| Grant Title |
Funding Amount |
Due Date |
Summary |
| Annie's Homegrown |
$250.00 |
Ongoing |
To community gardens, school gardens, and other educational programs that connect children directly to gardening. |
| Arbor Day Foundation |
Free Video & Poster |
Ongoing |
The Arbor Day Foundation will give a free video and poster to educators who want to inspire their students to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. |
| Captain Planet Foundation |
$2,500 |
June 30, September 30, and December 31 |
The Captain Planet Foundation funds hands-on environmental projects to encourage youth around the world to work individually and collectively to solve environmental problems in their neighborhoods and communities. Eligibility: Schools and non-profits. |
| Earthwatch |
Varies |
Ongoing |
Earthwatch, a coalition of citizens and scientists working together to sustain the world's environment, awards fellowships to educators to participate in field-based environmental research expeditions. |
| Entomological Society of America |
$1,600 |
Ongoing |
To recognize educators who've gone beyond traditional teaching methods by using insects as educational tools. |
| Healthy Sprouts |
$500 Gift Certificate |
10/1/10 |
Recognizes and supports youth gardening programs that provide education about the environment, nutrition, and hunger issues in the United States. |
| Home Depot |
$2,500 |
Various Dates |
To improve the physical health of your neighborhood by planting trees, developing green spaces and updating school facilities and community centers creates a healthier, more stable community where families can thrive. |
| Humane and Environmental Education |
Various |
Various Dates |
The National Association for Humane and Environmental Education KIND Award recognizes an outstanding teacher who consistently incorporates humane and environmental education into his or her curriculum. Eligibility: Teachers K-6. |
| Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program |
$100-$500 |
Ongoing |
Purpose of establishing outdoor learning centers. |
| National Fish and Wildlife Foundation |
$1,500-$5,000 |
9/24/10 |
Grants will be provided to assist starting refuge Friends organizations, to strengthen the capacity of existing refuge Friends organizations, and to fund specific projects. |
| Nature of Learning Grant Program |
Varies |
Various Dates |
To initiate The Nature of Learning in their communities. |
| Pennies for the Planet |
Award |
Ongoing |
Collecting, saving, and sending in pennies for national and worldwide conservation projects. |
| Scholastic/Lexus |
$10,000 |
Ongoing |
To encourage middle- and high-school students to develop and implement environmental programs for their communities. |
| Shade Foundation of America |
$2,500 |
Ongoing |
To fund free-standing shade cover structures, trees, or other covers to protect children from excessive exposure to ultra violet rays. |
| Siemens Foundation |
Open |
Ongoing |
Encourages students in kindergarten through eighth grade to team up with their classmates to create replicable solutions to environmental issues in their classroom (grades K-2), school (grades 3-5), and community (grades 6-8). |
| Tomberg Family Philanthropies |
$5,000-$25,000 |
Ongoing |
The philanthropies award grants to projects in the areas of the environment, poverty alleviation, health, and education. |
| Youth Garden Grants Program |
Gift Cards |
Ongoing |
In evaluating grant applications, priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements: educational focus and/or curricular ties (if applicant is a formal education program); nutrition or plant-to-food connections; environmental awareness/education; entrepreneurship; and social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning. |
