Clone of Urban Agriculture Resilience Program Application 2025

Urban Agriculture Resilience Program

2026 Capstone Cohort Application
General Information
The Urban Agriculture Resilience Program Capstone Cohort will offer awards to support urban agriculture, community gardening, and other food-growing programs and projects that address food security challenges in their communities.
Award amount is $55,000.
Applications are due October 31, 2025, by 8:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. PDT using the online application form
Applicants will be notified and project funds are expected to be disbursed in January 2026.
Final reports, including evaluations, photos, and expenses, will be due February 1, 2028.

Information about how applications will be evaluated is available in the Criteria

Click here for a PDF preview of all application questions.
Applicant Information
Applicant Organization: *
Is the applicant a U.S. public garden and recognized tax-exempt nonprofit organization or part of state/local government? A tax-exempt letter is required for nonprofits and an IRS W-9 for all recipients is required.*

YesNo
A public garden is an institution that maintains plants for the purposes of public education and enjoyment, in addition to research, conservation, and higher learning. It must be open to the public and the garden’s resources and accommodations must be made to all visitors.

https://www.publicgardens.org/
Contact information for project lead at primary participant organization:
Name:*

First NameLast Name
Title:*
Organization:*
Email*
example@example.com
Phone Number*
Please enter a valid phone number.
Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
Website URL:
Is the above contact information, for the project lead at the primary applicant organization, the same contact information as the submitter of this application?*

YesNo
Contact information for the submitter of this application:
Name:

First NameLast Name
Title:
Organization:
Email:
example@example.com
Phone Number
Please enter a valid phone number.

Project Information

The following questions will ask you to provide information about your urban agriculture work and your interest in the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program Capstone Award. The information you provide may be used for publicity at award.
Has the organization previously received an award from the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program?*

YesNo
If this project involves a collaboration between a public garden and another community partner (or partners), please list the names of the partnering organizations:
Please describe your project and how funds will be spent.
Please describe your program goals, and unique approach and impacts to urban agriculture, community gardening or food growing. (200 words)*
Note: The description you provide may be used by the United States Botanic Garden and the American Public Gardens Association for publicity at award.
How will the addition of the funds maintain/advance this effort? (200 words)*
Who are the project audiences/participants and how does the proposed project connect them with urban food growing (e.g., by providing education and technical support, in-kind resources, growing space)? How does the program address food security challenges in your community? How will the project increase equitable access, representation, and benefit sharing within the organization’s local community? (400 words)*
How will the program combine education and food growing, particularly through one or more of the following types of projects: Sustainable Farming Production (specifically diversified vegetable production or Food as Medicine / Produce Prescription Programs or )? (200 words) *
How would project staff benefit from a peer mentoring experience? What would you like to learn or improve? (200 words)*
How would the Urban Agriculture Resilience Program Capstone Award help you build capacity and advance your program toward long-term sustainability? (200 words)*

Please upload the following documents:

If you have any issues uploading your documents please email them directly to bneese@publicgardens.org
Budget details for requested funds: Please include a file detailing the budget for the program using this budget form and uploading the document below.
- Please include expenses related to travel (flights, ground transportation, and hotel) for the in-person Cohort Gathering and Field Visits on September 23-25, 2026 in your award budget.
- Budget total must equal $55,000.
Upload Budget

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Please upload a letter of support from the Director or CEO of the applicant public garden

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Please upload recent photos of your urban agriculture project, site, or educational programming. These images will help us better understand your work. High-resolution JPEG or PNG files are preferred. If you don’t have photos to share, you may upload diagrams or other visuals instead.

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Optional: Upload letters of support from community partners

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Does your budget form include expenses for travel to Chicago for the in-person Cohort Gathering and Field Visits on September 23-25, 2026?*

Yes
How many individuals will travel to the Chicago gathering? (minimum 1, maximum 2)*

OneTwo

Applicant Affirmation
Please affirm the following:*

I affirm that I am authorized to submit this proposal on behalf of my organization and we agree to the program criteria.
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Urban Agriculture Resilience Program

General Information

Applicant Information

Contact information for project lead at primary participant organization:

Contact information for the submitter of this application:

Project Information

Please describe your project and how funds will be spent.

Please upload the following documents:

Applicant Affirmation