Silicon Valley Impact Grants

Silicon Valley Impact Grants are reviewed once a year. The online application opens on February 1 and closes on March 1 at 11:59 PST. Cash awards are distributed by July. The following sections provide an overview of each of the steps within the grant application and evaluation process.

Step 1: Review Cisco Investment Areas, Eligibility Requirements, and Policies

Before beginning the application process, please review relevant sections of this site to familiarize yourself with our investment areas, eligibility requirements, and policies, to determine if your organization and program align with our objectives and criteria.

Step 2: Eligibility Quiz

The Eligibility Quiz is the second step in Cisco's Silicon Valley Impact Cash Grant application process. Any organization interested in submitting an application for consideration may complete this online Quiz. The intention of this Quiz is to help you evaluate whether your organization has a program a) that meets our grant-making criteria and eligibility requirements, and b) that Cisco might consider for potential cash grant support. Completion of the quiz will help you determine whether your organization and program are aligned with Cisco's mission, strategic approach, and objectives for grant support. Take the Silicon Valley Eligibility Quiz. (Note: while you can take the Silicon Valley Quiz year-round, the grant application itself is only open during the month of February.)

Step 3: Online Application

The Online Application is the third step in our grant application process. Organizations that successfully complete Cisco's Eligibility Quiz will be prompted to register their organization and complete the Online Application. The application process for the current fiscal year is now closed, but the application will re-open on February 1, 2009. We encourage you to check back accordingly and submit your application for next year's review.