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T-Mobile Completes Landmark Hometown Grants Initiative, Transforming 500 Communities

T-Mobile wraps up five-year Hometown Grants with 26 final recipients

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    <p>TMUS announced the final 26 Hometown Grants recipients, ending a five-year, $22.8 million program that funded 500 community projects across 49 states and Puerto Rico. The initiative generated measurable social impact—4.2 million people helped, 2,770 jobs created, and nearly $125 million in matching funds—highlighting TMUS’s emphasis on rural connectivity and local economic development.</p>
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    <ul><li>Final 26 Hometown Grants awarded; up to $50k per project.</li><li>TMUS has invested $22.8M since April 2021 across 500 projects.</li><li>Impact: 4.2 million people helped, 2,770 jobs created.</li><li>Final round drew 2,000+ applications for grants.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li><strong>T-Mobile US, Inc. (TMUS)</strong>: Announces final grant recipients; reinforces community-focused branding and rural connectivity narrative.</li><li><strong>Main Street America (N/A)</strong>: Partner in the grant program; potential reputational and community-development synergies for TMUS.</li></ul>
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    <p>This is industry/ corporate development news highlighting TMUS&#039;s CSR program and its role in local economies, supporting its brand and potential market goodwill in rural areas.</p>
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    <ul><li>Final grant round underscores TMUS brand goodwill in small towns.</li><li>Partnership with Main Street America could boost rural-market visibility.</li></ul>
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    <ul><li>Launched April 2021; final recipients announced June 2026.</li><li>Total investment: $22.8 million across 500 projects.</li><li>4.2 million people helped; 2,770 jobs created.</li><li>2,000+ final-round applications.</li><li>Grants up to $50,000 each.</li><li>Projects across 49 states and Puerto Rico.</li></ul>
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    <p>Neutral near-term; potential modest brand lift may support engagement in rural markets over 6–12 months.</p>
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  <h1>T-Mobile Completes Landmark Hometown Grants Initiative, Transforming 500 Communities</h1>
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  <p>TMUS, the stock symbol for T-Mobile, today announced the final 26 recipients of its Hometown Grants program, marking a major milestone for the initiative. Since launching in April 2021, T-Mobile has invested more than <strong>$22.8 million</strong> to help fund <strong>500</strong> community development projects in small towns and rural communities across <strong>49 states</strong> and Puerto Rico. The final grant recipients close out a five-year, <strong>$22.8 million</strong> investment that helped bring community-led projects to life across small towns nationwide.</p>
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  <figcaption>Since launching in April 2021, T-Mobile has invested more than <strong>$22.8 million</strong> to help fund <strong>500</strong> community development projects in small towns and rural communities across <strong>49 states</strong> and Puerto Rico.</figcaption>
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  <p>Since its launch, Hometown Grants has positively impacted <strong>4.2 million</strong> people, helped create more than <strong>2,770</strong> jobs, and inspired more than <strong>300,000</strong> volunteer hours in communities across the country. The program has also generated nearly <strong>$125 million</strong> in matching funds, multiplying its impact and helping bring transformative local projects to life. In addition, nearly <strong>$6 million</strong> in project funding has supported the growth and development of small businesses, strengthening local economies and helping communities thrive.</p>
  <p>The program saw record interest in its final round, receiving more than <strong>2,000</strong> applications from small towns and rural communities nationwide. The exceptional quality of submissions led T-Mobile to award <strong>26</strong> grants in the program's final round. With grants of up to <strong>$50,000</strong> each, recipients are bringing community-driven projects to life — from a digital learning hub for the community to building new playgrounds and revitalizing underused areas into gathering spaces for residents.</p>
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    <p>"Nearly five years ago, we launched Hometown Grants with a simple belief: small towns have big ideas, and when local leaders and residents have access to the right resources, remarkable things can happen," said Jon Freier, Chief Operating Officer, T-Mobile. "Since then, we’ve partnered with 500 towns to help turn their ideas into meaningful investments that bring people together, strengthen small town economies and create lasting change that benefits these communities for years to come."</p>
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  <p>Here are the final Hometown Grant recipients and their projects:</p>
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    <li><strong>Russellville, Ala.</strong>: Replace damaged playground equipment at City Lake Park with modern, accessible features that encourage play, support child development and create a stronger sense of community connection.</li>
    <li><strong>Tuskegee, Ala.</strong>: Build a welcoming downtown story and wayfinding hub with a sheltered map kiosk, interpretive signage and walkable streetscape features connecting residents and visitors to Tuskegee’s businesses, landmarks and cultural heritage.</li>
    <li><strong>Paragould, Ark.</strong>: Transform a burned-out property into a vibrant pocket park that showcases local art, encourages community gathering and stabilizes neighboring small businesses impacted by years of deferred maintenance.</li>
    <li><strong>Huron, Calif.</strong>: Transform the Huron-Coalinga Family Resource Center into a safe, trusted community hub where farmworker families can find belonging, support and the resources they need to thrive.</li>
    <li><strong>Twentynine Palms, Calif.</strong>: Revitalize a historic community building into a literacy and empowerment hub offering workforce training, financial education, technology access and learning opportunities for youth, families and veterans.</li>
    <li><strong>Groton, Conn.</strong>: Establish eastern Connecticut’s first competition-grade robotics and engineering hub, providing students with hands-on STEM learning opportunities aligned with high-demand regional career opportunities.</li>
    <li><strong>Key West, Fla.</strong>: Install four hurricane-rated, artistically designed bus shelters at high-use transit stops in Old Town that promote safety and civic pride.</li>
    <li><strong>Perry, Fla.</strong>: Create an inclusive digital learning hub with public Wi-Fi, devices and workforce-focused training programs that connect residents to education, career opportunities and essential online resources.</li>
    <li><strong>Glenns Ferry, Idaho.</strong>: Purchase 88 track hurdles to support Phase II of Glenns Ferry School District 192’s Track and Field Project, enabling the district to host its first home track meet in 30 years while providing access to athletic facilities and equipment for students and families.</li>
    <li><strong>Washington, Ind.</strong>: Expand an existing library STEM program into a fully equipped educational and hands-on learning space designed to strengthen science, technology, engineering and math opportunities in the rural community.</li>
    <li><strong>Clear Lake, Iowa.</strong>: Build the world’s largest 1954 Sunburst Fender Stratocaster, a 31-foot tribute to Buddy Holly’s legendary guitar, establishing an iconic landmark in the Surf District that attracts visitors from across the globe, celebrates America’s musical heritage, and drives year-round economic vitality.</li>
    <li><strong>Washington, Iowa.</strong>: Create an outdoor gathering space at PAWS & More that encourages community connection, increases interaction with adoptable animals and provides a welcoming environment for visitors and families.</li>
    <li><strong>Cimarron, Kan.</strong>: Revitalize an underused downtown building into Gray County’s first rotating community gallery and entrepreneur showcase, supporting local artists, small businesses and adult learning opportunities.</li>
    <li><strong>Scottsville, Ky.</strong>: Rebuild and expand a heavily used community Share Station into a durable, refrigerated and well-lit public resource that strengt...</li>
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TMUS announced the final 26 Hometown Grants recipients, ending a five-year, $22.8 million program that funded 500 community projects across 49 states and Puerto Rico. The initiative generated measurable social impact—4.2 million people helped, 2,770 jobs created, and nearly $125 million in matching funds—highlighting TMUS’s emphasis on rural connectivity and local economic development.

T-Mobile Completes Landmark Hometown Grants Initiative, Transforming 500 Communities

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