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T-Mobile’s Hometown Grants Top $21.5M, Empowering 475 Small Towns Nationwide
America’s Best Network welcomes 25 new recipients as T-Mobile’s support for local projects enters its final stretch toward 500 towns BELLEVUE,
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nAmerica’s Best Network welcomes 25 new recipients as T-Mobile’s support for local projects enters its final stretch toward 500 towns\n\n\n BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nT-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) today announced the latest 25 Hometown Grants recipients, including, for the first time, a town in North Dakota. With the latest and second-to-last round, T-Mobile has invested more than $21.5 million in grants to 475 small towns and rural communities across 49 states and Puerto Rico over the last four years.\n\n\nSince Hometown Grants started in April 2021, the program has impacted 2.8 million people and created nearly 2,700 jobs. With up to $50,000 awarded per town, communities have used the funding on projects that strengthen communities and improve lives, with this round including a new STEM initiative for students, a revitalized historic school building and transforming a barn into a community hub.\n\n\n“Nearly five years ago, we launched this program to invest in small towns with big ideas and help turn local vision into meaningful impact,” said Jon Freier, Chief Operating Officer, T-Mobile. “Across 475 communities, thousands have come together to create positive change, contributing nearly 300,000 volunteer hours and proving what’s possible when heart and community pride lead the way.”\n\n\nHere are the next 25 Hometown Grant recipients and their projects:\n\n\n\nPine Bluff, Ark.: Install the Blues Junction Monument, a 20-foot landmark featuring artistic design, a commemorative granite marker highlighting local blues history, a QR-code digital soundscape, and a reflective bench celebrating the musical traditions of Pine Bluff and the Delta Rhythm & Bayous Highway.\n\n\n\nTexarkana, Ark.: Remodel nonprofit We Are Washington’s community library space by upgrading lighting, furnishings, technology and literacy resources to inspire curiosity, increase access and reading engagement among youth.\n\n\n\nChino Valley, Ariz.: Construct an 18-hole disc golf course at Old Home Manor, creating a recreational destination that supports youth wellness and placemaking in a rural community.\n\n\n\nNogales, Ariz.: Revitalize a long‑underutilized building on historic Morley Avenue in Downtown Nogales into a welcoming, bilingual, community‑led legal advocacy center, strengthening access for underserved residents.\n\n\n\nEureka, Calif.: Upgrade ...