2027 KidsGardening Grant Opportunities

Waterwise Garden Equity Specialty Award: Designed to fund programs that have greater funding needs. The award will provide ten programs with an additional $1,250, for a total of $2,250 in funding and the irrigation supply kit.

The Youth Garden Grant has an additional funding opportunity: The Crescent Garden Container Gardening Award. The award will provide five grantees with a container gardening supply package, valued at $1,970.

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. 
• Pride Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs that serve a majority of LGBTQ+ youth. 
• Equity Specialty Award: Designed to fund new and existing garden programs led by people of color that serve a majority of youth of color. 

A total of 15 grantees will receive an additional $750 each.

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.