Hunter Industries and KidsGardening are working together to offer the Waterwise Garden Grant to support public and charter schools planning to teach about water conservation, water stewardship, and responsible water management through gardening.
Donor Name: KidsGardening
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/03/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Priorities
The selection of winners is based on demonstrated need and program impact. KidsGardening considers a variety of factors when determining needs, including:
- Socioeconomic & Sociodemographic Factors: How does the program exist within or engage a community that has been systematically denied resources, whether physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services? Organizations affected by multiple socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors are given priority.
- Program Funding and Support: Does an organization have access to consistent, substantial monetary support or prior grant funding? Or are pre-existing resources (financial or otherwise) limited? Organizations experiencing the latter are given priority.
- Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the needs of the community? Organizations working with greater than 50 youth will be given priority
Funding Information
In 2026, twenty-five elementary schools and/or middle schools will be awarded $1,000 – $2,250 in funding and an irrigation supply kit valued at $500.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any public or charter elementary or middle school (K-8th grades) located in the United States or U.S. territories that works with at least 15 youth is eligible to apply. Applicants must be planning to use the funds to install a new or improve an existing youth garden.
- KidsGardening grantees from any 2024 – 2025 grant program (Budding Botanist, Waterwise Garden, Youth Garden, GroMoreGood Grassroots, and Lots of Compassion) are not eligible to apply.
- Organizations must:
- Support, work with, or serve under-resourced communities (those most impacted by systemic inequities and situational hardships.)
- Have fifteen or more youth participate in the garden program.
- Have received less than $10,000 in grants for the garden program in 2025 so far.
For more information, visit Kids Gardening.
