High Impact Grant Program

       

What could you do with $50,000? Could you create lasting impact for the people you serve? Could you transform how you run your organization for the better?

Each spring, we ask NVIDIA employees to introduce us to the organizations about which they're most passionate. A committee of reviewers finds the best submissions and then we invite every employee to vote for the organization he/she believes is having transformative impact in the community.

What is transformative impact?

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

Our 2013 program will start in the spring. Check back for more information.

How it Works

1. Organization completes the application and budget template and submits it to an NVIDIA employee who will add their testimonial and submit it to Silicon Valley Community Foundation on behalf of the NVIDIA Foundation.

2. NVIDIA employee Review Team 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.

3. Every NVIDIA employee will have a chance to learn about and vote on the 10 finalists. The four finalists that receive the most votes will receive a grant of $50,000. Grantees will follow up with NVIDIA over the course of the program by completing a mid-year progress and final assessment report, which should include either a video or photo slide show of the progress.

To Get Started

1. Fill out the application and budget template. 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. The NVIDIA employee will submit the application to the NVIDIA Foundation (deadline May 11, 2012) by email to corporategrants@siliconvalleycf.org.

4. 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 July as to whether their application was funded. If you are a finalist, you will be notified in early July.

If you have any questions about the program, please contact corporategrants@siliconvalleycf.org.

Previous High Impact Grant Recipients*

• Asha For Education (Asha Darshan) - India
• Hrudaya Cure A Little Heart Foundation -India
• Humanity First - Ghana
• Shepherd's Field Children's Village -China

• Making a Difference for Good – Cambodia
• Breakthrough Silicon Valley – California
• Hrudaya Foundation – India
• Engineers without Borders - Haiti

• Friends of Hue - Vietnam
• Philip Hayden Foundation - China
• Room to Read - India
• Shared Adventures - US
• SOAR - China and Taiwan

• Any Baby Can - Texas
• Sankara Eye Foundation - India
• Smile Train - Worldwide
• Third Street Community Center - California

*Due to the devastating Tohoku Earthquake in Japan in March 2011, the NVIDIA Foundation decided to donate 2011  HIGP funds to support children orphaned and displaced by the earthquake and tsunami.