T-Mobile announces Columbia as one of the 25 small towns winning Hometown Grants to jumpstart vital community development projects. The city's grant will go towards building a multi-use arena on the Adair County Fairgrounds to host community and student 4H agricultural education events.
"We are extremely excited for the prospect of development that this grant from T-Mobile brings to the local Adair County Fair Association," said Mayor Pam Hoots.
Launched in April 2021, T-Mobile Hometown Grants is a $25 million, five-year initiative to support the people and organizations who help small towns across America thrive and grow by providing funding to kickstart important new community development projects. Since the program's start, T-Mobile has given more than $4.4 million dollars to kickstart 100 community development projects across 36 states, including Adair County. Hometown Grants are provided every quarter to up to 25 towns. Every small town with a population of less than 50,000 people with a vision for how to make their community even stronger than it is today are eligible and encouraged to apply.
Hometown Grants are part of the Un-Carrier's massive 5-year commitment announced in April 2021 to bring 5G to rural America, open hundreds of new stores and support economic development in small towns by providing $25 million in funding. In addition, the Un-Carrier unleashed T-Mobile Home Internet, a new broadband service available to more than 13 million rural households across the country. Just last month, T-Mobile unveiled Internet Freedom, a new Un-Carrier move to address pain points in the broadband industry and make it easier for broadband customers to break up with Big Internet, lock in their price with massive savings, and feel appreciated.
It's all part of T-Mobile's goal to ensure that all Americans -- from big cities to small towns and rural communities across the U.S. -- have access to all the latest products, services and technology.
For full details on how to submit a proposal for Hometown Grants, visit https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/hometown-grants [1].
For more information on past Hometown Grant recipients, visit the T-Mobile Newsroom here [2], here [3] and here [4].
For more information about T-Mobile's commitment to small towns, visit
