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Revision as of 19:47, 30 December 2010
Free Geek has a hardware grants program in which we give hardware to organizations who request it. Our emphasis is on computers, but we are able to grant out other things as well. Hardware grants is overseen by Production.
Who receives hardware grants?Eligible
Ineligible
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What we grant outThe items we are able to grant out depend on our supply, which changes from time to time. What we grant out easily
Uncommon itemsThese items need to be requested from area supervisors, such as in advanced testing or in Mac build.
Limited Items
What we do not grant outWe do not get enough of these items to grant out.
Does the organization's location matter?Yes and no. We simply don't have the means to ship the types of hardware typically requested in grants, so we are limited to providing hardware grants to organizations that are able to pick up grants from us. However, we are more than willing to provide hardware to organizations in any location of the world as long as they can provide a local contact that can pick up hardware from us and handle the rest. How are grants approved/denied?In general, if an organization does not fit into one of the types listed above (e.g. an average for-profit business), its grant request will be denied. However, sometimes we receive grant requests from qualifying organizations that ask for more than we can provide in a given month, or have a need on an ongoing basis. In that case, it is necessary to contact the requester to discuss the details of the request and bring down the amount of requested hardware to a reasonable level. Hardware grants volunteers, interns, and Free Geek staff members work together to approve and deny grants. One "grant shepherd" is responsible for contacting and disbursing equipment to each organization. |