Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The KidsGardening is seeking applications for the Budding Botanist Grant that will help students learn about plants, explore their world and inspire them to take care of the life they discover in their local ecosystems.
Priorities
- Beyond the best fit with the Budding Botanist grant focus on environmental sustainability and biodiversity, 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: Does the program exist within or engage a community that has systematically been denied resources, whether they be physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services?
- Program Funding and Support: Does a program have access to consistent substantial monetary support and/or prior grant funding? Are pre-existing resources (monetary or otherwise) limited? Programs experiencing the latter are considered of higher need.
- Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the true needs of the community?
Funding Information
- 20 schools will receive $1,000 in funding to support the development of new and expansion of existing gardens that teach students about environmental sustainability and the importance of biodiversity.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any public school, charter school, or private school serving students in grades K to 12 in the United States that can demonstrate that at least 40% of their student population would qualify for free or reduced-price meals is eligible to apply.
- Applicants must be planning a new or expanding an existing school garden program designed to teach students about environmental sustainability and the importance of biodiversity.
Ineligible
- Previous Budding Botanist winners are not eligible.
For more information, visit https://kidsgardening.org/grant-opportunities/budding-botanist-23/