[altroots] Funding for Children's Gardening

National Gardening Association and Home Depot Present
the Youth Garden Grants Program
Deadline: November 30, 2005

The National Gardening Association ( http://www.garden.org ) 
and the Home Depot ( http://www.homedepot.com ) will award
Youth Garden Grants to schools and community organizations
with child-centered, outdoor garden programs.

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.

In 2006, 150 programs will receive Home Depot gift cards
for the purchase of gardening materials and supplies
particular to the needs of their program, and an activity
package from NGA. Fifty first-place winners will receive
$500 gift cards; 100 second-place winners will receive
$250 gift cards.

Schools, youth groups, community centers, camps, clubs,
treatment facilities, and intergenerational groups
throughout the United States are eligible to apply.
Applicants must plan to garden in 2006 with at least 
fifteen children between the ages of three and 18 years.

Youth Garden Grants will be awarded to: 1) start-up
programs that are just beginning or have yet to break
ground; and 2) established programs that have completed
one or more outdoor garden seasons.

Complete application information and forms are available
at the program's Web site.

RFP Link: http://fconline.fdncenter.org/pnd/3988/garden 

From,
Bailey
1875 McLendon Ave., NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
phone: 404-373-8246
fax: 1-586-816-2924
bbarash1@xxxxxx

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