Deadline is November 15 for Garden Grants and December 1 for Salad Bar Grants 2012 has been an exciting year for Whole Kids Foundation – including a move to a brand new grant management system! They will be accepting new grant applications from October 1 – November 15, 2012.  Applications will be reviewed this winter… [Continue Reading]

Grant Opportunity for 2013 begins September 19, 2013 The National Gardening Association is proud to announce a new sponsorship program by Yum! Brands. In an effort to help all schools sow the seeds of respect, the Muhammad Ali Center Peace Garden is designed to help schools teach lessons of peace and hunger awareness through garden… [Continue Reading]

Project Learning Tree® (PLT) is an award-winning national environmental education program for educators and their students in grades PreK-12.  GreenWorks! is the service-learning, community action program of PLT that partners PLT educators, students, and communities in environmental neighborhood improvement projects. GreenWorks! blends service activities with the academic curriculum and addresses real community needs as students… [Continue Reading]

September 30, 2012 and February 28, 2013 Grants are made for activities that promote and support high-quality educational programs that enable children and youth to understand and appreciate our world through learning experiences that engage them in active, hands-on projects to improve the environment in their schools and communities.  Grants from the Captain Planet Foundation… [Continue Reading]

Deadline: October 1, 2012 The Herb Society of America, as a recipient of a bequest from the estate of Donald Samull, has established two herb garden grants for teachers in grades 3 through 6. Mr. Samull was an elementary school teacher who used his love of herbs in the classroom with his 3rd-6th grade students…. [Continue Reading]

Deadline: October 12, 2012 (As soon as 1500 grant applications have been submitted, the application process will close. Notification date is mid-January 2013) Funding requests must be from $2,000-$5,000. 3 Simple Steps to Application Success:   Print out and review the Pre-Application Checklist (PDF file). Use the Pre-Application as a guide to collect and compile… [Continue Reading]

Deadline: October 15, 2012.  Notification of award is February 15, 2013 The Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Program (SFE) began in 1996 and was named in honor of naturalist and Wild Ones inspirational leader Lorrie Otto, a pioneer in the natural landscaping movement in the United States and on who’s philosophy Wild Ones was founded…. [Continue Reading]

Deadlines: February 1, May 1, August 1, November 1, 2012-2013 The American Honda Foundation supports youth education programs with a specific focus on the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subjects in addition to the environment. Grants range from $20,000 to $75,000 Go to www.corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf

Submission by December 31, 2012 Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb provides tools, materials and other support to help communities reach their goals for neighborhood beautification, community collaboration and healthy, sustainable food sources. This year, Fiskars’ Project Orange Thumb will select 11 recipients – 10 programs will receive $5,000 in cash and tools to help support their… [Continue Reading]

2013 Mantis Award Application Deadline: March 1, 2013 Each applicant is asked to create a Garden Registry profile for his/her program. The Garden Registry profile can be displayed publicly or privately depending on the organization’s preferences. Garden Registry profiles are required to apply for grants hosted by National Gardening Association for 2012-2013. Applications will be… [Continue Reading]