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Grant Opportunities
Published July 29, 2010
Grant Opportunities
Deadline: October 1, 2010
National Gardening Association's Healthy Sprouts Awards to Support Youth Gardening Programs
The Subaru Healthy Sprouts Award, which is administered by the National Gardening Association and sponsored by Subaru of America, recognizes and supports youth gardening programs that provide education about the environment, nutrition, and hunger issues in the United States.
To be eligible, a school or organization must plan to garden in 2011 with at least fifteen children between the ages of three and 18. The selection of winners is based on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and education related to environmental, nutrition, and hunger issues.
Thirty schools or organizations will be selected to receive a $500 gift certificate to the Gardening with Kids catalog and online store for basic youth gardening supplies as well as supporting educational materials, NGA's Eat a Rainbow Kit, and a literature package from NGA.
Visit the NGA Kids Gardening Web site for information.
For more info:
http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp
Deadline: ongoing
Do you have an environmental project for your neighborhood that could use some love? Does your project need funding or volunteers? Do you have a community garden that needs some plants and flowers? Do you have a vision for a green roof or clean energy on the roof of your community center or school? Is there an abandoned lot in your neighborhood that could use attention? Do you want to organize some friends to pick up trash in the park where your pets and children play every day?
Spring is almost here. Soon we’ll be waking up our garden beds, rolling over our compost piles, and installing solar panels and wind turbines on our roofs. When the winter thaws, we’ll be itching to get outdoors on the weekends and get involved in the neighborhood. ioby is here to help.
If you have an environmental project that is discrete, site-specific in a NYC neighborhood, with a small budget that needs funding or volunteers, apply to post your project on ioby.org. ioby stands for “in our backyards” and through a web platform connects donors and volunteers to environmental projects in their neighborhoods. To post a project, just go to ioby.org, create a username and password and fill out the online application. For more information about what makes an ioby project, check out our criteria, our eligibility, and our tips for applying.
Visit ioby.org to get started. Hablamos español. Contáctenos a 212-228-6947.
Deadline: Rolling
Do Something Offers Grants for Community Action Projects
Over the course of 2009, Do Something will award fifty-two grants of $500 each to help young people implement or expand a community action project, program, or organization.
To be eligible, applicants must be no older than 25 and a U.S. or Canadian citizen. Do Something grants cannot be used to fund travel costs, individual sponsorships, shipping costs, individual school fees, or fundraising expenses.
Do Something grant applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Grants will be awarded on a weekly basis.
Visit the Do Something Web site for complete program information, including judging criteria.
Deadline: Various
Captain Planet Foundation Offers Funding for Youth Environmental Projects
The mission of the Captain Planet Foundation is to fund and support hands-on environmental projects for children and youth. The foundation's objective is to encourage innovative programs that empower children and youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Through environmental education, the foundation believes that children can achieve a better understanding and appreciation of the world in which they live.
The foundation offers small grants of $500 or less each, as well as a limited number of grant awards ranging from $500 to $2,500 each.
Applicants must be at least 18 years old to submit a proposal.
Deadlines for submitting grant applications are June 30, September 30, December 31, and March 31. Grant proposals are reviewed over a period of three months from the date of the submission deadline.
Visit the Captain Planet Foundation web site for complete program information and guidelines.
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