Grant Opportunities
There are a limited number of grants, most of which have very specific criteria, available toward the funding of green space projects; for this reason, it can be rather discouraging for small community garden efforts to find proper funding.
Federal Grants
Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP)
USDA
Community gardens and other food projects.
Food and Agriculture Service-Learning Program (FASLP)
USDA
Educational agriculture and nutritional health projects.
Urban & Community Forestry 2021 Challenge Cost share Grant Program (U&CF)
USDA
Urban forest & green infrastructure projects.
$100,000 - $300,000
Environmental Sustainability
NSF
Green infrastructure projects.
$7,066,000 total funds; no minimum or maximum
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program
EPA
Community-driven environmental health projects.
Up to $50,000
Healthy Communities Grant Program
EPA
Improve human health and reduce environmental risk.
Up to $30,000 w/ a 5% match
Private Grants
Urban Gardening Grant
Columbus Foundation
Community-driven environmental health projects.
Up to $3,000, yearly
Plant America Community Garden Grants National Garden Clubs
Garden Projects with National Garden Club Membership
$1,000, yearly
Other Funding Opportunities
There are numerous additional, relatively smaller grants offered from private and public corporations which award funding to community and school gardens, though none of these funding solutions are well advertised or easily acquired.
We will continue to update this page with more opportunities to support community food projects from information gained by faculty and student research.
Funding & Details Subject to Change.
Last Update April 2021.
Use links provided to make direct inquires to grant source for funding information.
