The Youth Garden Grant supports school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for youth and their communities.
Donor Name: KidsGardening
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/13/2024
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
In early 2025, fifty organizations will be awarded $500 in funding for their youth garden program.
Funding Priorities
The selection of winners is prioritized 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.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any organization in the United States or US Territories planning a new or improving an existing garden program that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 0 and 18 is eligible to apply.
- KidsGardening grantees from any 2023 – 2024 grant program Youth Garden are not eligible to apply.
- Organizations must:
- Support, work with, or serve communities with a majority of individuals that are under-resourced (systematically denied resources and opportunities based on race, gender, ethnicity, income level, abilities, geographic location, etc., or currently experiencing hardship such as a natural disaster, etc.)
- Have fifteen or more youth participate in the garden program.
- Have received less than $10,000 in grants for the garden program during 2023 and 2024 combined.
For more information, visit KidsGardening.
