Total Wireless + Empower Work: Working Students Pilot Grant

Total Wireless + Empower Work: Working Students Pilot Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Empower Work
Amount: US $50,000 - US $150,000
Last Updated: January 28, 2026

Summary

The Total Wireless + Empower Work: Working Students Pilot Grant aims to support working students in Dallas, Detroit, and Chicago through grants ranging from $50,000 to $150,000. Nonprofits will be selected to fund programs that provide job training, skill development, and host events to assist these students. This initiative encourages partnerships with organizations committed to fostering equitable workplaces and enhancing the educational journeys of working students.

Overview

NOTE: Letter of Inquiry - The deadline represents the Interest Form due date. Fill out an Interest Form by the deadline to see if your organization seems like a good fit.Full Proposal - Invite Only - If your organization is a finalist, we will ask you to submit an RFP by invitation-only. Total Wireless + Empower Work: Working Students Pilot Grant Total Wireless, a phone service provider covered by the Verizon 5G network, is partnering with Empower Work, a national nonprofit on a mission to build healthier, more equitable workplaces, to launch a new program designed to support working students. We will be selecting nonprofits in Dallas, Detroit, and Chicago to receive grants between $50,000 - $150,000. Selected nonprofits will use those grant dollars to: Fund existing programs that support working students, including job training, skill development, job placement, career advancement, and subsidies. Working students may include, but are not limited to: high schoolers balancing work and jobs, parents returning to school and raising families, college students pursuing degrees while working, workers pursuing additional training and skills.Plan and host 2-4 in-person events for working students at a predetermined, independently-operated Total Wireless retail location (1-2 locations per city). Sample events may include resume writing workshops, job fairs, coaching, or other events that help working students thrive. We will disclose the Total Wireless retail locations when the RFP is live.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Who’s Eligible:501c3 non-profitServing working students in Chicago, Dallas, or Detroit.Generally provide working students with job training, skill development, job placement, career advancement, subsidies, and/or other supportCan commit to a 1-year partnership with a designated point of contactCan commit to planning, attending, recruiting for, and hosting 2-4 in-store events this yearHave a culture of learning and sharingAre excited about leveraging local retail stores as a community event space to further your mission One or two non-profits in each city will be eligible for grants.