If you are seriously considering a garden for your classroom then now is the time. Grants are available through many organizations. John has received many letters of appreciation for the help he has given the School Districts with getting the Garden Off The Ground, in more ways then one. Our pricing for teachers on the gardens can not be beat, we guarantee this. We work with you from the cost plan, set up and continued follow up. We have been putting gardens in Schools for almost 5 years now! Wow, time flies!.Below are several sources for Grants for the upcoming year.
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom
Teacher Grant Program
Florida Agriculture in the Classroom, Inc. selects teacher grant projects for funding each school year. For more details about the projects selected, please see the description below.
Another possible funding source is SWFWMD. They have funding for Splash! School Grants:
Splash! school grants offer up to $3,000 per school on a reimbursement basis only and are available to public, private and homeschool teachers, grades pre-K through 12. Teachers may apply individually or as a group.
Past school grant projects include student monitoring of local water quality, field trips and outreach campaigns designed to promote awareness of water-conserving practices. Check out the Featured Grant Projects section for additional ideas.
In brief, projects should:
Fall under one or more of the following categories: water conservation, water quality, watersheds, flood protection or natural systems.
Offer students the opportunity to learn more about freshwater resources and turn their understanding into action.
Support the SWFWMD's vision of a stable, ample supply of clean water for all appropriate users, including the environment.
Describe measurable objectives that can be easily evaluated.
Involve a message and/or lesson that can be shared with the greater school community or neighborhood.
Also, Florida School Gardens info and funding available on the University of Florida Site:
Funding your school garden can become the biggest obstacle to overcome. But don't fear-help is available and in many forms!
The first step to acquiring money is to formulate a budget. When developing your budget you will need to consider many things. Gather estimates for costs for such things as soil, plants, fertilizers, garden tools, educational supplements, and miscellaneous items.
Once you have composed your budget, it's time to locate money. Funding can come from many places, the first being your school. Ask your school if they have a budget for a garden project. The school may be more likely to fund your garden project if the garden is shown to be an educational tool and classroom asset.
Promote energy literacy in K-12 schools in Progress Energy’s service territory through teacher education, curriculum development and experiential learning opportunities for students.
Support K-12 career academies and other K-12 education programs to raise awareness and interest in energy careers
Do Something Seed Grants
These grants can be used towards project ideas and programs that are just getting started, or to jump-start your program and realize your ideas for the first time. These grants can also be used towards projects that are already developed and sustainable, towards the next steps of your project and organization to help you as you look to expand your project and grow your impact.
Grant Details
How much?: $500 How many are you giving out?: One a week! Deadline: None! Apply now! You will be notified whether or not you have won within 2-3 months after submission.
The Victory Garden has 12 Towers, all automatic. With 48 stackable pots that have growing space for 192 plants vertically, it also has 12 Ground Pots for lots more growing space. It comes with Pots, Ground Pots, Nutrient, Growing media, PVC, tubing, upgraded emitters, connectors, pump and timer. The conduit used for the poles to erect towers and the water reservoir do not come with this garden when shipped, but the conduit will be included when delivered locally. A 44 gallon garbage can can be used as a nutrient reservoir. The submersible pump with upgraded emitters will make it easy for you to add many more towers to this system. While supplies last, gently used pots are available. This will save you 20% ($300) over a new Victory Garden, your best value.
We are approved vendors with most School Districts, or we will become an approved vendor. We will submit an Invoice that will list all of the costs so you can get a Purchase Order. We have worked with many schools and are quite familiar with the process. If your grant doesn't cover this cost, we will work on a great garden to meet your needs.
