Grant County Community Challenge

US$4,500 | Grant County | 15 Ideas

Supported by Microsoft

Start an Idea

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Grant County Community Challenge

US$4,500 | Grant County | 15 Ideas

Supported by Microsoft

Start an Idea

See Terms & Conditions

ChangeX will help you to start or expand a new community project in your neighborhood. Our $40,000 challenge is dedicated to helping you build thriving and sustainable communities across Grant County.

How it works
  • Select an idea listed below or submit your existing project and register to get your project page
  • Use your project page to complete the 30 Day Challenge
  • Submit a photo and your action plan
  • Let us know what impact you are having in your community
Who can apply
  • You want to start a ChangeX idea or expand an existing project to improve your local community
  • You're passionate about building a thriving community where you live in Grant County
  • You are an individual, an existing local group or a community organization
What you get
  • Seed funding to start your selected or expand your existing idea
  • Free starter resource pack, mentorship and technology tools to get started
  • Additional impact funding, once you report back on the social impact of your active project

Explore & Pick an Idea to Start

Explore and select an idea that you want to start in your community

  • Grow it Yourself - US

    Start growing food at home and share the joy of growing food with others.

  • FIRST LEGO League - Discover

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year olds.

  • FIRST® LEGO League - Explore

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programme in your school or community for 6–10 year olds

  • Bee Friendly Farming

    Promote pollinator health on your farm and receive recognition and consumer support for it.

  • Girls Who Code

    Start a Girls Who Code Club in your community and get girls excited about coding and computer science.

  • Community Composting

    Divert your community's food waste from landfill, reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions

  • River Cleanup

    A community based initiative aiming to clean and maintain local rivers

  • Grow Remote

    We're on a mission to make remote employment visible and available in local communities, regardless of location

  • Cycling Without Age

    Start a Cycling Without Age chapter in your community and give more people the opportunity to feel the wind in their hair.

  • Urban Thinkscape

    Transform a public space in your community into a joyful learning opportunity.

  • Hour of Code

    Organize an Hour of Code™ and join a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science.

  • FIRST LEGO League - Challenge

    Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programme in your school or community for 9-14 year olds

  • Pollinator Partnership

    Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!

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The Grant County Community Challenge is an opportunity for communities to come together to create thriving communities across Grant County. We’re excited to support local action across Grant County and to see the collective impact we can have in building healthier, more sustainable communities.

  • Holly Beale (Microsoft Datacenter Community Development Team)
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