Applications Invited for Cisco Product Grant Program

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About the Grant

Cisco welcomes applications for the Product Grant Program from community partners around the world who share our vision and offer an innovative approach to a critical social challenge.

Cisco donates networking technology to qualified nonprofit organizations to help them realize significant gains in productivity, scalability, and cost efficiency. Together, we build public benefit programs that make innovative use of networking and communications technology to have a measurable impact.

The Cisco Product Grant Program focuses on the same social investment areas as our cash grants: Cisco Crisis Response (which includes shelter, water, food, and disaster relief); education; economic empowerment; and climate impact and regeneration.

Grant Size

The maximum request amount for first-time grant recipients is US$100,000 (list price) of equipment.

Eligibility

Cisco's Product Grant Program accepts applications year-round from eligible charitable organizations.

Organizational requirements:

• Organizations within the United States (U.S.) must be recognized by the IRS as tax-exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3) and classified by the IRS as a public charity.
• Organizations outside the United States (U.S.) must provide information and documents to determine whether the organization is the equivalent of a U.S. public charity.
• Organizations must serve the community at large.
• An organization's overhead must not exceed 25%.

How to Apply

All direct grant applications must be completed using our online application form. Cisco will not consider incomplete proposals or paper-based applications.

We accept proposals for direct product grants on an ongoing, year-round basis. However, grants are reviewed on a quarterly cycle. Applicants should plan at least three months for grant review plus additional time for product shipments.

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