The Upstate Chapter of South Carolina Native Plant Society (SCNPS) is pleased to announce the Upstate Community Grants Program.
Donor Name: Upstate Chapter of South Carolina Native Plant Society
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: All Time
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Part of the SCNPS mission is to promote native plants through planting natives, the removal of exotics (i.e., non-native/invasive) species, and educating the neighbors through outreach. The grants program (“Program”) is designed to engage the the widest possible public in local projects that align with the mission to “Protect & Restore” the heritage native plants, and to “Educate” the Upstate communities.
Funding Information
Individual award amounts will generally not exceed $1,000; however, larger amounts may be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
- Projects must be directed at protecting, preserving, or restoring, and/or educating the public, about native plants or native plant communities.
- The project must be located in one or more of the nine Upstate counties (Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, McCormick, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg, Union).
- Priority will be given to those projects involving education; public land or places of cultural significance; preserving rare species; the removal of invasive/exotic species; etc. (not necessarily in that order!).
- Applicants must demonstrate that they have the means (capacity, time, manpower, enthusiasm, etc.) available to complete and maintain the project.
- Community project funds are not to be used on personal property and not for personal gain (although they encourage private homeowners to invest their own time and resources into re-envisioning and replanting their own properties with native plants!).
- Projects should be scheduled to begin within one year of the grant issuance and completed within two years of said issuance.
- Applicants may only apply for one project per fiscal year.
- Applicant must submit an application (available for download below) that includes:
- Project contact (name, phone number, and email address required)
- Project location
- Project budget (include any matching funds – source(s) and amounts)
- Project description (How does this project benefit or demonstrate the value of native plants? Who will benefit?)
- Project timeline, including the start and completion dates
- A description of how the project will be sustained/maintained over time (including, Who will be responsible?)
- Letters of support from partners and/or landowners (who must be named/identified in the application).
For more information, visit SCNPS.
