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Funding & Designing Your
School Garden
Fund your next school garden project with a grant, donation, or fundraiser!
School Garden Grants:
Kids Gardening Grants
Kids Gardening offers grants to schools to help them start or grow their school gardens. These grants cover costs like tools, materials, and educational resources.
Kids Garden Community Funding Library
Check out Kids Garden Community Funding Opportunities Library (you must create an account and log in).
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation Orchard Grant Program
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation provides high-quality fruit trees and shrubs, equipment, on-site orchard design expertise and oversight, horticultural workshops, and aftercare training and manuals.
Captain Planet Foundation's Project Learning Garden Grant Program
Captain Planet Foundation’s (CPF) Project Learning Garden Program is full of opportunities to support inquiry-based, immersive learning experiences in STEM education for students of all levels and ages.
Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation Grant
The Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation is helping kids grow healthy through nutrition education and hands-on gardening programs that bring learning to life.
American Academy of Dermatology's (AAD) Shade Structure Grant Program
The AAD's Shade Structure Grant Program awards grants of up to $8,000 to public schools for installing permanent shade structures for outdoor locations that are not protected from the sun.
Chef Ann Foundation Get Schools Cooking Grants
Chef Ann Foundation's Get Schools Cooking program helps school districts transition from a heat-and-serve to a scratch-cooking operational model so they can serve students fresher, healthier, and more appetizing meals.
Whole Kids Foundation Grants
Whole Kids Foundation has several grants that support schools in growing veggies, getting access to fresh fruits and vegetables, installing educational honey beehives, and more!
Annie’s Grants for Gardens
Annie's helps create and sustain school gardens by giving grants and providing practical resources for parents and teachers.
SeedMoney Challenge Grant
SeedMoney is a non-profit that runs an annual 30-day crowdfunding challenge for school and community gardens. Projects compete for challenge grants of $100 to $1000, and keep what they raise through individual donations. All campaigns run from November 15 - December 15.
Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant from Wild Ones
The Seeds for Education program provides meaningful learning opportunities that connect youth with nature. Grants range from $100 to $500 for native plant gardens and landscaping projects.
USDA Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program
The USDA awards competitive Farm-to-School grants annually that support the planning, development, and implementation of farm-to-school programs.
ALDI Impact Grants
ALDI's Impact Grants focus on reducing food insecurity and enhancing children’s health and wellness. Please note that applications are by invitation only.
Rotary Club Grants
Check out your local Rotary Club for funding opportunities.
Donation Requests:
Grab N' Grow Soil Products
Grab N’ Grow is proud to serve the local community by donating soil, compost, or mulch material to local Sonoma County schools which further youth education in the horticultural and agricultural trades, or support wildlife and nature restoration.
Friedman's Home Improvement
Make an in-kind donation request from Friedman's Home Improvement. Keep in mind they require a minimum of 4 weeks lead time to review and process all requests.
Fundraisers:
Back to the Roots
Back to the Roots runs a program called 'Grow One, Give One', and for every kit sold they donate a kit to a teacher. They also offer discounted rates to teachers.
High Mowing Organic Seeds
Selling seeds is a great way to integrate school garden fundraising with lesson plans about sustainability, biology, and economy. When you sell High Mowing's certified organic and non-GMO seeds, your school raises a 50%+ profit on every sale.
Design your School Garden:
OUSD Living Schoolyard Design
OUSD's Living Schoolyard design transforms asphalt school grounds into green, multi-functional spaces. These designs prioritize equity, student well-being, climate resilience, community engagement, and promote a connection to nature.
Schoolyard Habitat Design Handbook
This handbook is a tool to guide school teams through the process of designing a natural habitat space on their school grounds.
Fundraisers
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