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Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Eligibility: Educators may request up to $300 in funds per semester for nature-based projects.

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Looking to connect your students with nature?
We've got you covered!

Nature Net aims to support your efforts to include outdoor, nature, and environmental education in your curricula with The New Nature Express grant program, which supports all kinds of nature learning experiences remote and in-person.

Designed to remove barriers and support your creative ideas with up to $300 in funding, the New Nature Express works as follows:

1. Fill out the application below - tell us about your innovative connection to nature exploration and learning

2. Keep track of your spending using a simple form provided by us

3. Submit your final expenditures (deadline is generally at the end of the semester; your confirmation will provide details)

4. Receive your payment and celebrate your success! Time spent in nature is good for everyone's health and learning outcomes!

Have questions?
Details and frequently asked questions are listed below.
Ready to apply?

Use the form below or click here to open the application form in another tab.

FAQs
What qualifies as a Nature Express nature project or idea?

Be creative! We want to support your innovative ways of connecting your students with nature. If you're looking for inspiration, check out this list of ideas or see how teachers used the funding in Fall 2020.

Can I use this for bus funding?

Yes! Bus funding to outdoor and nature-related destinations, like Nature Net member sites, is eligible for Nature Express funding. Be sure to mention in your application that you will be using the funds specifically for the bus funding.

Does my nature project or idea have to include a Nature Net site?

No, but we encourage you to take advantage of the programs, resources, and creative virtual and in-person materials and opportunities Nature Net sites are working hard to create for you and your students. Nature Net and other resources designed to address at-home learning with a connection to nature can be found here.

How does the New Nature Express work?

Once you apply, we will review your application and let you know if your nature project or idea has been accepted. This is generally done on a weekly basis but please bear with us as we navigate this new process. If you do not hear from someone from Nature Net after two full weeks from your application date, please email to check in.

This grant program functions on a reimbursement basis. We understand this may create a barrier to getting started on your project and if this is the case, we invite you to reach out to us at info@naturenet.org.

Otherwise, you will need to track your spending on our provided form, and submit all of your expenses at the end of the semester. We will follow up with a friendly reminder if your expense report needs completing.

How likely is my application to be accepted?

This is not a competitive grant program. We aim to accept as many applications as we can with the funds we have available. You will hear from us if your idea has been accepted and you are then free to carry on with your project. Reimbursements will be allocated at the end of the semester.

How much funding can I request?

You may request up to $300 each semester.

To which academic standards should I link my nature project?

Your nature project or idea should link directly to your curriculum and or to any of the Department of Public Instruction's State Academic Standards, including but not limited to the new Environmental Literacy & Sustainability standards, Next Generation Science Standards, or other standards your school or district uses for learning goals.

How do I track and share my spending?

We have created a Google form with instructions on how to fill it out, which you will receive after your project has been approved. You may list all of your project expenses and will be reimbursed for up to $300 of your costs.

What are examples of "measures of success" as requested in the application?

We invite your creativity here, too! Use pictures, samples of students' work, anecdotes from your students, administration, or even yourself! Success shows itself in many ways and we invite you to think of "success" expansively. Maybe children will form a new relationship with an outdoor space in their neighborhood, or they'll be using nature to fuel an art or language arts project.

Ideas & Inspiration
See here for some of the previous projects from Fall 2020! Past and possible projects include:

Educational programs - including virtual - provided by Nature Net sites

Nature exploration kits for students to use at home - i.e. materials that support science, art, language arts, math, etc.

Outdoor classroom supplies or construction support - if/when schools return to in person learning, outdoor learning is a potential safe option

Supplies for an outdoor "scavenger hunt" - laminated sheets with plants/animals to find and activities to do, dry erase markers, butterfly nets, etc.

Environmental measuring tools - i.e. thermometers, wet bulbs, anemometers, field guides, etc.

Nature journals and other journaling supplies

Sit-upons for journaling or sitting outside - purchase or materials for DIY

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Nature Net is a not-for-profit initiative that provides "one-stop shopping" for environmental education resources for teachers and families of South-Central Wisconsin and beyond! You'll find nature centers, museums and other providers in Southern Wisconsin and all sorts of free ideas, suggestions and free educational resources on how to explore your local environment.

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Madison Area Master Gardener Association (MAMGA)

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Deadline: March 1, 2023
Eligibility: The purpose of these grants is to help support school garden projects and nonprofit community-based garden projects located within Dane County. The project must be sponsored by a MAMGA Master Gardener* and be affiliated with a school or a nonprofit organization.

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Madison Area Master Gardeners Association

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Total Awards = $3000

The grant application period for the Community Services Grant program ran from Oct 1, 2018 through Apr 13, 2019. The following grants were reviewed by a 5 person Community Services Program workgroup who made decisions about the size of the awards. The following are the results.

1. AWARD: $500 Glenn Stephens Elementary School Pollinator Garden - 120 S Rosa Road, Madison, WI 537056
Install a pollinator garden along the front walkway and entrance to the school which complements the existing vegetable garden and outdoor classroom. Purchase plants, mulch, compost and plant identification cards.

2. AWARD: $500 Lapham Community Garden Room to Grow - 1045 E. Dayton St., Madison, WI 53703

The project is to rebuild 16 raised garden beds that are deteriorating and only a few inches in height to 8' x 4' x 12" dimensions using cedar boards. The beds will be lined and filled with soil and compost.

3. AWARD: $442 Glendale Elementary School Vermicomposting Project - 1201 Tompkins Dr., Madison, WI 53716

Residual produce waste (apple core, peel, etc) from fresh fruit/vegetable snacks served at the school will be used as source material for lessons in vermicomposting in the classroom and production of compost for the school garden.

4. AWARD: $343 Frank Allis Elementary School Garden Soil Improvements - 4201 Buckeye Rd. Madison, WI 53716

Enhance and rejuvenate the soil of a heavily used school garden by testing soil and adding appropriate amounts of fertilizer. The project includes burning the school prairie by adult volunteers. This adds to the outdoor classroom lesson plans for the season.

5. AWARD: $165 Falk Elementary School Garden: Increasing Access - 6323 Woodington Way, Madison, WI 53711

Fill newly constructed raised garden beds 8' x 2.5' x 2' tall with soil to prepare for the 2019 classroom plans for composting and planting seeds and plants. This will provide better access for students with disabilities and help to keep students cleaner when gardening during the day before returning to the classroom.

NOTE: Falk has carried over $90 from the 2018 MAMGA Community Services grant for this same purpose. Due to rain and lack of full funding ($265) for purchasing soil, they will apply this amount to the 2019 grant effort.

6. AWARD: $435 UW Extension Sustainable Urban Corridor Salt Tolerant Teaching Garden- east end of median at 5201 Fen Oak Dr, Madison, WI 53718.

Transform a 14' x 25' strip of the median to salt tolerant pollinator habitat. Salt is from winter road maintenance. The challenge is to have showy, salt tolerant plants less than 2' in height adapted to this new area of the teaching garden. NOTE: Several grant reviewers expressed concern about the safety of planting, maintaining and teaching at the median while several members had no concern since the median is fairly wide and Fen Oak is a dead end drive and most instruction is provided to adults. The group agreed that safety needs to be taken into account by the grant coordinator.

7. AWARD: $408 WI Heights Community Garden Signage - 813 W. Hudson Street, Mazomanie, WI 53560

Signs with common and botanical names will be made for 10 fruit trees, 4 raised beds, the Food Pantry Garden and Native Plant Prairie. Installation will be completed by garden volunteers.
8. AWARD: $57 Theresa Terrace Neighborhood Center "Kid's" Garden -
An educational effort with lesson plans for students K-6 to learn about a variety of garden topics including why insects are important, how seeds sprout, the importance of soil, sun and water, etc. A harvest dinner with produce distributed to students and their families is held each year. MAMGA funding this year will focus on rebuilding the fence around the garden.

9. AWARD: $135 Mellowhood in Meadowood -

The Community Garden has a large fence that is falling over. Besides developing a new garden area in 2019 called Three Sisters (corn, beans, pumpkins), the adult volunteers are working with young people to develop and repair infrastructure in the garden. The grant covers hats, gloves, hoes, fencing and paint.

10.AWARD: $58 Edible Perennial Landscaping -

This is an expansion of the Mt. Horeb Community Garden to include protecting newly planted fruit trees (spiral tree guards), and the purchase and planting of asparagus starts, herbs and soil. This project benefits volunteers at the gardens. Residents of the senior center receive produce at harvest. The whole community benefits from the beautification and maintenance of a green space in the village.
11. AWARD: $57 Monarch Teaching Garden -
This is the expansion of a small space where, in 2018, community members pulled out trees at the DeForest library and planted some native plants. Volunteers will purchase soil and native plants, a Way Station sign, butterfly cage for the library so that residents can observe the evolution of caterpillars to butterflies.

MAMGA Community Garden Grant Winners in 2017-18:
WI Heights Community Garden Raised Beds $325
The grant supported the installation of 3 additional raised beds to grow vegetables, herbs, berries, and asparagus. Produce was available to WI Hts gardeners or local food pantries. Gardeners donated a minimum of 6 hours to work on the project.

Five organic straw bale garden areas were added to demonstrate the methods and to control weeds that are invading existing garden areas. Various types of gardens, (pizza, salsa, squash and gourd, etc) were implemented.

The grant supported relocating the garden to a sunnier spot and building raised garden beds for each age group, 4K to 5th grades and special needs students. Students learned about growing their own food from start to finish and the healing value of a garden area for those who struggle with physical or mental health issues. Gardens is also be used by art classes.

The grant paid for the purchase of vegetable gardening tools and a rain barrel.

he grant is for the purchase of worms and composter equipment and supplies (tea bubbler and moter, activator, etc) and to demonstrate this form of organic composting to 270 students in the school gardens. Compost materials are gathered by students in the cafeteria.

The grant supported the expansion of growing vegetables in containers and installed a water collection system including a rain barrel.

MAMGA Community Garden Grant Winners in 2016-17:

Fitchburg Boys and Girls Club Garden Expansion $300

Falk Elementary School Garden, Madison $200

Neustro Mundo Community School rain garden $300

Wisconsin Heights Community Garden water system $400

Frank Allis School Heritage Garden $300

MAMGA Community Garden Grant Winners in 2015-16

Installation of Edible Native Landscaping at Marlborough Community Garden $481

People + Pollinators Project in Brittingham Community Gardens $416

Bees, Bugs, and Butterflies! Oh my! Pollinator Garden installation at Troy Gardens $472

Wisconsin Heights Community Garden Food Pantry Plots $132

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MAMGA Grants - Madison Area Master Gardeners Association

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Deadline: November 18, 2022
Eligibility: $1,000 cash grants and plant materials are available to high school educators in Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

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High School Pollinator Habitat Grants | Sand County Foundation

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Deadline: Friday, December 2, 2022
Eligibility: Any organization in the United States or US Territories planning a new or improving an existing garden program that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 0 and 18 is eligible to apply.
Previous Youth Garden Grant winners are not eligible.

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In early 2023, 50 organizations will be awarded $500 in funding and a collection of gardening supplies for their youth garden program.

Youth Garden Grant

Since 1982, the Youth Garden Grant has supported school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for youth and their communities.

In early 2023, fifty organizations will be awarded $500 in funding and a collection of gardening supplies for their youth garden program.

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Eligibility

Any organization in the United States or US Territories planning a new or improving an existing garden program that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 0 and 18 is eligible to apply.

Previous Youth Garden Grant winners are not eligible.

Funding Priorities

The selection of winners is prioritized based on demonstrated need and program impact. KidsGardening considers a variety of factors when determining needs, including:

Socioeconomic & Sociodemographic Factors: Does the program exist within or engage a community that has systematically been denied resources, whether physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services?

Program Funding and Support: Does a program have access to consistent, substantial monetary support or prior grant funding? Are pre-existing resources (financial or otherwise) limited? Programs experiencing the latter are considered higher need.

Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the actual needs of the community?

Award Packages

The 2023 Youth Garden Grant is made possible by KidsGardening's generous donor base and critical sponsorships from garden industry partners.

A total of fifty programs will be awarded $500 and a shipment of gardening supplies.

Among the fifty winners, ten programs will also receive a specialty award package. Five from our friends at Crescent Garden and five from our friends at Garden Tower.

Forty winners will receive award packages valued at $1,000 that include:

A $500 check from KidsGardening

A variety of gardening tools and supplies including:

Ten wildflower seed packets from American Meadows

Fifteen vegetable seed packets from Botanical Interests

Ten pairs of gloves from Work Gloves Depot

One Super Duty pruner and one Duralight looper from Woodland Tools

One Big Bag Bed from Smart Pot

Two packages of peat seedling trays from U+Me

One plant support kit (C-bites and safety caps) from Thriving Design

One Hose nozzle from Dramm

One mushroom growing kit from Back to the Roots

Two Tubtrugs from Gardener's Supply Company

Two curriculum books from KidsGardening

Five winners will receive the above award package and a Crescent Garden Container Garden Specialty Award package, valued at $1,900, that includes:

Two Mod Large Trough Self-watering Planters

Ten Eos Watering Cans

Twelve Weed Forks

Twelve Wide Trowels

Twelve Cultivators

Two Gabrielle Bags

One Pack of Plant Tags

This award package represents a $9,500 in-kind donation from Crescent Garden .

Five winners will receive the above award package and a Garden Tower Vertical Garden Specialty Award package, valued at $1,100, that includes:

Two Garden Tower 2s

Two Premium Caster Kits

Four Large Moisture Monitoring Probes

Earth Premium Organic Plant Food

A $50 gift card

This award package represents a $5,500 in-kind donation from Garden Tower .

How to apply

The deadline for application submission is Friday, December 2, 2022, at 11:59 pm PT.

All applications must be submitted online. You can download a copy of the questions as a Word document or PDF file. We strongly advise saving the questions and then pasting the answers into the online application rather than composing your answers directly into the online form. Many browsers timeout after 30 minutes of inactivity (or sometimes sooner) so you may lose your work if it takes longer than your browser's setting to complete or save your entry.

Award Notification and Fulfilment

Winners will be announced and contacted by email by Friday, January 6, 2023. A list of winners will also be posted on KidsGardening.org on that date. Awards will be distributed in February 2023.

Grant Recipient Requirements

Grant awardees are required to complete a year-end report by June 15, 2023. These reports help KidsGardening determine the overall impact of the grant program. Winners will be provided with a link in May 2023 to the 10-question online form to complete.

Year-end reporting requirements include:

5-10 digital images of the garden

Parental release forms to accompany images of children

A narrative about the impact of the garden program

If you do not feel that you will be able to comply with these reporting requirements, please do not apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are my chances of winning a Youth Garden Grant?

The Youth Garden Grant is our most competitive funding opportunity. We typically receive between 750-850 applications each grant cycle.

My program has previously been awarded a grant from KidsGardening. Am I eligible to apply for and receive a Youth Garden Grant?

Previous Youth Garden Grant winners are not eligible to receive another Youth Garden Grant. However, programs that have previously been awarded other grants from KidsGardening are welcome to apply and are eligible to be selected. That being said, given the high number of applications we receive for our various grant funding opportunities, it is unlikely you will be awarded multiple KidsGardening grants in a single calendar year or back-to-back years.

What makes a good Youth Garden Grant application?

The Youth Garden Grant differs from our other grant programs in that winning programs receive a product package in addition to a monetary award. As such, a competitive application will demonstrate a clear need for the product package items. Please be as precise and descriptive as possible when outlining how the assorted gardening supplies and tools would benefit your program.

We also encourage you to explore our Grant Application Support page for advice on how to craft a standout grant application.

How do I know if I've successfully submitted my application?

You will receive a confirmation email following the submission of your application on JotForm. Occasionally these emails end up flagged as Spam, so we recommend checking your Spam box.

What if I have started my application but have not finished it? Will it be reviewed?

Applications that are started but not submitted will not be considered for the award.

What if I need to update my submitted application?

You can email [email protected] to make minor changes to your application. If you need larger changes, please complete a new application. We only review the last application submitted by an organization.

What if I submit more than one application for the same organization?

The last application submitted will be reviewed.

How do you select grant winners?

We have a team of grant readers that evaluates applications and supporting materials for about a month. A single application typically goes through three rounds of evaluation before being selected as a winner.

In the initial round, a single reader will review an application, using a standardized scoring rubric, judging it on assorted criteria including but not limited to demonstrated need, program sustainability and impact, and clear fit with grant objectives. High-quality applicants are then selected to undergo a second round of evaluations. In this phase of the review process, each member of the grant selection committee reads all second-round applications before meeting to engage in group deliberation and finalist selection.

I didn't receive an email on Friday, January 6, 2023, the day of the winner announcement. Does this mean my program hasn't been awarded a grant?

We send a notification email about winner selection to the main contact as listed on your application. Emails are sent to both winning programs and those that were not selected for this year's grant. Because these emails are sent out en masse, this communication is frequently flagged in the main contact's Spam box. We encourage you to check your Spam box if you do not receive a notification email on the day of the announcement or to visit our website to view a list of Grant Winners.

Grant Application Technical Support

If you have any questions that were not addressed in the above Frequently Asked Questions section, please contact KidsGardening Program Director Sarah Lane at [email protected] .

Grant Sponsors

The 2023 Youth Garden Grant is sponsored by the following garden industry partners:

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Deadline: December 31, 2022
Eligibility: Teachers or partner organizations may apply for funding to cover costs that facilitate getting kids outside and hands-on with nature, such as purchasing field supplies, or paying for transportation, substitute teachers, or educator costs.

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Go Outside Fund - Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin

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The Go Outside Fund provides funding that helps connect students and teachers with outdoor, nature-based learning experiences. Teachers or partner organizations may apply for funding to purchase field supplies, or pay for transportation, substitute teachers, or educator costs. Grants up to $500 are available.

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Deadline: January 6, 2023
Eligibility: Grantees may include schools and districts, Indian Tribal Organizations, agricultural producers or groups of agricultural producers, nonprofit entities, and state and local agencies.

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About the Farm to School Grant Program

On an annual basis, USDA awards competitive Farm to School grants that support planning, developing, and implementing farm to school programs. USDA's Farm to School grants are an important way to help state, regional, and local organizations as they initiate, expand, and institutionalize farm to school efforts.

Important Resources

Seeding Success

The Seeding Success Webinars are a reoccurring series of webinars, providing technical assistance that supports farm to school grantees to develop, expand, and maintain robust farm to school programs, projects, or initiatives. These webinar topics were identified as topics of interest by farm to school grantees.

Grantee Resources

The grantee resources are intended to help current farm to school grant recipients administer, and accurately report, their grant related activities.

Grant Applicant Resources

Grant applicant resources are provided for those who are interested in potentially applying for a future farm to school grant.

Grant Awards to Date

An up to date list of prior farm to school grant awards, and descriptions of the work funded with the grant, can be found here.

Farm to School State Formula Grants

The USDA State Formula Grant for the support of Farm to School Administration.

FY2023 Farm to School Grant Request for Applications is Open

The fiscal year (FY) 2023 Farm to School grant program request for applications (RFA) is now open. To apply, visit Grants.gov and follow the instructions found in the FY2023 RFA. Be sure to visit the Grants Applicants page to access other helpful resources, including links to webinars that provide specific assistance on applying for a Farm to School Grant.

Seeding Success Webinar Series Now Available

This series of six, 30-minute webinars provide technical assistance that supports farm to school grantees to develop, expand, and sustain robust farm to school programs, projects or initiatives. The webinar topics were identified as topics of interest by farm to school grantees.

The Farm to School Grantee Report is Now Available

USDA's Farm to School Program is pleased to announce the release of a new report Cultivating Opportunity: An Overview of USDA's Fiscal Year 2015 and 2016 Farm to School Grantees' Growing Achievements. This report highlights farm to school program trends and best practices from fiscal year 2015 and 2016 farm to school grantees. This report also features baseline data provided by grantees which is used to assess the impact of the grant program on the growth of the farm to school movement nationwide.

Hungry for more information?

Please go to the USDA's Farm to School Program Fact Sheets Page.

To receive information and updates from USDA's Farm to School Program, subscribe to The Dirt our monthly e-letter.

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Farm to School Grant Program | Food and Nutrition Service

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Deadline: March 1, 2023
Eligibility: K–12 Schools or Non-Profit Organizations in U.S./Canada; our Garden Grant program provides a $3,000 monetary grant to support a new or existing edible educational garden.

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About the Program

At Whole Kids Foundation, we know that the more kids know and feel connected to their food, the more curious they become about how things grow or taste, and the more willing they are to try new foods. This is why we believe in edible garden learning spaces!

Our Garden Grant program provides a $3,000 monetary grant to support a new or existing edible educational garden located at either a:

K-12 School

Non-profit organization (501(c)(3) in the US/Registered Charity in Canada) that serves children in the K-12 grade range

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for this grant, the school or organization must meet the below criteria:

Be a charter or public school including tribally controlled and Bureau of Indian Education schools, non-profit private school, a non-profit organization or tribal entity that serves children in the K-12 age range, or a government entity

Engage at least 10 children on a regular basis

Be growing edible plants in your garden

Eligible to re-apply for a second grant if your previous funds were received in 2021 or earlier. Completion of Progress Report on previous grant required to apply again. *Recipients can only receive a total of two Garden Grants.

To Prepare

You can find a copy of the 2023 Garden Grant application here. All final applications MUST be submitted online but we share the application PDF as a way for you to prepare and get started!

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Deadline: February 10, 2023
Eligibility: Any nonprofit organization, school district, university, government entity, or tax-exempt organization, such as religious organizations and Tribal governments, in the United States and US Territories serving at least 15 youth is eligible to apply. Applicants must be planning to use the funds to install new or improve existing youth gardens or greenspaces.

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The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. In 2023, 160 programs will receive $500 - $1,500 in funding.

GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant

The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. The Grassroots Grants are part of The Scotts Miracle-Gro's larger GroMoreGood initiative, which will bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces to 10 million children by the end of 2023.

In 2023, 160 programs will receive funding to start or expand their youth garden or greenspace. A total of $95,000 will be awarded.

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Eligibility

Any nonprofit organization, school district, university, government entity, or tax-exempt organization, such as religious organizations and Tribal governments, in the United States and US Territories serving at least 15 youth is eligible to apply. Applicants must be planning to use the funds to install new or improve existing youth gardens or greenspaces.

Applicants must provide proof of 501(c)(3) status or qualify as tax-exempt. If your organization has not achieved 501(c)(3) or tax-exempt status, you may apply for a GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant by partnering with a fiscal sponsor who has achieved this status.

Previous winners of the GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant must wait two years after receiving an award to apply again.

We prioritize the following when selecting winners...

The selection of winners is prioritized based on demonstrated need and program impact. KidsGardening considers a variety of factors when determining needs, including:

Socioeconomic & Sociodemographic Factors: Does the program exist within or engage a community that has been systematically denied resources, whether physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services?

Program Funding and Support: Does a program have access to consistent, substantial monetary support or prior grant funding? Or are pre-existing resources (financial or otherwise) limited? Programs experiencing the latter are considered higher need.

Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the actual needs of the community?

GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant Award Packages

In 2023, 160 programs will be awarded $500 to start or expand their youth garden or greenspace. Programs will also have the opportunity to apply for additional funding through the following specialty award categories:

Plus Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that have greater funding needs due to, but are not limited to, financial, environmental, safety, health, and regulation challenges. The award will provide five programs an additional $1,000, for a total of $1,500 in funding.

Pride Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that serve a majority of LGBTQ+ youth. The award will provide five programs an additional $1,000, for a total of $1,500 in funding.

Equity Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs led by people of color that serve a majority of youth of color. The award will provide five programs an additional $1,000, for a total of $1,500 in funding.

How to apply

The deadline for application submission is Friday, February 10, 2023, at 11:59 pm PT.

All applications must be submitted online. You can download a copy of the questions as a Word document or PDF file. We strongly advise saving the questions and then pasting the answers into the online application rather than composing your answers directly into the online form. Many browsers timeout after 30 minutes of inactivity (or sometimes sooner) so you may lose your work if it takes longer than your browser's setting to complete or save your entry.

Award Notification and Fulfilment

Winners will be announced and contacted by email by Friday, March 17, 2023. A list of winners will also be posted on KidsGardening.org on that date. Awards will be distributed in April 2023.

Grant Recipient Requirements

Grant awardees are required to complete a year-end report by December 15, 2023. These reports help KidsGardening determine the overall impact of the grant program. Winners will be provided with a link in November 2023 to the 10-question online form to complete.
Year-end reporting requirements include:

5-10 digital images of the garden

Parental release forms to accompany images of children

A narrative about the impact of the garden program

If you do not feel you will comply with these reporting requirements, please do not apply.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are my chances of winning a GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant?

The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant is a competitive funding opportunity. We typically receive between 500 - 700 applications each grant cycle.

My program has previously been awarded a grant from KidsGardening, am I eligible to apply for and receive a GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant?

Previous winners of the GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant must wait two years after receiving the award to apply again. Programs that have previously been awarded other grants from KidsGardening are welcome to apply and are eligible to be selected. That being said, given the high number of applications we receive for our various grant funding opportunities, it is unlikely you will be awarded multiple KidsGardening grants in a single calendar year or in back-to-back years.

How do I apply for the specialty award categories: Plus, Pride, or Equity?

As you complete your GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant application, you will find the additional questions for the specialty categories.

Are we required to provide documentation of our 501(c)(3) status?

Yes. During the application process, you will be required to upload verification documents of your nonprofit status. 501(c)(3) organizations may include their IRS Determination Letter or Formation Document or Organization's Charter. Schools can submit a letter on school district letterhead, signed by a school district official, stating that the school in question falls under the jurisdiction of the school district. For other tax-exempt organizations such as government agencies, religious organizations, and Tribal governments, please provide a letter on official letterhead stating that you are designated as an automatically tax-exempt organization and thus exempt from needing a 501(c)(3) documentation to claim nonprofit status with the US government.

What makes a good GroMoreGood Grassroots application?

The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. As such, a competitive application will demonstrate a clear picture of how the new or existing youth garden or greenspace will benefit your community.

We also encourage you to explore our Grant Writing Tips resource for general advice about crafting a standout grant application.

Can I apply for multiple specialty award categories?

Yes, you are welcome to apply for multiple specialty award categories. That being said, given the high number of applications we typically receive, it is unlikely you will be awarded in multiple categories.

How do I know if I've successfully submitted my application?

You will receive a confirmation email from JotForm following the submission of your application. Occasionally these emails end up flagged as Spam, so we recommend checking your Spam box.

How do you select grant winners?

We have a team of grant readers that evaluates applications and supporting materials over the course of about a month. A single application typically goes through three rounds of evaluation before being selected as a winner. In the initial round, a single reader will review an application, using a standardized scoring rubric, judging it on assorted criteria including but not limited to demonstrated need, program sustainability and impact, and clear fit with grant objectives. High quality applicants are then selected to undergo a second round of evaluations. In this phase of the review process, each member of the grant selection committee reads all second round applications before meeting to engage in group deliberation and finalist selection. These finalists are then recommended to grant program sponsors, who review application materials and confirm winner selections.

I didn't receive an email on Friday, March 17, 2023, the day of the winner announcement. Does this mean my program hasn't been awarded a grant?

We send a notification email about GroMoreGood Grassroots selection to the main contact as listed on your application. Emails are sent to both winning programs and those that were not selected for this year's grant. Because these emails are sent out en masse, this communication is frequently flagged in the main contact's Spam box. We encourage you to check your Spam box if you do not receive a notification email on the day of the announcement or to visit our website to view a list of Grant Winners .

Grant Application Technical Support

If you have any questions that were not addressed in the above Frequently Asked Questions section, please contact KidsGardening Program Director Sarah Lane at [email protected] .

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is committed to bringing the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces to more people and more communities, especially those that need them most. Working with a wide range of innovative partners, including KidsGardening, they are ensuring that today's generations, and the ones that come after, will experience a world made better through gardens and greenspaces.

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The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. In 2023, 160 programs will receive $500 - $1,500 in funding.