Grant County Community Challenge
$40,000
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Grant County
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15 Ideas
Supported by Microsoft
Grant County Community Challenge
$40,000
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Grant County
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15 Ideas
Supported by Microsoft
Start an Idea
Choose an idea from the portfolio below to start in your community, and we’ll give you the information, tools, support and funding to get started.
Start an Idea
Apply with existing project
Apply for funding to help you to scale your existing project or put your existing project plan into action in your community.
Apply with existing project
Supported by
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
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Funding available
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
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Funding available
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
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Funding available
FIRST LEGO League - Discover
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year olds.
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Funding available
Grow it Yourself - US
Start growing food at home and share the joy of growing food with others.
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Funding available
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.
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Funding available
Bee Friendly Farming
Promote pollinator health on your farm and receive recognition and consumer support for it.
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Funding available
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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Funding available
Urban Thinkscape
Transform a public space in your community into a joyful learning opportunity.
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Funding available
Hour of Code
Organize an Hour of Code™ and join a global movement introducing tens of millions of students worldwide to computer science.
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Funding available
Slow Streets
Create a Slow Streets Program to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods in your community.
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Funding available
Girls Who Code
Start a Girls Who Code Club in your community and get girls excited about coding and computer science.
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Funding available
Community Fridge
Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.
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Funding available
Community Composting
Divert your community's food waste from landfill, reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions
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Funding available
River Cleanup
A community based initiative aiming to clean and maintain local rivers
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Funding available
Grow Remote
Thank you for becoming a Remote Work Advocate! We're a non-profit on a mission to give everyone in Ireland to choice of fully remote employment, no matter where they live. We do this by connecting companies, employees and local communities and empowering changemakers at all levels to drive systemic change and advocate for the transformative social impact of fully remote employment.
Apply with existing project
Have your own idea or existing project? Explore the challenge criteria and submit your own project for funding.
Apply with existing project
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Why are people starting these ideas?
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)
