Kansas City, MO, in partnership with KC Community Gardens, has launched a grant program to help farmers and community gardens get access to water and improve their water management practices.
Donor Name: Cultivate KC
State: Missouri
City: Kansas City
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/26/2022
Size of the Grant: over $1,000
Details:
The program, KC Grow, provides funding to growers in Kansas City, MO for:
- Municipal water line tap and hydrant installation
- Rainwater and storm water catchment systems
- Supply lines from existing water supplies
Farm design/ development to maximize rain water catchment and soil management practices that improve the water holding capacity of the soil.
KC Grow Small Grants help gardeners and farmers implement their water audit recommendations. You may request a KC Grow Small Grant application after you complete a water audit. The grants fund the following:
- rainwater and storm water catchment systems
- municipal water line tap and hydrant installation
- spigot meter and PVC connection
- water pumping systems
- drip irrigation systems
Other water access projects will be considered on a case-by-case basis if they are recommended on the water audit. Grant funds can be requested to cover 90 percent of your project. You must demonstrate the ability to pay the remaining percentage of your project cost.
Funding Information
Grants requests over $1,000 are reviewed two times per year.
Criteria
Applicants need to be either a nonprofit organization with 501(c)(3) status or a farm business.
For more information, visit Cultivate KC.
