Deadline: 22-May-23
The Natural Resources Conservation Service is seeking applications for Missouri’s People’s Garden Initiative to increase awareness, utilization, and installation of vegetable, specialty crop, native plant, and or related vegetative gardens in urban areas in Missouri.
Proposals shall provide learning opportunities to educate the general public and urban residents on the benefits of urban gardens, and locally produced food and/or garden sites. Proposals shall utilize innovative urban or established urban conservation practices, or seek to demonstrate overall benefits of urban gardens. Applicant must demonstrate the capability to unite members of the urban community to share their knowledge with producers, consumers, and other interested parties.
Funding Information
- The estimated funding floor for this opportunity is $5,000.00, and the estimated funding ceiling is $50,000.00.
- The funding floor means the minimum agreement funding amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded.
- The ceiling is the maximum agreement funding amount for the Federal share per agreement awarded.
- These numbers refer to the total agreement amount, not any specific budget period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to the following entity types:
- City or township governments
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Individuals
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS (other than institutions of higher education)
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For more information, visit Grants.gov.