Quadrant Homes Issues Request for Proposal for 2012 Grants

BELLEVUE, Wash., May 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Quadrant Homes and the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund are seeking to fund programs serving Quadrant Homes' communities in Skagit, Snohomish, King, Pierce, Kitsap and Thurston counties, donating a total of $25,000 in multiple grants to support programs in Quadrant communities. Application deadline is August 1, 2011.

This year, $10,000 in grants will go toward programs helping armed forces members and reservists, firefighters, law enforcement staff, veterans or their surviving families, who serve to protect our communities. Programs that focus on helping those who have been wounded or fallen while in active duty will be given special consideration, and individual grant applications should not exceed $5,000.

Quadrant is also offering a $15,000 direct-giving grant program for area food banks that support needy families in central Puget Sound. Individual grant applications should not exceed $2,500.

"It's important to us to be able to give back to our communities through grants that support our armed forces and law enforcement, as well as our local food banks," said Ken Krivanec, President of Quadrant Homes.

Applications can be found at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/Sustainability/GivingFund/HowToApply. Proposals should be electronically submitted no later than August 1, 2011. Grant awards are expected to be made mid to late Fall 2011.

About Quadrant Homes

More Washingtonians live in a Quadrant home than in one constructed by any other builder.  Quadrant Homes, a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, is now in its 42nd year of award-winning home building in the Puget Sound region.  Quadrant's "Built Your Way" approach encourages home buyers to select the features that matter most to them.  The company is currently building or developing new-home communities in King, Snohomish, Pierce, Thurston, Kitsap, and Skagit counties. Quadrant was recognized with the 2010 Guildmaster Award for exceptional customer satisfaction, has been named a Builder of the Year by the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, and one of Washington's Best Work Places by The Puget Sound Business Journal.  Quadrant has also been designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a qualified ENERGY STAR® builder. For more information, visit Quadrant's Web site (www.quadranthomes.com), (www.twitter.com/quadranthomes) and (www.facebook.com/quadranthomes).

About the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund

The mission of the Weyerhaeuser Giving Fund is to nourish the quality of life in Weyerhaeuser's communities, and foster understanding that sustainable forests meet important human needs.

SOURCE Quadrant Homes