Deadline: 31-Oct-2024
The Whole Kids Foundation is pleased to announce the Traditional Bee Grant Program to stimulate young people a curiosity about the importance of bees in the lives and food system, the need to understand and embrace them, and the value of caring about their well-being.
The Bee Grant is offered by Whole Kids, a project of Whole Foods Market Foundation, in partnership with The Bee Cause Project. These grants are available to schools and non-profit organizations.
Grant Options
- All Bee Grant options are valued at $2,500 per grant:
- Choice of one Grant:
- Monetary Grant of $1,500: To support the success of an educational bee program along with educational materials
- $1,500 monetary grant to support educational bee program.
- Support Materials and Videos
- Educational Materials
- Indoor Observation Hive:
- Custom made Indoor Observation Hive from The Bee Cause Project
- $500 monetary grant to support hive maintenance and incidentals for the first year
- Feeder apparatus and insulated hive cover
- Support Materials and Videos
- Educational Materials
- Monetary Grant of $1,500: To support the success of an educational bee program along with educational materials
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicant must be a public school, non-profit private school, or non-profit children’s programming organization that works with students in the grade range kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Applicant must have not received a Traditional Bee Grant before. If they have, please review the eligibility for a Renewal Bee Grant.
- The grant award must be used to support bee education for students.
- The principal or executive director must be aware and supportive of the bee program.
- A knowledgeable beekeeper (or appropriate bee educator) must commit to help support and maintain the beehive as the “Bee Mentor.”
- There must be an individual at the school or organization who is the designated “Bee Advocate.”
For more information, visit Whole Kids Foundation.