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Home safety is a broad subject. Are there limitations on the definition of "home safety" for purposes of LHSC grants?
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Yes. For our efforts, programs should be designed to enhance safety at home, rather than in a broader context of safety. We limit our definition of
"home" to an individual place of residence, whether a house, apartment, condo or townhouse. We will fund projects that include property safety as
well - a yard for instance. However, LHSC does not usually fund projects that involve institutional environments such as nursing homes.
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Is there a limit on the time parameters or size of an LHSC home safety grant?
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Lowe's Home Safety Council has not prescribed a minimum or maximum amount of time or money that will be considered. However, to maintain the grass
roots impact in a number of communities, it will be unusual for LHSC to award more than $25,000 per grant.
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What are the LHSC judges looking for?
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LHSC grant judges look at the extent to which the proposed project:
- Enables and motivates people toward better home safety practices
- Increases the awareness of safety products, where they can be obtained and how they are valued
- Exhibits potential to be replicated in other cities
- Addresses a pertinent safety issue and will be directed by people with experience in that particular discipline
- Involves quality organizations to maximize grass roots impact
- Addresses as large an audience as feasible within budget restrictions
- Sets measurable (quantifiable) goals and a means of project evaluation
- States clear objectives
- Specifies use of proposed budget
- Impacts a Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse market
- Employs a communication and/or media relations plan
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Why is preference given to projects that address high-risk audiences, such as children and seniors?
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Injury statistics clearly illustrate the vulnerable segments of our population are children and seniors. To affect the greatest change possible,
LHSC gives preference to grants focused on these high-risk groups.
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Why is preference given to applicants who are based in Lowe's markets?
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One of Lowe's strengths is employee volunteerism. By supporting projects in Lowe's markets, we have even more to offer grantees - while offering
our grantee the resources of in-market volunteers.
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Why is preference given to actionable, rather than research-based, interventions?
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Lowe's Home Safety Council was founded to bring about changes that will protect American families and reduce injuries and deaths.
Research is extremely important, LHSC relies heavily on nationally recognized universities and other public health organizations to undertake
national injury prevention research projects.
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What kind of grant distribution schedule does LHSC follow?
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Lowe's Home Safety Council was founded to help create changes in consumer behavior, improving the home safety practices of people with whom we
interact. Programs that affect change are part and parcel of our existence. Research is very important, however - to that end, LHSC works with
nationally recognized universities and other public health organizations to undertake national injury prevention research projects.
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