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  • 2026 KidsGardening Grant Opportunities

    Common Application

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    KidsGardening has streamlined its grant application process, and applicants can now apply for multiple grants at the same time using this form, the Common Application. 

    To view the application questions ahead of time, visit the grant landing pages to download the questions in a PDF or DOC format. 

    All applicants will be added to KidsGardening’s email list. Please contact KidsGardening’s Grant Program Director, Sarah Lane, at grants@kidsgardening.org if you have any additional questions.

    Application Deadlines

    • Waterwise Garden Grant: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:59 pm PT
    • Youth Garden Grant: Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:59 pm PT
    • GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant: Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT

    Grant Information

    Waterwise Garden Grant: Hunter Industries and KidsGardening are working together to offer the Waterwise Garden Grant to support public and charter schools planning to teach about water conservation, water stewardship, and responsible water management through gardening. Twenty-five elementary and/or middle schools will be awarded $1,000 - $2,250 in funding and an irrigation supply kit valued at $500.

    Deadline: Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:59 pm PT

    Youth Garden Grant: Since 1982, the Youth Garden Grant has supported school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities. Fifty organizations will be awarded $750 in funding and gardening supplies for their youth garden program.

    Deadline: Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:59 pm PT

    GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant: The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. 120 programs will receive $750 - $1,500 in funding.

    Deadline: Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT

  • Eligibility Questions

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  • Based on your answers, you are not eligible for KidsGardening's grants in the 2026 grant cycle. For details on eligibility, please review our grant landing page.

  • Eligibility Results

  • Thank you for taking the time to fill out the eligibility survey. Based on your responses, your program only partially aligns with our funding priorities. You are eligible to apply; however, programs with higher demonstrated need will align more closely with our funding priorities and therefore are more likely to be funded.

    For details on our funding priorities, including how we measure need, please review our grant landing pages.

  • Waterwise Garden Grant: Hunter Industries and KidsGardening are working together to offer the Waterwise Garden Grant to support public and charter schools planning to teach about water conservation, water stewardship, and responsible water management through gardening. Twenty-five elementary and/or middle schools will be awarded $1,000 - $2,250 in funding and an irrigation supply kit valued at $500.

    The deadline to apply is Friday, October 3, 2025, at 11:59 pm PT.

  • Youth Garden Grant: Since 1982, the Youth Garden Grant has supported school and youth educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life for students and their communities. Fifty organizations will be awarded $750 in funding and gardening supplies for their youth garden program.

    The deadline to apply is Friday, December 12, 2025, at 11:59 pm PT 

  • GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant: The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant, brought to you by The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening, is designed to bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens to communities across the United States. 120 programs will receive $750 - $1,500 in funding.

    The deadline to apply is Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11:59 pm PT

  • Contact and Background Information

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  • Garden Information

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    • Waterwise Garden Grant Questions 

    • The Waterwise Garden Grant has an additional funding opportunity: The Waterwise Garden Equity Specialty Award.

      Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that have greater funding needs due to, but not limited to, financial, environmental, safety, health, and regulatory challenges. The award will provide five programs with an additional $1,250, for a total of $2,250 in funding. Questions? Refer to the grant landing page.

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    • Youth Garden Grant Questions 

    • The Youth Garden Grant has an additional funding opportunity: The Crescent Garden Container Gardening Award. The award will provide five winners with a container gardening supply package, valued at $1,675. Questions? Refer to the grant landing page.

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    • GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant Questions 

    • The GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant has additional funding opportunities through the following specialty award categories: 

      • Plus Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that have greater funding needs due to, but not limited to, financial, environmental, safety, health, and regulation challenges. The award will provide five programs an additional $750, for a total of $1,500 in funding.
      • Pride Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that serve a majority of LGBTQ+ youth. The award will provide five programs an additional $750, for a total of $1,500 in funding.
      • Equity Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs led by people of color that serve a majority of youth of color. The award will provide five programs an additional $750, for a total of $1,500 in funding.

       Questions? Refer to the grant landing page.

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    • 3. Grant Conditions

      By selecting "Agree" below, my organization agrees to the following grant conditions:

      • To use the funds only for the designated purpose as described in the grant application and subsequent grant notification letter and not for any other purpose without prior written approval.
      • To notify KidsGardening immediately of any change in (a) Organization's legal or tax status, (b) Organization's executive or key staff responsible for achieving the grant purposes, (c) Organization's ability to expend the grant for the intended purpose, and (d) any expenditure from this grant for any purpose other than those for which the grant was intended.
      • To maintain books and records adequate to demonstrate that it maintained the grant funds dedicated to the purpose for which the grant is made, and to maintain records of expenditures adequate to identify the purpose for which, and how, grant funds have been expended.
      • To give KidsGardening reasonable access to the grantee's files and records to make such financial audits, verifications, and investigations as it deems necessary concerning the grant, and to maintain such files and records for at least four years after completion or termination of the project.
      • To not expend any grant funds for any political or lobbying activity or any purpose other than one specified in section 170 (c)(2)(b) of the Code.
      • To return any unexpended funds or any portion of the grant that is not used for the purposes specified herein.
      • To allow the Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation and KidsGardening to include information about this grant in periodic public reports, newsletters, news releases, social media postings, and websites. This includes the amount and purpose of the grant, any photographs you have provided, your logo or trademark, and other information and materials about your organization and its activities.
      • To complete a year-end report summarizing the project promptly following the end of the period during which you are to use all grant funds. Your reports should describe your progress in achieving the purposes of the grant and include a detailed accounting of the use and expenditure of the grant funds.
        To cooperate fully with KidsGardening to assure that they can satisfy all of the requirements of an "expenditure responsibility" grant following the terms of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

      The Foundation and KidsGardening reserve the right to discontinue, modify or withhold any payments under this grant award or to require a total or partial refund of any grant funds if, in KidsGardening's sole discretion, such action is necessary: (a) because you have not fully complied with the terms and conditions of this grant; (b) to protect the purpose and objectives of the grant or any other charitable activities of the Foundation or KidsGardening; or (c) to comply with the requirements of any law or regulations applicable to you, to KidsGardening, to the Foundation, or this grant.

  • Required Attachments

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  • 1. Photos or Videos (Required). Attach 3-5 photos or videos of the garden site or provide a link to the files below.

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  • 2. Verification Document (Required). Please attach the following document verifying your organization’s tax-exempt status.

    • 501(c)(3) organizations - Submit your IRS Determination Letter. EIN letters are not accepted.
    • Schools - Submit a letter on school district letterhead, signed by a school district official, stating that the school in question falls under the school district's jurisdiction.
    • For other tax-exempt organizations, such as universities and religious organizations - Provide a letter on official letterhead stating that you are designated as an automatically tax-exempt organization and thus exempt from needing a 501(c)(3) documentation to claim nonprofit status with the US government. You may also submit an IRS Determination Letter.
    • Fiscal Sponsorship - Submit your sponsor's IRS Determination Letter and a signed contract detailing the fiscal sponsorship relationship between your organizations.
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  • Optional Attachments

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  • If you would like to share more about your program and the scope of your project, you may include the following attachments: Garden Sketch, Map or Survey, and Letters or Support.

  • 1. Garden Sketch (Optional). Please attach a garden sketch.

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  • 2. Land Survey or Scale Map (Optional). Please attach a land survey or scale map of the space. If you do not currently have this information, search for the address of your lot on Google Earth or Google Maps, or request the digital land records or parcel map information from your city.

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  • 3. Letters of Support (Optional). Attach a one-page letter of support for your project written by a community partner or another organization involved in the project demonstrating their support for your organization.

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  • Grant Applicant Demographic Information (Optional)

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  • We are collecting demographic information as part of an effort to ensure our grant application process is equitable. Answers will not play a role in the grant application evaluation, nor influence winner selection. 

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