NGA is delighted to announce that The Home Depot Garden Club has returned as our Youth Garden Grants sponsor for 2009. For more than 25 years, NGA's Youth Garden Grants program has helped more than 1.3 million youngsters reap rewards and vital life lessons from working in gardens and habitats, and thanks to the generosity of The Home Depot Garden Club, we can reach many more eager young learners.
The application deadline for the 2009 cycle has passed. Applicants will be notified of their status by February 15, 2009. If you'd like to be notified when applications for the 2010 cycle are available, please subscribe to Kids Garden News.
NGA awards Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations with child-centered garden programs. In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:
Who should apply: Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden in 2009 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years. Previous Youth Garden Grant winners who wish to reapply may do so, but must wait one year (e.g., if you won in 2008, you can apply again in 2010) and have significantly expanded their garden programs.
Application deadline (postmark date): November 1, 2008.
NGA and The Home Depot congratulate the winners of the 2008 Youth Garden Grants.
These 150 exemplary school and community projects engage children and young
people as learners, explorers, leaders, and nurturers in outdoor garden settings.
Click here to view winner list
Learn about grants and awards offered by other organizations, see the current issue of Kids Garden News.
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Sponsor: Bayer Advanced
Award package: 25 school gardens will each receive a selection of 10 rose bushes from All-America Rose Selections (AARS), and educational materials, including rose planting and maintenance information from NGA, the AARS rose documentary, "Love at First Sight," and the book Roses for Dummies.
Number of awards: 25
Who qualifies: School and youth garden programs
Annual application
deadline: January 23
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details, criteria, and application
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Sponsor: Gardener's Supply Company
Award package: Gift certificates to Gardener's Supply.
Five programs will each receive a certificate valued at $500; 15 more will
each receive a $200 gift certificate
Number of awards: 20
Who qualifies: School and youth garden programs
Annual application
deadline: October 15
Full
details, criteria, and application
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Sponsor: Mantis
Award package: Mantis tiller/cultivators
Number of awards: 25
Who qualifies: community, school, and youth garden programs
Annual application
deadline: March 1
Full
details, criteria, and application
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Sponsor: The Grow Store in conjunction with the Progressive
Gardening Trade Association
Award package: Hydroponics systems
valued between $360 to $1,100
Number of awards: 36
Who qualifies: School garden programs
Annual application
deadline: September 15
Full
details, criteria, and application
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