The Upstate Chapter of South Carolina Native Plant Society (SCNPS) is pleased to announce the Upstate Community Grants Program.
Donor Name: South Carolina Native Plant Society (SCNPS)
State: South Carolina
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000
Details:
The South Carolina Native Plant Society is a non-profit organization committed to the preservation and protection of native plant communities in South Carolina. They work to make this happen by providing programs and activities including field trips, plant rescues, native plant sales, monthly educational lectures and educational journals designed to:
- Educate and inform members and the general public about the importance of native plants
- Support efforts by government agencies to protect habitats and endangered species
- Encourage the use of native plant materials in public and private landscaping
- Promote the commercial availability of native plant materials
Join us to enjoy and learn more about native plant and to help more people come to understand and appreciate the vital role native plant species play in the health and sustainability of the natural ecosystem!
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 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.
