Grow to Learn's 2019 Directory of School Garden Grants and Free Resources Created for Garden Train, the D15 School Gardens Consortium.

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Free NYC School Garden Resources
This is not an exhaustive list and is subject to change - Contact Grow to Learn (growtolearn@grownyc.org) for more ideas!
Compost:
• DSNY
• Big Reuse
• Lower East Side Ecology Center
• New York Botanical Gardens
• Gowanus Canal Conservancy
• Queens Botanical Garden
Soil, Lumber, Mulch, Compost Bulk Deliveries:
• Registered schools can attend a Grow to Learn Soil/Lumber
giveaway workshop during the year. Bulk deliveries occur in
December so plan for a longer turn-around.
D75 School Garden Resources:
• Plant, Learn, Grow program from DOE
Rat Issues:
• DOH Rat Academy (community liaison)
Plants:
• Grow to Learn Seed Giveaway (free) (February)
• Grow to Learn Seedling Giveaway (free) (May)
• Grow to Learn Native Plant Share with Bronx Green-up/NYC
Butterfly Project (free) (May)
• Grow to Learn Pollinator Garden Plant Giveaway (free) (May)
• GrowNYC Plant Sale (wholesale price, bulk) (May)
• Gowanus Canal Conservancy (native plants, school discount)
• Greenbelt Native Plant Center (native plants, school discount
Field Trip Recommendations:
• GrowNYC: Greenmarket Youth Education
• GrowNYC: Teaching Garden on Governor’s Island
• Queens County Farm Museum
• Greenbelt Native Plant Center (high school only)
• Gowanus Canal Conservancy
• Genovesi Environmental Study Center
• Office of Sustainability field trips
• Explorable Places lists many other opportunities
Professional Development Opportunities:
• Grow to Learn Beginner Gardener Intensive (June)
• Edible Schoolyard
• Solar One
• National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools program
• DOE Office of Sustainability
• All botanic gardens
Misc. Materials
• Materials for the Arts (schools can register)
• The Big Reuse
• NYC Youth and School Garden Network/Google Group
• Ask Grow to Learn!

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2019 Fall Semester Grants
Non-comprehensive, subject to change
Grant Name Grant Org Grant Amount Open date Deadline Website
Grow to Learn Mini-Grant
Grow to Learn/GrowNYC
School Gardens $500-$2000 September October 31, 2019
http://www.growtolearn.org/grow-learn-
mini-grant/
Karma 4 Cara student micro-
grant Karma 4 Cara $250-$1,000 always
Jan 1, April 1, July 1,
Oct 1
https://karmaforcara.org/microgrant-
application
Trees New York
The Carol Kelley Schools
and Trees Fund trees Fall 2019 varies
https://treesny.org/community-tree-
plantings/the-carol-kelley-schools-trees-fund/
Bonnie's Plants 3rd Grade
Cabbage Program Bonnie's Plants $1,000 Varies varies
https://bonniecabbageprogram.com/teachers
/
After School All Stars After School All Stars
an afterschool
program always always
https://afterschoolallstars.org/asas-in-your-
school/
Harbor Freight Tools for
Schools Harbor Freight tool donation always always
https://harborfreightgivingback.com/tools-
for-schools/
Annie's Garden Fundraiser Annie's varies anytime anytime
https://www.crowdrise.com/anniesgardenfun
der?utm_source=annies&utm_medium=gard
enpage&utm_campaign=g4g
American Heart Association
Teaching Gardens Network
American Heart
Association varies varies varies
https://www.heart.org/en/professional/educ
ator/teaching-gardens
Citizens Committee for NYC
grants CCNYC varies varies varies https://www.citizensnyc.org/grants

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The Samull Classroom Herb
Garden Grants
The Herb Society of
America $200 summer 2019 October 1, 2019
https://www.herbsociety.org/explore/grants-
scholarships/
FFA Day of Service Mini-Grant Future Farmers of America $400 always 15th of every month https://www.ffa.org/livingtoserve/grants/
FFA Living to Serve Grant Future Farmers of America up to $3,000 varies
September or
February 2019 https://www.ffa.org/livingtoserve/grants/
Whole Kids Garden Grant and
Bee Grant Whole Kids Foundation up to $3,000
varies, bee
grant open
Sep 1
varies, bee grant due
Oct 15
https://www.wholekidsfoundation.org/progr
ams
NHSA Gro More Good Garden
Grants
National Head Start Assoc.
and Miracle Gro $5,000 Fall 2019 October 11, 2019
https://www.nhsa.org/our-
work/initiative/gro-more-good-garden-grants
Budding Botanist Grant
KidsGardening and Klorane
Botanical Foundation $1,250-$2,250 Fall 2019 November 8, 2019
https://kidsgardening.org/2019-budding-
botanist-grant/
Zero Waste Schools Green Team Mini Grant up to $1,000
Fall and
Spring November 8, 2019 nyc.gov/zws
NSYAR: New York State Assoc.
for Reduction, Reuse, and
Recycling
Green School Grant
Program up to $500
Fall and
Spring November 8, 2019
https://www.nysar3.org/page/green-school-
grant-program-16.html
Free Native Tree Seedlings
National Wildlife
Federation
native tree
giveaway
August 2019
and January
2020 Closed for 2019
https://www.nwf.org/Trees-for-
Wildlife/Request-Trees
Annie's Garden Grants Annie's
August 1,
2019 November 1, 2019
https://www.annies.com/giving-back/grants-
for-gardens

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The Bee Cause Grant (same
grant as Sponsor-a-Hive
below)
The Bee Cause / The
Honeybee Conservancy a hive or $1,500
September
2019 November 11, 2019 http://www.thebeecause.org/
Sponsor-a-Hive
The Honeybee
Conservancy a honeybee hive
September
2019 November 11, 2019
https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/beekee
ping-grants/
Seeds for Education Wild Ones $100-$500 July October 15 http://wildones.org/seeds-for-education/
Seed Money Grants for
Garden Projects Seed Money
up to $600,
depending how
much you
crowdfund summer 2019 November 12, 2019 https://seedmoney.org/apply/
Energize the Environment
Grant Program Quadratec Cares $3,500 always
June 30 for fall grant,
Oct 30 for spring
grant
https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec
-cares-grant-program
Go Green Grant Peace, Love & Planet Nov 22nd, 2019
https://www.peaceloveandplanet.org/calend
ar
Annual Sustainability Project
Grant
DOE Office of
Sustainability
Up to $5,000 or
materials or
support
October 21,
2019 November 26, 2019
https://sites.google.com/view/nycdoesustain
ability/grants
Lexus Eco-Challenge Scholastic
$10,000 $15,000
or $30,000
8/1/19,
10/18/19,
1/28/20
10/16/19, 12/4/19,
3/16/20
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sponso
red-content/lexus/home/
Youth Garden Grant KidsGardening $575 - $2,360 Fall 2019 December 16, 2019
https://kidsgardening.org/2020-youth-
garden-grant/

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Shade Structure Program
American Academy of
Dermatology Association $8,000
October 1,
2019 December 31, 2019
https://www.aad.org/members/volunteer/sh
ade-structure-program
Grow With Us Ag in the Class
hydroponics,
tower, or high
tunnel garden
set-up October 2019 Jan 3, 2020
https://www.agclassroom.org/ny/grants/gro
w_us.cfm
ecoSolution, ecoTech,
ecoStem Grants Captain Planet Foundation $500-$2,500
September
and March January and July https://captainplanetfoundation.org/grants/

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2020 Spring Semester Grants
Non-comprehensive, subject to change
Grant Name Grant Org Grant Amount Open date Deadline Website
Citizens Committee for NYC
grants CCNYC varies varies varies https://www.citizensnyc.org/grants
ecoSolution, ecoTech,
ecoStem Grants Captain Planet Foundation $500-$2,500
September
and March January and July https://captainplanetfoundation.org/grants/
Karma 4 Cara student micro-
grant Karma 4 Cara $250-$1,000 always
Jan 1, April 1, July 1,
Oct 1
https://karmaforcara.org/microgrant-
application
After School All Stars After School All Stars
an afterschool
program always always
https://afterschoolallstars.org/asas-in-your-
school/
Harbor Freight Tools for
Schools Harbor Freight tool donation always always
https://harborfreightgivingback.com/tools-
for-schools/
Annie's Garden Fundraiser Annie's varies anytime anytime
https://www.crowdrise.com/anniesgardenfun
der?utm_source=annies&utm_medium=gard
enpage&utm_campaign=g4g
Citizens Committee for NYC
grants CCNYC varies varies varies https://www.citizensnyc.org/grants
FFA Day of Service Mini-Grant Future Farmers of America $400 always 15th of every month https://www.ffa.org/livingtoserve/grants/
FFA Living to Serve Grant Future Farmers of America up to $3,000 varies
September or
February https://www.ffa.org/livingtoserve/grants/

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American Heart Association
Teaching Gardens Network
American Heart
Association varies varies varies
https://www.heart.org/en/professional/educ
ator/teaching-gardens
GroMore Good Grassroots
Grant
KidsGardening and
MiracleGro $500-$1,000 January February
https://kidsgardening.org/2019-gromore-
grassroots-grant/
Project Orange Thumb Fiskars
$3500 in gift
cards January February
https://www2.fiskars.com/Community/Projec
t-Orange-Thumb
Free Native Tree Seedlings
National Wildlife
Federation
native tree
giveaway
August and
January 2020 TBA
https://www.nwf.org/Trees-for-
Wildlife/Request-Trees
Zero Waste Schools Green Team Mini Grant up to $1,000
Fall and
Spring TBA nyc.gov/zws
NSYAR: New York State Assoc.
for Reduction, Reuse, and
Recycling
Green School Grant
Program up to $500
Fall and
Spring TBA
https://www.nysar3.org/page/green-school-
grant-program-16.html
Seeds of Change Giving Back
Program Seeds of Change Spring TBA https://www.seedsofchange.com/grant
Bonnie's Plants 3rd Grade
Cabbage Program Bonnie's Plants $1,000
https://bonniecabbageprogram.com/teachers
/
Lexus Eco-Challenge Scholastic
$10,000
$15,000 or
$30,000
8/1/19,
10/18/19,
1/28/20
10/16/19, 12/4/19,
3/16/20
https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/sponso
red-content/lexus/home/
Environment and Health
Program Priorities Grants
Clarence E. Heller
Charitable Foundation TBA Feb 3, 2020
http://www.cehcf.org/application-
information/

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Robert F. Schumann
Foundation Wells Fargo TBA February 28
https://www.wellsfargo.com/private-
foundations/schumann-foundation
Energize the Environment
Grant Program Quadratec Cares $3,500
June for fall grant,
October for spring
grant
https://www.quadratec.com/page/quadratec
-cares-grant-program