Additional School Garden Grants

• Whole Kids Foundation GrantsDeadline: Applications will open February of 2024
  Funding: Provides a $3,000 monetary grant to support a new or existing edible educational garden.
  Weblink: https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/programs/school-gardens-grant
  Bee grants are also available: https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/programs/honey-bee-hive-grant
• The Samull Classroom Herb Garden Grant
  Deadline: opens in summer 2024 for 2025
  Funding: Ten grants in the amount of $300 are available. Elementary classrooms grades 3-6 with fifteen students or more may apply for a grant to establish an herb garden. In addition to plants, the funds may be used for supplies such as soil, plants trays, containers, child or youth sized tools, etc.
  Weblink:https://www.herbsociety.org/get-involved/grants-scholarships/
• Grow More Good Grassroots Grant from Scotts Miracle Gro
  Closed for 2023– no information for 2024 yet
  Funding: $500 or $1,500 in cash
  Awards provide funding for the development of new and expansion of existing youth garden programs and greenspaces serving 15 or more youth.
  Weblink: https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/gromoregood-grassroots-grant-23/
• American Heart Association’s Teaching Gardens Network Grant
  No information for 2024-2025
  Funding: $2500 
  Grants “to help garden spaces thrive”
  Weblink: https://www.heart.org/en/professional/educator/teaching-gardens/teaching-gardens-grant
• Project Learning Tree Greenworks Grants
  Deadline: Not currently seeking applicants
  Funding: $1,000 for students to design their school garden or to contribute to their neighborhood environment. Applicants must attend a Project Learning Tree training either online or in person.
  Weblink: https://www.plt.org/resources/greenworks-grants/
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• Openlands TreePlanters Grant
  Deadline: Applications accepted on a rolling basis. Plantings occur April-May and September-October.
  Funding: 10-40 Trees for neighbors to get together to plant in their community.
  Weblink: https://openlands.org/trees/treeplanters-grants/
• National Garden Bureau’s Therapeutic Garden Grants
  Deadline: July of every year
  Funding: $1,000-$3,000 for schools, nonprofits, hospitals to implement a therapeutic garden program.
  Weblink: https://ngb.org/therapeutic-grant-program/
• Budding Botanist Grant
  Grant closes in October, usually the second week 
  Funding: $1,200 in cash and supplies
  K – 12 schools that can demonstrate that at least 40% of their student population would qualify for free or reduced price meals. Applicants must be planning a new or expanding an existing school garden program designed to teach students about environmental sustainability and the importance of biodiversity.
  Weblink: https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/budding-botanist-23/
• Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Program
  Application Period: July- November
  Funding: $100 to $500 for native plant gardens and landscaping projects; acquiring native plants and seeds for outdoor learning areas that engage youth (preschool to high school) directly in planning, planting and caring for native plant gardens. 
  Weblink: https://wildones.org/seeds-for-education/
• Missouri Prairie Foundation – Prairie Garden Grants Program 
  Deadline: January of every year
  Funding: For the establishment of prairie gardens or plantings; $800 each.
  Weblink: https://moprairie.org/mission/grants/
• Green Our Planet Grants
  Deadline: accepted on a rolling basis, open now 
  Funding: Hydroponics STEM Program- If awarded a grant, Green Our Planet will cover $8,000 of the program cost and your school will be responsible for covering the additional $2,000 needed to fully fund the $10,000 program. GardenConnect STEM Program- If awarded a grant, Green Our Planet will cover $2,500 of the program cost and your school will be responsible for covering the additional $1,000 needed to fully fund the program.
  Weblink: https://greenourplanet.org/school-gardens/school-garden-application/

• Association of American Educators Classroom Grants
  Deadlines: Autumn: October 1st; Spring: March 1st
  Funding: $500
  These grants can be used for almost any materials teachers need.
  Weblink: https://opportunitydesk.org/2025/02/20/aae-national-scholarship-grant-program-2025/
• Roots & Shoots Mini Grants
  Deadline: April of every year
  Funding: U.S. educators, individuals, and group leaders are invited to apply for a $200 mini-grant to start, support, or celebrate their community-action project!
  https://www.rootsandshoots.org/take-action/find-funding/
• Toshiba America Foundation Grants for Science & Math Teachers
  Deadline: October 1st of every year for K-5, March 1st for 6-12, and May 1st for 6-12
  Funding: K-5 grade teachers are invited to apply on-line for a Toshiba America Foundation grant of not more than $1,000 to help bring an innovative project into their own classroom.
  http://www.toshiba.com/taf/

• Lots of Compassion Grant
  Opens in April-March of 2024
  Funding: Up to 10 grantees will be awarded $20,000 each to transform a vacant lot into a garden.
  Weblink: https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/lots-of-compassion-grant-23/

Bring Back the Monarchs (Free Milkweeds for Schools & Non-Profits)

Accepted on a rolling basis, free milkweeds are shipped in April and May.

Monarch Watch will send a flat of 32 Milkweed “plugs” to applicants who qualify. There must be a clear, long-term maintenance plan for the garden space, a show of administrative support, and a commitment to a follow up survey. Apply today!

Weblink:

https://monarchwatch.org/bring-back-the-monarchs/milkweed/free-milkweeds-schools-nonprofits/