant Program

What could you do with $30,000? Could you create lasting impact for the people you serve? Could you transform how you run your organization for the better?

We’re looking for five great organizations who will each receive $30,000 if they can prove they’ll use the funds to create a transformative impact. Our 2009 program starts May 1 and recipients will be announced in early August. The official dates are:
May 1 - Program starts
June 1 - Final applications due (5:00pm Pacific time). Download the application in MS Word or Open Document Format.
June - July - Finalists are selected by employee committee and recipients are selected by all employee voting process
August 5 - Recipients announced

What is transformative impact?

• Lasting and increased impact on the recipient
• Transforming the process of how an organization gets to its final goal

Please note this program is only open to organizations that are referred to us by employees.

1. An organization completes the application (MS Word or Open Document Format) and an NVIDIA employee submits it.
2. NVIDIA employees will review all applications and measure against a set of criteria. Ten of the strongest applicants from all over the world will be selected as finalists.
   
   Applicants from regions outside of where we have an office will be considered but first preference is given to those located in regions where we have a physical office location.
3. Every NVIDIA employee will have a chance to learn about and vote on the 10 finalists. The five finalists that receive the most votes will receive a grant of $30,000. Grantees will follow up with NVIDIA over the course of program by completing a mid-year and final assessment report.

1. Fill out an application (MS Word or Open Document Format). Read the submission criteria carefully and please do not submit any documents that we don’t ask for.
2. Ask an NVIDIA employee to submit for you. We’ll only accept applications from employees. Employees will have an opportunity to write a brief paragraph in support of your organization and its impact. Encourage them to complete this section.
3. You will be notified when we receive your application. Please note we will not be able to provide you with a status report during the review process. All organizations will be notified in late August as to whether their grant was funded. If you are a finalist, you will be notified in early July.

We’ll consider applications from organizations that are focused on education, youth programs, health and human services, the environment, art, health/medical research or animal services. The types of organizations we will not fund include:

• Individuals or individual school programs
• Religious organizations (unless they can prove they are serving a secular audience)
• Political organizations
• Military organizations (programs for veterans who are home are accepted)
• Organizations that discriminate based on sex, race, religion, disabilities, or political views

If you have any questions about the program, please contact Rajani Gudlavalleti, NVIDIA Foundation, c/o Silicon Valley Community Foundation: rgudlavalleti@siliconvalleycf.org.