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Grant Application Advice: Native Plant Gardens for Schools and Urban Areas
Betsey Landis © 2009.  Landis shares how to avoid basic pitfalls of the grant      application process, especially grants with very specialized requirements for      funding.  Great advice for any garden project seeking funding.

2010 Great American Gardeners Award 
The American Horticultural recognizes individuals and institutions that have made significant contributions to American horticulture.

2010 Youth Garden Grant 
National Gardening Association and Home Depot

AeroGrow Growing Kids Awards 
Providing 300 educators nationwide with an AeroGarden, a useful, hands-on tool to enrich and enhance the study of nutrition and life science in the classroom.

American Academy of Dermatology's Shade Structure Program 
Grants in the amount of $8,000 each will be awarded to nonprofits or public schools to purchase permanent structures that provide shade and ultraviolet (UV) ray protection for outdoor areas. The AAD also provides a permanent sign to be displayed near the shade structure that promotes the importance of sun safety. The AAD receives support for this program from Johnson & Johnson Consumer Products Company.

American Honda Foundation- Aug 1, Nov 1
Funding for youth education, specifically in the areas of science, technology, engineering, mathematics, the environment, job training and literacy.

America the Beautiful Free Seeds - While Supplies Last
Grants of free seeds to community groups striving to better our world through gardening. Nominal shipping charge applies.

Annie's Grants for Gardens - Open
Small grants that connect children directly to gardening

Arizona Teacher Training Garden Grant Program - Western Growers Foundation 
Who should apply: Arizona schools interested in receiving teacher training and resources to create a school garden. Three school representatives must commit to the summer training in order for schools to be accepted to the program.

Arizona School Garden Grant - Western Growers Foundation 
Each school chosen to participate will receive $1,250 to purchase garden and teacher supplies to create a school garden on their campus to be used for nutrition education. The schools will also recieve their choice of a raised bed kit, or a portable container parden kit.

Barbara's Bakery and Organic Gardening: Organic Learning Garden Grant 

Bayer Advanced "Grow Together with Roses" School Garden Award 

Build A Bear Workshop Bear Hugs Foundation
Supporting children in the areas of health and wellness such as childhood disease research foundations, child safety organizations, and organizations that serve children with special needs.

California Fertilizer Foundation School Garden Grant Program 
Provides 24 grants for $1,200 each to schools throughout California

California School Garden Grant Program
Western Growers Association

Captain Planet Foundation 
The Captain Planet Foundation (CPF) annually funds projects involving children and young adults. Recipients of these awards are often schools and non-profits that propose projects promoting understanding of environmental issues. These projects must include children and young adults (aged 6-18) and focus on hands-on involvement, interaction and cooperation within the group, development of planning and problem solving skills, and adult supervision. Generally, the monetary sum of awarded grants is between $250-2,500.

Center for Ecoliteracy

Classroom Earth 2010 National High School Challenge
Classroom Earth wants to help support teachers around the country who want to make environmental education part of their curriculum by providing grants up to $4,000. Classroom Earth is committed to helping teachers integrate environmental education into their curricula to inspire their students to help solve environmental problems. Teachers from all subject areas are encouraged apply.

Clorox Clean-Up Power A Bright Future Grant 
Nominate a local non-profit kids program on Facebook for a chance a $10,000 grant.

Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFP)          
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES)

Cornell University Celebrate Urban Birds Mini-Grants 

CVS Caremark Community Grants
The CVS Caremark Community Grants program awards funds to nonprofit organizations for programs targeting children with disabilities; programs focusing on health and rehabilitation services; and public schools promoting a greater level of inclusion in student activities and extracurricular programs, and initiatives that give greater access to physical movement and play. Qualifying organizations are eligible for grants of up to $5,000.

Disney Planet Challenge / Donor's Choose 
Funding for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade hands-on projects to benefit the environment that request $650 or less in materials - Funding for first 100 programs submitted only.

DoSomething.org Increase Your Green School Competition
Earth Day Network Grant Program  
For projects that green a school -- from bricks-and-mortar and schoolyard improvements to implementing environmental education, performing civic action and achieving policy reform.

Ecology/Environmental Science Teaching Awards

Entomological Society of America President's Prizes for Outstanding Achievement in Primary and Secondary Education ~ July 1
Recognizing educators who use insects as educational tools

Environmental Excellence Awards

EPA Environmental Education Grants

Fruit Tree Planting Foundation

Fiskars Project Orange Thumb
Grants for gardens and/or gardening projects geared toward community involvement, neighborhood beautification, sustainable agriculture and/or horticultural education.

Fruit Tree 101 ~ Open
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation and Stretch Island Fruit Co. are giving fruit trees to K-12 parents who submit their children's school.

Gardenburger Community Garden Grants 

Gardener's Supply Garden Crusader Awards 
Winners (no age limit) in the areas of garden education, feeding the hungry, urban renewal and restoration receive cash and supplies. 

General Mills' Champions for Healthy Kids
Fifty grants of $10,000 each to community-based groups that develop creative ways to help youth adopt a balanced diet and physically active lifestyle

Greencorps Chicago - City of Chicago

Green Spaces Alliance Community Garden Starter Grants 
South Texas

GreenNet Mini-Grants - Chicago's Greening Network 

Green Thumb Challenge 2010 ~ Through Aug 31
Between Feb. 1 and Aug. 31 2010, the Green Education Foundation is calling on schools and youth groups nationwide to plant 10,000 classroom and outdoor gardens - the largest youth gardening initiative in history! The Green Thumb Challenge aims to connect kids across the country with the joys and healthy benefits of gardening, providing participants with beginner-friendly resources to plant gardens of any size. Register to receive a $10 off a $50 purchase at Lowe's, and the opportunity to be awarded a $5,000 grant in recognition of your garden project.

Go Green for the Earth DVD Contest
TeachersCount invites teachers to tell them about the “green” ideas they bring into their classrooms to ensure that future generations will continue to enjoy all of nature’s splendor. The top three entries will each receive a copy of DisneyNature: EARTH on DVD, which demonstrates the beauty throughout the world’s ecosystems. 

GOOD Magazine Garden Design Contest (Los Angeles)
Design a garden module that can be applied to a 20' by 20' space on any K through 12 campus.

Goody's Good Deeds for Schools

2009 Hansen's Natural and Native School Garden Grant 
Promoting the benefits of using native plants and fostering the installation of naturalized gardens in San Francisco Bay schoolyards.

Healthy Farm, Healthy Schools Grant 
Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Healthy Sprouts Awards ~ Due Oct 1
The purpose of this program is to support the development of gardens via school and youth programs that teach nutrition and the issue of hunger in the United States. Projects should serve at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. Projects should positively impact the community while simultaneously equipping participants with the skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle that is compatible with environmental stewardship.

Heinz Wholesome Memories Intergenerational Garden Award 
Fostering family-focused garden efforts in communities across the country

Hewlett Packard Innovations in Education Grants 
Math and science innovations for middle schools and high schools

Hooked on Hydroponics
For schools and youth organizations planning to engage in a hydroponics project with at least 15 children between the ages of 6 and 18 during the 2010 school year

Home Depot Building Healthy Communities Grants
Grants, up to $2,500, are now available to registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, public schools or tax-exempt public service agencies in the U.S. who are using the power of volunteers to improve the physical health of their community.  Grants are made in the form of The Home Depot gift cards for the purchase or tools or materials. 

Illinois DNR Biodiversity Field Trip Grants
Grants to take your students on a field trip to study some aspect of Illinois' natural or cultural biodiversity.

Illinois DNR Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
Applicants are strongly encouraged to use native Illinois plants in their wildlife habitat area

Illinois DNR Rainwater Initiative Grant 
Students can construct a rain garden to help control storm water runoff, improve wildlife habitat and address flooding concerns.

Illinois Rain Water Garden Initiative Grants 
The Illinois Conservation Foundation (ICF) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources' (IDNR) Division of Education are working together to offer the Illinois Rain Garden Initiative grants this spring. Teachers, staff of nonprofit organizations and staff of public institutions may apply for up to $1,000 to develop a rain garden on public property.

ING Unsung Heros Awards 
Sponsored by ING Direct, the ING Unsung Heroes K-12 Education Awards will select 100 teachers (based on their creative, innovative classroom projects and unique educational programs) to receive $2,000. Of the 100 finalists, three will be selected for additional financial awards, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.

Inspired by Bulbs! Educational Grant 

Intel Schools of Distinction Awards in Math and Science 

International Paper Foundation - Open
Environmental education for young children: outdoor classrooms, forestry, and air and water quality programs

Jenny's Heros - Open
The Jenny Jones Foundation will give up to $25,000 to everyday citizens who want to improve their communities.

Kroger Co. Foundation - Open
Feed-the-hungry programs in communities where Kroger employees live and work

Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program 

Love Your Veggies Grant 
The makers of Hidden Valley® Salad Dressings are now accepting applications for the 2009-10 Love Your Veggies™ grant program. Withsupport from its partner the School Nutrition Foundation (SNF), thegrant program will once again seek to help schools provide innovativeprograms to increase consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in thelunchroom.

Levitt Foundation 
Children and environment - New York City / Long Island

Live Monarch Foundation Educator Award Program

Lowe's Outdoor Classroom Grant Program 
For the 2009-10 program, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation will increase its focus on basic one-time project needs.

Mantis Awards for Community & Youth Gardens

Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation 
Helping facilitate the development and implementation of holistic environmental curricula that incorporate basic ecological principles and field environmental activities within a primary or secondary school setting

Midwest School Garden Grant
Elementary, middle, and high schools serving low- to middle-income students in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are eligible.  Educators should be planning to use the garden to teach students life skills, reinforce academics, develop environmental stewardship, and encourage students to make positive choices for themselves and the planet. Both established and start-up garden programs are encouraged to apply.

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Action Communities for Health, Innovation, and Environmental Change (ACHIEVE) Proposals
This program seeks to strengthen community coalitions to develop an action plan that addresses comprehensive chronic disease prevention through policy, systems, and environmental change strategies. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, increasing farmers markets, fresh fruits and vegetables, and community gardens for residents; and increasing healthy food choices in restaurants, grocery stores, worksites, and schools.

National Education Foundation Student Achievement Grants
National Garden Clubs 
Organic + Native Plant School Garden Partnership

Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards 
The Nature Hills Nursery Green America Awards will be presented to groups and organizations that are making a difference in their communities. Eligible applicants include community groups who are committed to improving their local environment by planting trees, bushes, and shrubs to make their communities a better place to live. One grand prize winner will receive $2,500 in plant materials. The first place winner will receive $1,500 in plant materials, and the second place winner $1,000 in plant materials. The plant materials can contain trees, fruit trees, bushes and shrubs, perennials, and vegetable seeds.

NEA Foundation Learning & Leadership Grant Funds educator participation in high-quality professional development experiences or collegial study

NEA's Green Across America ~ Due July 30
Grants of up to $1,000 are available to help you implement your innovative education program, activity, lesson or event to excite students about going green, caring for the earth and creating a sustainable future.

NEA Foundation Student Achievement Grants 
For projects that engage students in critical thinking and problem solving that deepen their knowledge of standards-based subject matter and improve habits of inquiry, self-directed learning, and critical reflection.

Nickelodeon's Big Green Grants
Supporting environmentally-friendly projects that educate and inspire kids to take care of the environment; be active and live healthier; and/or engage in community service

North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Farmer Rancher Grants

NC SARE Youth & Youth Educator Sustainable Agriculture Grants
Providing opportunities for youth and youth educators in the North Central Region to learn more about Sustainable Agriculture

Openlands' 2009 Building School Gardens Grants 
For Chicago Public Schools, Dowload Application

Oppenheimer Family Foundation Teacher Incentive Grant Chicago

Park Seed Get My Classroom Growing Essay Contest

Plant the Seeds of Learning Contest 
Annie's Homegrown & National Gardening Association

Play with Your Produce Healthy Challenge Teacher Contest 
Create a fun activity for the classroom focused on healthy eating. PBS and Produce For Kids challenge teachers to have fun, be creative and teach kids the benefits of healthy eating with more fruits and vegetables.

Project Learning Tree GreenWorks! Grants 
Providing $250-1,000 to K-12 teachers to implement environmental and service-learning projects

Project Learning Tree Greenworks! MonarchLIVE Butterfly Garden Grants

PTO Today, Inc. Parent Group of the Year 2009 

The Quaker Go Project
Awards for community-based projects that combat hunger

Rodale Institute's Kidsregen.org® Organic School Garden Awards 

STEMester of Service Grants from Youth Service America 
Helping middle school science teachers and service-learning coordinators strengthen their classroom practices through service-learning, a teaching method that combines meaningful service with curriculum or program-based learning. Emphasis on the environment.

Student Conservation Association Green Your School Grant
High school grant program

2010 Syngenta IPM in School Gardens Grant 
Middle and high schools serving low- to middle-income students located in the United States are eligible to apply. Educators must be planning to use the garden program to teach students about integrated pest management practices used in gardens and commercial agriculture.

Taproot Foundation
Service Grants for Non-Profits

Target K-12 Outdoor Classroom Field Trip Grants 
Funds to give students the opportunity to explore more of the world outside the classroom. For the 2009-2010 school year, 5,000 grants of up to $800 each will be awarded for visits to art, science, and cultural museum visits; community service and civic projects; and career enrichment opportunities.

Teaching Tolerance - Open
Grants for programs to help reduce prejudice among youth, improve intergroup relations in schools and/or support educator professional development in these areas

Toyota Tapestry Grants for Science Teachers 
Recognizing projects that provide an innovative approach and a hands-on learning environment for K–12 science

UNA-USA National High School Essay Contest

UnitedHealth Heroes Service Learning Grants 
Youth-led community education projects in select states

United States Department of Agriculture Beginner Farmer & Rancher Development Program 
Cooperative State Research, Education and Education Service (CREES)

USDA Rural Development‘s Community Facilities Grants ~ Due Before August 2010
Grants for Farm to School initiatives in rural communities with less than 20,000 people

Volvo Adventure with the United Nations Environment Program 
Rewarding environmental activities outside of the classroom. To enter, students must form a team of two to five members, ages 13 to 16 years, and perform an environmental project in their local communities.

Washington Parks & People Community Harvest Mini-Grants 
Washington DC

Welch's Harvest Grants 
To help teach the value of sustainable agriculture and healthy eating.
 

Wisconsin Environmental Education Board Grant Program
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