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Hello

I am a founder of non profit organization and i applied for and was approve for the 2000 grant however i can use it I need help please

Answer 1

Hi @Lakesha Brasby,
Congrats on being approved for the $2,000 Azure grant for your nonprofit — happy to help clarify how to use it.

Here’s how to get your Azure credits working:

Log in at https://nonprofit.microsoft.com using the same account that was approved for nonprofit benefits. This is where all Azure nonprofit grants are managed.

Make sure your organization shows as Approved in the Nonprofit Hub. If not, you’ll need to complete nonprofit eligibility verification first. [learn.microsoft.com]

Approval alone doesn’t make the credits usable.

• Go to Offers in the Nonprofit Hub
• Find the Azure $2,000 Sponsorship
• Select Activate
• Follow the email link Microsoft sends you to complete activation
• During setup, choose or create an Azure subscription and billing profile
• You must activate the grant within 90 days of issuance, or it may expire.

After activation, sign in to https://portal.azure.com with the same account used to activate the grant:

• Go to Cost Management + Billing
• Open Payment methods → Azure credits
• Confirm the $2,000 balance appears under the correct billing scope

If you’re in the wrong subscription or billing profile, the balance may show as $0 even though the grant is active.

The Azure nonprofit grant applies to first‑party Microsoft Azure services.
It cannot be used for:

• Reserved Instances
• Third‑party Marketplace offers
• Azure support plans

All other eligible Azure workloads (VMs, storage, databases, AI services, etc.) can consume the credits.

If the grant shows activated but credits still don’t appear, submit a support request directly from Nonprofit Hub so it routes to the Azure Sponsorship team.

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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Answer 2

when im there it was activate on 2/3 but i cant use it i dont understand so azure subscription shows a 200 cerdit then when i go to another screen it says i have no cerdits

Answer 3

To use your $2,000 Azure grant for your nonprofit organization, you need to activate it first. Here are the steps to activate your Azure Sponsorship grant:

1. Sign in to the Nonprofit Hub using your validated Microsoft account.
2. Navigate to the Offers tab and find the Azure $2,000 Sponsorship offer.
3. Click the Activate button next to the Azure grant.
4. Follow the guided setup, which includes:
   • Accepting the Azure Sponsorship terms.
   • Choosing whether to activate the credit on an existing billing profile or creating a new one.
   • Setting up your Azure subscription environment.

Make sure to activate your grant within 90 days of the offer issuance to avoid expiration. If you encounter any issues during the activation process, you can access support resources or submit a support request through the Nonprofit Hub.

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References:

• Activate your Azure grant
• Nonprofit offerings and products