KaBOOM! Playground Construction Grants

Posted by on February 13, 2012

KaBOOM! and Dr Pepper Snapple Accepting Applications for Playground Construction Grants
Deadline: March 16, 2012

Dr Pepper Snapple Group and KaBOOM! are offering grants of $15,000 to qualifying organizations to use toward the purchase of playground equipment that will be built using the KaBOOM! community-build model.

The program is open to municipalities, neighborhood associations, schools, day care centers, and nonprofit organizations in the United States without a playground or with existing equipment that has become unsafe for children to use. Applicants must own the land or possess a long-term lease and must obtain permission from the land owner to construct a playground. The scope of the project must include a total playground equipment purchase of between $24,000 and $40,000.

Criteria used in the competitive selection process include a demonstrated need for a playground in the community; the anticipated impact the project will have on the community; it impact on low-income areas; capacity to engage the community in planning and building the playground; capacity to generate matching funds to support and complete the build within the grant period; and demonstrated enthusiasm for the project and commitment to fulfill the requirements of the grant.

Grantees will plan their projects and share best practices and challenges through the KaBOOM! Web site. Applicants must demonstrate their ability to maintain the playground, fulfill commitments of the grant, and keep the project planner page up to date. The project must be completed within a year of receiving the grant award.

Complete program information, project planning resources, and grant application procedures are available at the KaBOOM! Web site.

http://kaboom.org/about_kaboom/programs/grants/