Grants

• $15,000 grant award applied towards your equipment purchase from a KaBOOM! Preferred Vendor
• Participation in monthly discussion calls with KaBOOM! staff to introducing you to a community of project leaders across the country
• Access to valuable planning tools on the KaBOOM! Project Planner website
• Opportunity to receive one-on-one planning support from KaBOOM! Alumni
• Post-Build access to the KaBOOM! Alumni Network, where grantees have access to exclusive grants to maintain and expand on their playspace, as well as opportunities to learn more about the state of Play in the U.S.

This grant is open to U.S.-based municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, day care centers, and non-profit organizations without a playground or with existing equipment that is unsafe for children to use.

Other eligibility requirements:

• Applicant must own the land or possess a long-term lease and must obtain permission from the land owner to construct a playground
• Scope of the playground project must include a total playground equipment purchase between $24,000 and $40,000
• Applicant must demonstrate his/her ability to maintain the playground and fulfill commitments of the grant program, and keep the project planner page up to date
• Playground project cannot be supported through any other KaBOOM! funding
• Applicant must be willing to use the KaBOOM! community-build model throughout the planning and installation process
• Applicant must complete the playground project within a year of receiving the grant award

Selection criteria:

Only applicants who have submitted complete applications and demonstrate they meet the eligibility requirements will be considered. Key criteria used in the competitive selection process include:

• Demonstrated need for a playground in the community
• Anticipated impact that the playground and project will have on the community
• Impact on low income areas
• Capacity to engage the community in planning and building the playground
• Capacity to generate the matching funds to support and complete the build within the time frame of the grant period
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for this project and commitment to fulfill requirements

To be considered, applicants must complete the following:

1. Applicants must start a playground project by visiting http://projects.kaboom.org/projects/new and registering their proposed playground on the KaBOOM! Project Planner website
2. Complete the application narrative (accessed through the KaBOOM! Project Planner website), made up of 10 essay questions about the organization and playground project
3. Submit and upload additional application materials

Current Application Deadline: March 16, 2012 at 11:59pm, EST

More information on applying for a Let's Play Community Construction Grant can be found within the KaBOOM! Project Planner website.

If your community does not have the land to build a playground, there is also an option to apply for a $9,000 grant for Imagination Playground in a Cart. For more information on the grant or to start an application, email grants@kaboom.org.

• $750 gift card to communities to further enhance or improve their playspace

This grant is open to communities and organizations within the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands that meet the following requirements:

• Submit a completed application by a priority deadline
• Must have a record of playground in the KaBOOM! Map of Play
• Must have a well-maintained playground or plan to refill the Engineered Wood Fiber
• Must have completed a playground spruce project in the last 6 months or plan to refill the Engineered Wood Fiber in the next 60 days
• Must be able to sign off on the following liability language:

  The Grantee undertakes the project supported by the Grant funds on its own behalf and not on behalf of KaBOOM! or DPS, and the Grant shall in no way be construed as creating the relationship of principal and agent, of partnership or of joint venture as between KaBOOM! or DPS and the Grantee or any other person involved in the project. By accepting the Grant, the Grantee acknowledges that neither KaBOOM! nor DPS nor their respective subsidiaries and affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees or agents shall be liable for any acts, omissions, errors, injuries or damages, whether direct, indirect, incidental or consequential, associated with the use of the Grant funds or the Grant sponsored project.

Selection criteria:

Only applicants who have submitted complete applications and demonstrate they meet the eligibility requirements will be considered. Key criteria used in the selection process include:

• Demonstrated diligence in maintaining playground
• Documented spruce project at playground or plan for refilling the Engineered Wood Fiber
• Registered playground in KaBOOM! Map of Play
• Has not previously received a Let's Play Spruce Grant

To be considered, applicants must complete the application no later than February 29, 2012. Click here to download the Let's Play Maintenance Grant Application.

If you have any questions about the Let's Play Maintenance Grant application, please email Mila Liachenko, Grants and Alumni Network Manager, at mliachenko@kaboom.org.

• $500 American Express Gift Card will be provided to use towards any improvements in your existing playground
• Recognition as a successful DIY community build and possible feature on our website
• Opportunity to join the KaBOOM! Alumni Network and receive invaluable resources from other successful communities, other exclusive grants, maintenance help, as well as opportunities to learn more about the state of Play in the U.S.

This grant is open to U.S.-based municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, day care centers, and non-profit organizations who have built a playground without any KaBOOM! funding. KaBOOM! funding includes Dr Pepper Snapple Group Grant recipients, Community Partner communities and previous Let's Play Completion Grant recipients.

Other eligibility requirements:

• Build 100% independent of KaBOOM! grant or financial support
• Applicants must have completed the playground build within the current year
• Applicant must own the land or possess a long-term lease and must obtain permission from the land owner to construct a playground
• Playground project cannot be supported through any other KaBOOM! funding
• Applicant must have used the KaBOOM! community-build model throughout the planning and installation process, unless installation restrictions apply. *Restrictions on installation may include local Board of Education rules or public use laws requiring professional installation.

Selection criteria:

Only applicants who have submitted complete applications and demonstrate they meet the eligibility requirements will be considered. Key criteria used in the competitive selection process include:

• Demonstrated capacity to build, plan and organize on their own
• Demonstrated need for a playground in the community
• Anticipated the impact that the playground and project would have on the community
• Engaged the community in planning and building the playground
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for this project and commitment to fulfill requirements

To be considered, applicants must complete the following:

1. Applicants must start a playground project by downloading the application here.
2. Complete the application narrative made up of fifteen (15) questions.
3. Submit photos of the actual playground
4. Sign and submit the Letter of Agreement, found at the end of the application

Deadline: Rolling

Questions about this grant can be emailed to Ebonie Johnson Cooper at ejohnsoncooper@kaboom.org with the subject line: Completion Grant Inquiry.