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The Home Depot Retool Your School Innovation Lounge Grants

The Home DepotNo deadline listed

Summary

Accredited colleges with under 16,000 students can apply for a Home Depot Innovation Lounge worth $75,000: materials, furniture and technology to refresh a small student space. The 2026 window ran May 11 to June 7; the next has not been posted.

About this grant

Through Retool Your School, The Home Depot gives colleges Innovation Lounge Grants valued at $75,000 to refresh an on-campus space of under 1,000 square feet where students study, collaborate and explore entrepreneurship. The grant covers building materials such as paint, flooring and lighting, plus a furniture package and a technology package. The 2026 application window ran May 11 to June 7, 2026.

Who can apply

  • Colleges and universities

Our reading of the listing: for-profit businesses are not eligible for this one.

Accredited 4-year college or university or 2-year community college with enrollment under 16,000 and an endowment under $500 million

School has not previously received an Innovation Lounge; proposed space is under 1,000 sq. ft. and needs only minor repairs

Not covered: new construction, demolition and rebuild, or spaces needing a general contractor or building permits

Only an employee of the institution, using an institutional email address, may apply; one application per institution per year

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Education
  • In kind

Money can be used for

  • Equipment
  • Capital projects

Program contact

retoolyourschool@homedepot.com

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