National Gardening Association Accepting Applications for Youth Garden Grants
Anandi Premlall
| Posted on October 4, 2011 |     |
| Deadline: November 28, 2011 | |
National Gardening Association Accepting Applications for Youth Garden Grants
With support from the Home Depot Garden Club, the National Gardening Association will award Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations in the United States working to conduct child-centered garden programs.
Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and inter-generational groups in the U.S. are eligible to apply. Applicants must plan to garden with at least fifteen children between the ages of 3 and 18. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., groups that won in 2011 may apply again in 2013) and have significantly expanded their garden programs.
In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize educational focus or curricular/program integration, nutrition or plant-to-food connections, environmental awareness/education, entrepreneurship, and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, and service-learning.
One hundred grants are available through the 2011 grant cycle. Five programs will receive gift cards valued at $1,000 (a $500 gift card to the Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog, as well as educational materials from NGA). Ninety-five programs will receive a $500 gift card to the Home Depot and educational materials from NGA.
Complete program information and application procedures are available at the NGA Kids Gardening Web site.
Contact:
Link to Complete RFP
Primary Subject: Children and Youth
Geographic Funding Area: National
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