National Gardening Association
"When You Garden, You Grow"
Youth Garden
Grants Program
Presented by the National Gardening Association
and sponsored by The Home Depot
NGA is delighted to announce that The Home Depot Garden Club has returned as our Youth Garden Grants sponsor for 2010. For more than 25 years, NGA's Youth Garden Grants program has helped more than 1.3 million youngsters reap rewards and vital life lessons from working in gardens and habitats, and thanks to the generosity of The Home Depot Garden Club, we can reach many more eager young learners.
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NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:
- educational focus and/or curricular ties (if applicant is a formal education program)
- nutrition or plant-to-food connections
- environmental awareness/education
- entrepreneurship
- social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning.
Who should apply: Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden in 2010 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., if you won in 2009, you can apply again in 2011) and have significantly expanded their garden programs.
Grant Packages
For the 2010 grant cycle, 100 grants are available. Packages are as follows:
- Five(5) programs will receive gift cards valued at $1000 (a $500 gift card to The Home Depot and a $500 gift card to the Gardening with Kids catalog and store) and educational materials from NGA
- Ninety Five(95) programs will receive a $500 gift card* to The Home Depot and educational materials from NGA
*Note: Home Depot gift cards must be used in person at Home Depot stores. They are not valid for online purchases.
2009 Youth Garden Grant Winners
NGA and The Home Depot congratulate the winners of the 2009 Youth Garden Grants. These exemplary school and community projects engage children and young people as learners, explorers, leaders, and nurturers in outdoor garden settings. View the 2009 winner list »
Learn about grants and awards offered by other organizations, see the current issue of Kids Garden News »MORE GARDEN AWARDS
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Syngenta IPM in
School Gardens Grant
Sponsor: Syngenta
Award package: Recipients will receive an award package valued at $1,250!
Number of awards: Four(4)
Who qualifies: Middle and high schools serving low- to middle-income students located in the United States planning to use the garden program to teach students about IPM.
Application deadline: March 1st, 2010
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Midwest School
Garden Grants
Sponsor: The Grandchildren of Helene and Mark Eisner
Award package: Recipients will receive $1,000 in materials and funding!
Number of awards: Eleven(11)
Who qualifies: Elementary, middle, and high schools serving low- to middle-income students located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin are eligible.
Application deadline: February 12th, 2010
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Welch's Harvest Grants
Sponsor: Welch's
Award package: Recipients will receive indoor or outdoor garden package filled with a variety of tools, seeds, educational materials!
Number of awards: One hundred(100)
Who qualifies: K-8 classrooms in the United States using gardens to teach students about nutrition and sustainable agriculture.
Application deadline: February 6th, 2010
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Mantis Awards
Sponsor: Mantis
Award package: Recipients will receive Mantis tiller/cultivators!
Number of awards: Twenty five(25)
Who qualifies: community, school, and youth garden programs.
Application deadline: March 1st, 2010
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