Home Depot Garden Club Youth Garden Grants

National Gardening Association is delighted to announce that The Home Depot Garden Club continues to sponsor Youth Garden Grants (YGG). In the past six years, The Home Depot Garden Club has contributed over $400,000 to support school garden programs. In its 30-year history, Youth Garden Grants have supported more than 1.3 million youngsters through gardening programs. Thanks to the generosity of The Home Depot Garden Club, five winners will receive gift cards valued at $1,000, and 95 winners will receive $500 gift cards, to purchase gardening materials and supplies from their local Home Depot store specific to the needs of their program.  Priority will be given to programs that emphasize one or more of these elements:
• integration of content standards
• nutrition connections
• environmental awareness
• entrepreneurship
• social aspects of gardening such as leadership development, team building, community support, or service-learning

Eligibility: Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs, treatment facilities, and inter-generational groups throughout the United States are eligible. Applicants must plan to garden with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18 years.

Amount available per project: $500 – $1,000

Deadline for HISD Intent to Submit form: November 26, 2012

Deadline for Applications to Funding Agency: December 3, 2012

An Intent to Submit form must be completed and sent to the Office of Community Development in order to apply for any grant for Humble ISD. Please contact Adrianne Holmes at the Office of Community Development at 281-641-8141 for more information.

Link to opportunity:   http://grants.kidsgardening.org/2013-youth-garden-grant-award

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