Eligibility
Any organization in the United States planning a new or improving an existing garden program that serves at least 15 youth between the ages of 0 and 18 is eligible to apply.
Note: KidsGardening grantees from any 2024 – 2025 grant program (Budding Botanist, Waterwise Garden, Youth Garden, GroMoreGood Grassroots, and Lots of Compassion) are not eligible to apply.
Organizations must support, work with, or serve under-resourced communities (those most impacted by systemic inequities and situational hardships), have fifteen or more youth participate in the garden program and have received less than $10,000 in grants for the garden program in 2025 so far.
Funding Priorities
The selection of winners is prioritized based on demonstrated need and program impact. KidsGardening considers a variety of factors when determining needs, including:
Socioeconomic & Sociodemographic Factors: How does the program exist within or engage a community that has been systematically denied resources, whether physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services? Organizations affected by multiple socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors are given priority.
Program Funding and Support: Does an organization have access to consistent, substantial monetary support or prior grant funding? Or are pre-existing resources (financial or otherwise) limited? Organizations experiencing the latter are given priority.
Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the needs of the community? Organizations working with more than 50 youth will be given priority.
The deadline for application submission is Friday, December 12, 2025.
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