Rolling applications
Creates outdoor edible classrooms at public schools of all levels, across the country, to provide generations of students with environmental education opportunities and a source of organic fruit for improved school lunch nutrition
Salad Bars to Schools:
Let's Move Salad Bars to Schools is a comprehensive grassroots public health effort to mobilize and engage stakeholders at the local, state and national level to support salad bars in schools.
Chef Ann Foundation Fruit and Veggie Grant
- $2,500 grant
- Funds used to support food costs to incorporate schoolwide fruit and vegetable tastings into the school's nutrition program
- No deadline
- Grants awarded on an ongoing basis
NEA Learning and Leadership Grants
- $2,000 for individuals and $5,000 for groups
- Deadlines: February 1, June 1, and October 15
- Grants support public school teachers, public education support professionals, and/or faculty and staff in public institutions of higher education for one of the following two purposes:
- Grants to individuals fund participation in high-quality professional development experiences, such as summer institutes, conferences, or action research
- Grants to groups fund collegial study, including study groups, action research, lesson plan development, or mentoring experiences for faculty or staff
James M. Cox Foundation Grants
- Deadlines: February 15th, June 15th, and October 15th
- Concentrates on projects related to conservation and environment, early childhood education (birth to five years), empowering families and individuals for success, and health
- Must be a 501 (c)(3), located in an area where Cox Enterprises or subsidiaries operates (this is Conway and Springdale), organizations outside of Atlanta, GA must submit a letter of endorsement from a local Cox business leader
- Two types of support are considered: requests for capital campaigns; and requests for special projects (Awards for basic operating expenses and support for annual programs usually are not granted)
USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Program
- Community Facilities Programs offer direct loans, loan guarantees and grants to develop essential public services and facilities in communities across rural America
- Funds can be used to construct, expand or improve facilities that provide health care, education, public safety, and public services
- Financing may also cover the costs for land acquisition, professional fees, and purchase of equipment
- One grant was used to build cold storage for crops being harvested on a school grounds
Ben & Jerry's Foundation Grassroots Organizing for Social Change Program
- One-year grants for up to $25,000 to organizations with budgets under $500,000
- Organizations must have 501(c)3 status or have a fiscal agent with this status
- Will only consider proposals from grassroots, constituent-led organizations that are using community-organizing and base-building strategies to accomplish their goals
Clif Bar Family Foundation Small Grants
- Awarded for general organizational support, as well as funding for specific projects
- Grants average approximately $7000 each
- Grants awarded during a particular cycle will be announced at the beginning of the following cycle
- Applications are reviewed three times per year
- Deadlines: February 1, June 1, October 1
Annie's Grants for Gardens
- Deadline: November 11
- Supports development of edible garden projects that help connect kids to nutritious food.
US Gardens Grant Program
- $2,000 grant
- Deadline: November 15
- Supports new or existing gardens at public schools in the range of K-12 or organizations with 501(c)3 status
Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co. Seed Donation Program
- Nonprofit community gardens are eligible for a donation of seed packets
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