Sprint's New Community-Grant Programs to Award Dallas/Ft. Worth-Area Non-Profit Organizations More Than $50,000 in 2009

Two New Programs Provide Grants to Dallas/Ft. Worth Organizations, Recognize Outstanding Adult and Youth Community Contributors

DALLAS, -- Sprint (NYSE:S) announced two new community programs through which the Sprint Foundation, Sprint's philanthropic arm, will award more than $50,000 in grants to Dallas/Ft. Worth-area charitable organizations during 2009. The programs will help local non-profits continue to offer important services to Dallas/Ft. Worth, while also recognizing the hard-working and dedicated individuals who themselves have made a difference in this community.

"At Sprint, giving back to the community is an important part of what we do, and the two new philanthropic programs we're launching in Dallas/Ft. Worth are a great example of that," said Debby Ballard, Sprint's director of Community Relations. "We are pleased to offer these grants, which will not only help local non-profits further their critical programs, but also shine the spotlight on some of Dallas/Ft. Worth's unsung community heroes."

Sprint Local Grant Program - Supporting local organizations

The Sprint Local Grant Program will provide two $25,000 grants to Dallas/Ft. Worth-area organizations to help fund programs supporting Sprint's charitable focus areas of youth development, arts and culture, and environment stewardship. Eligible organizations must be a 501(c)3 non-profit with offices in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise Counties).

Nominations for the Sprint Local Grant Program may be submitted between May 1 and June 30, 2009. Finalists will be notified in September, and the two recipient organizations will be awarded their grants at a recognition event later in 2009.

Sprint Community Champions Program - Recognizing local individuals

The Sprint Community Champions Program recognizes one adult and one high-school student who have made positive impacts on the people and organizations in the Dallas/Ft. Worth community. The adult - called a Local Champion - will have a $5,000 grant donated in his or her name to a qualified non-profit organization of his or her choice. The high-school student - called a Youth Champion - will have a $2,500 grant donated in his or her name to a qualified non-profit organization of his or her choice. Eligible individuals for both the Local Champion and the Youth Champion must reside in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area (Collin, Dallas, Delta, Denton, Ellis, Hunt, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, Rockwall, Tarrant and Wise Counties).

Nominations for the Sprint Community Champion Program will be accepted between May 1 and June 30, 2009. The two selected individuals will be notified in September, and grants in these individuals' names will be awarded to qualifying organizations of their choice by the end of the year.

For additional information about the Sprint Local Grant Program or the Sprint Community Champions Program or to submit a nomination for either program (beginning May 1), please visit www.sprint.com/localgiving.