Entergy Micro Grant Guidelines

Through Entergy’s Micro Grants Program, we accept requests for up to $1,000 in all program areas: arts and culture; community improvement/enrichment; economic development, education/literacy, environment and healthy families.  Applications may be submitted at any time.

In considering requests for grants, priority is placed on programs in specific counties/parishes. Please check the following links to determine if your project is located in an area where Entergy has operations: Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi,  Massachusetts, New Hampshire,  New York,  Texas, and Vermont. If you have questions about this, please contact the Entergy contributions coordinator in your state.

Micro Grant applications are accepted on an ongoing basis. If you are starting a new application, click here to access and submit an online application form. We strongly suggest that when filling out the application you take advantage of the option to create a personal account so that after you’ve submitted your application, you can access it and make changes if necessary.

If you have already started an application, saved it and created an account, please click here to access your application.

Please make sure to submit your application at least three months prior to the time the requested funds are needed. We receive many applications throughout the year, and we need to allow sufficient time to review each request carefully. Once you have submitted your application online, please allow at least 6 (six) to 8 (eight) weeks for review and notification of the result of your request. If by that time Entergy has not contacted you, please feel free to call the appropriate contributions coordinator for your geographic area. (See above list.)

Applications are approved or denied based on application criteria and Entergy’s available resources.

Eligibility and Preferences 

Grants from Entergy will only be made to the following types of organizations:

• Non-profit organizations that are tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code ("Tax Code"), or

• Schools, hospitals, governmental units and religious institutions that hold nonprofit status similar to that of 501(c)(3) organizations, which may therefore be eligible.

• Volunteer fire departments that are 501(c)(4).

NOTE: Due to changes in tax reporting requirements, if your organization does not hold 501(c)(3) tax status, you will have to attach the organization's W-9 form to the application. You can access a blank W-9 form at http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf?portlet=103. 

Entergy will NOT fund:

• Groups without 501(c)(3) or similar non-profit status

• Capital project funding (i.e., building campaigns)

• Political candidates or groups

• Purchase of uniforms or trips for school-related organizations

• Amateur sports teams

• Activities whose sole purpose is promotion or support of a specific religion, denomination, or religious institution

• Grants to individuals or loans of any type

• Any organization owned or operated by an employee of Entergy

For more information please call 504-576-6980.