How to Apply

Step One: Program Overview & Grant Criteria

To maximize the impact of Foundation resources, The Home Depot Foundation only funds organizations and programs that meet the established grant criteria, which can be found on the Grants page. 

Please read and review the Affordable Housing Built Responsibly program information and the Grants section in its entirety before you begin the application process.

If you do not meet any of the established grant criteria outlined on the Grants page, please do not continue the application process.  If you are not sure if you meet the criteria, the Eligibility Test will help you assess your proposal against the criteria.

Step Two: Frequently Asked Questions

Review the program’s Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) before beginning the application process.  Contact the Foundation staff if you have any unanswered questions.

Step Three: Grant Eligibility

In order to access the grant application, an applicant must first pass an Eligibility Test.  The Eligibility Test will ensure that your organization is qualified to submit your grant application for The Home Depot Foundation’s Affordable Housing Built Responsibly Grant Program.

Complete the Eligibility Test.

Step Four: Letter of Inquiry (LOI)

If you pass the Eligibility Test, you will gain access to the next step in the application process – the Letter of Inquiry (LOI) questionnaire.  The LOI questionnaire asks specific questions about the project for which you are seeking funding. 

Complete and submit the LOI online by the appropriate deadline. The Foundation will review each submitted LOI, evaluate the project for alignment with Foundation goals and interests, and determine whether it is competitive enough to move forward. 

Applicants will receive an email notification within approximately 2-3 weeks of the LOI deadline inviting the organization to complete a full project description.  Those organizations that do not qualify will receive a declination email.

LOIs received after the deadline will be immediately declined without review. 

Step Five: Full Project Proposal

If your LOI is approved, you will be instructed to submit a full project proposal online.  Those requested to submit full proposals will receive information via email from the Foundation staff about how to access the online application.  Full applications must be completed and submitted online by the full proposal deadline.

Only full project descriptions that are completed and submitted by the deadline will be reviewed.

Step Six: Review Process

The Home Depot Foundation receives several thousand grant requests each year.  Due to the high volume of request, we are only able to fund a small percentage of the many worthwhile proposals we receive.

Applicants will be notified of all grant decisions via email.  Given the high quantity of request, the Foundation staff is unable to discuss details regarding grant declinations.

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