Data Center Community Action Grants

Select the country where you are based to review the terms and conditions.

Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Singapore, Sweden

Eligibility varies slightly by country:

– Ireland, Denmark & Sweden: registered not-for-profit organizations and government entities, including state-run schools and municipalities.

– Canada: legally constituted organizations such as registered charities, non-profits, Indigenous groups, public schools, government entities, or other public bodies.

– Singapore: registered public companies limited by guarantee (CLG), societies, charitable trusts, or government entities (including state-run schools and municipalities), created for charitable purposes.

Schools may apply for multiple grants; all other organizations are limited to one application per cycle. Projects must have demonstrable metrics that can be publicly reported, and grant funds are intended to be used within one year of the award date.

The following organizations and proposals are not eligible for funding:

– Programs that support cash grants or scholarships for individuals.

– Programs or projects operated exclusively for religious purposes or proselytizing.

– Organizations that make hiring choices or provide goods or services based on race, gender, faith, national origin, sexual orientation or disability.

– Organizations that promote or support specific political ideologies, doctrines, candidates or issues.

– For-profit companies.

– Proposals for endowments, memorials, budget deficits or the like.

Data Center Community Action Grants and the Future is for Everyone Fund share the same purpose — investing directly in the communities that are home to a Meta data center — and both build on a commitment we’ve sustained for more than 15 years. The difference is geographic: Data Center Community Action Grants support our international data center communities in Canada, Denmark, Ireland, Singapore, and Sweden, while the Future is for Everyone Fund supports communities in the United States. If your organization is based in one of our international data center communities, Data Center Community Action Grants is the right program for you.

Because the two programs serve different regions, you apply through the one that covers the community where your organization is based and where your project will take place — Data Center Community Action Grants for our international communities, or the Future is for Everyone Fund for U.S. communities. An organization wouldn’t apply to both for the same location.

Projects should deliver at least one of the following:
Improving local STEAM education — advancing educational opportunity; most schools and after-school programs fit here.
Putting technology to use for community benefit — using hardware or software to respond to or solve critical community needs.
Enabling people to build strong, sustainable communities — the most flexible category, from libraries, parks, and community gardens to small-business hubs.

We don’t set a fixed minimum or maximum. We encourage you to request an amount that fits the scope of your project and the scale of your community — a budget you can realistically put to work and see the benefit of within about a year. If you’re unsure, apply for what you genuinely need to deliver your project’s goals; every application is reviewed on its own merits.

Yes. Every time a new cycle opens, applications are considered on their own merits against that cycle’s pool of applicants. Previous grantees are welcome to apply again — our guidance is to bring a new project each time you apply.

The 2027 cycle opens on September 14, 2026 and closes on October 19, 2026. To apply, select the application link for your community from the “Eligible communities and application access” box — this takes you to the website of our grants partner, ChangeX, where you’ll complete and submit the application form. Before you begin, please confirm that your organization qualifies and review the terms and conditions for your country. A couple things to keep in mind: projects should include measurable outcomes that can be publicly reported and grant funds are intended to be used within one year of the award.

Meta partners with ChangeX, a non-profit, on the Data Center Community Action Grants. All applications are submitted through the ChangeX platform, and ChangeX administers all grant awards — reviewing final application scoring and allocating grants to successful applicants. Recipients are asked to provide a report on how the funds are being used and their impact in the community.