Youth Garden Grants

Posted by Katie's Krops on December 7, 2015

Katie’s Krops Accepting Applications for Youth Garden Grants

Katie’s Krops is accepting applications from youth between the ages of 9 and 16 for funds to start a Katie’s Krops vegetable garden in their communities with the purpose of donating the whole harvest to people in need.

Selected applicants will be awarded a gift card of up to $500 to a garden center in their area, support from Katie’s Krops, and a digital camera to document the garden and the harvest. In addition to grant materials, winners will be eligible to attend the all-expenses-paid Katie’s Krops Summer Camp in Pelion, South Carolina, while a yearly scholarship will be awarded to the grantee of the year. All grantees who complete all grant requirements are eligible for funds on an annual basis to help sustain their gardens.

Katie’s Krops grant recipients are required to start and maintain a vegetable garden for a minimum of one planting season. All types of vegetable gardens, including container gardens in an urban setting and vegetable gardens located in a neighborhood or at a school, will be considered. Grantees decide where the garden will be grown. The grant recipients also determine where they will donate their harvest according to the needs of their community. For example, the harvest can be donated directly to classmates and neighbors in need, or to homeless shelters, foodbanks, and other organizations that feed the needy.

Grantees are required to submit photos and a brief report on their progress, which includes the amount of produce they have grown, number of volunteers who have helped, donations made, and what they have learned from their experience.

See the Katie’s Krops website for the complete program description, eligibility requirements, and application instructions.

DEADLINE: DECEMBER 31, 2015

http://katieskrops.com/apply-for-a-grant.html