State Giving Program Guidelines
 Submission deadlines / funding notification
- Grant Cycle 2
- Submission Deadline: September 25
- Funding Notification: October 31
- Grant Cycle 3
- Submission Deadline: December 19
- Funding Notification: January 31
Thinks to keep in mind when applying - If the program budget for a specific state has been allocated for this fiscal year, funding requests for that particular state will no longer be accepted and you will not be able to access the application for that state.
- If a Council requests additional information about your grant request, there is a high probability that the Council will not reach a funding decision by the funding notification date listed above. If this occurs, your original request will be denied, and we will ask your organization to submit a revised application. A council may elect to review the revised proposal prior to the next funding cycle, but those decisions will be made at the discretion of the individual council.
- All SGP applications must be submitted through the online application process in order to be eligible for consideration
- The Wal-Mart Foundation reserves the right to modify the program’s submission deadlines and notification dates without prior notice.
Funding exclusions - Organizations without a valid 501(c)(3) tax exemption status
- Scholarship programs
- Athletic teams or events
- Political advocacy groups
- Gala and event sponsorships
- Association/Chamber memberships
- Organizations whose services are limited to its members
- Projects that send products or people for relief efforts to a foreign country
- Advertising, film or video projects
- Program advertising or marketing venues
- Children’s Miracle Network
- General operating expenses
- Churches and other faith-based organizations when the proposed grant will only benefit the organization or its members. Examples of such projects include:
- Youth groups
- Purchase of real estate
- Mission trips
- Sunday school supplies
- Organizations that have received a State Giving Program grant within the current fiscal year
- Multi-year commitments
- Organizations are to be funded on a year by year basis
- Organizations that receive funding must submit additional funding applications in order to be considered for additional funding each year.
- The Foundation will not consider requests for funding that will not be fully allocated within the state where funding has been requested.
- Grants awarded in the District of Columbia can be directed to organizations that serve the Greater District of Columbia metro area—this includes regions within the metro area that are physically located in Virginia, Maryland and Delaware.
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