2017 Motorola Solutions Foundation Grant Priorities

The Motorola Solutions Foundation Important Information

The Motorola Solutions Foundation, the charitable arm of Motorola Solutions, Grant Request Maximum: $50,000
focuses its funding on public safety, disaster relief, employee volunteerism and Letter of Inquiry Deadline: Feb. 24
education, especially engineering and information technology programming. Application Deadline: May 22
Award Notification: Mid-July, 2017
Grant Program Focus Areas
The Motorola Solutions Foundation will focus its giving in two key areas: (1)
Location Requirements
technology and engineering education and (2) public safety education. Programs Motorola Solutions Foundation
that effectively blend these two content areas will be prioritized. Other priorities strongly prioritizes programs that
will include: reaching females and other underrepresented populations; Motorola take place in or near the metropolitan
Solutions employee engagement; robust partnerships with non-profit area of Motorola Solutions offices:
organizations and institutions; strong financial organizational health; and the
ability to evaluate program impact and outcomes. Birmingham, AL
San Diego, CA
Technology & Engineering Education: Priorities Westminster, CO
Engages students in innovative, hands-on technology and Plantation, FL
engineering activities, such as coding, programming and Lawrenceville, GA
robotics Schaumburg/Elgin, IL
Provides vocational skills and certifications in engineering or Chicago, IL
information technology Linthicum, MD
Helps teachers improve their teaching of STEM subjects West Valley City, UT
Elevates system change through field-building Seattle, WA
High priority will be placed on middle school-university programs
International Organizations:
Public Safety Education: Priorities Organizations outside of the
Provides professional development and training opportunities to United States will be required to
first responders, including wellness programs adhere to this location
Leads safety and disaster preparedness trainings for the general requirement when applying for
public funding. Motorola Solutions is a
Prepares youth and young adults for careers in public safety multinational company with large
through outreach and educational programs offices in dozens of countries
Provides support programs to families of first responders, and consequently values
including recovery support partnerships around the globe.
Invests in education and training scholarships for public safety
professionals as well as family of fallen first responders Evaluation Requirements
Organizations must be able to
Request for Proposals Process demonstrate how their program will
provide measureable change and
All interested non-profit organizations and institutions that meet the above impact. Specific outcome reporting
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criteria are encouraged to submit an online inquiry form by Friday, February 24 , will be required of all grant partners.
2017. The programs that best align with Motorola Solution Foundations 2017
grant priorities will then be requested to submit a formal grant application by May
22, 2017 (Note: organizations will be notified to submit a formal online motorolasolutions.com/foundation
application by mid-April, 2017). Grant award decisions will be announced by mid-
July, 2017.

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