Grow a Learning Garden! Garden for Every School Grant Deadline November 15th

The Environmental Center’s Garden for Every School program is pleased to announce that annual garden grants are open and accepting applications for school garden projects. Educators are encouraged to fill out an application online before November 15th for projects occurring in the 2024-2025 school year.

Applications should be filled out using an online Google Form, which can be found in English and in Spanish here on our website! Questions can be directed to Denise via email denise@envirocenter.org or phone 541-414-3979.

The purpose of The Environmental Center’s Garden Grants program is to provide grant awards to public and private schools and youth organizations in Central Oregon to start, expand, improve or support a new or existing school garden or outdoor classroom. Gardens can be indoor or outdoor, edible and/or native/pollinator gardens. There is no set minimum or maximum amount for applications to be considered.

Last school year, this program awarded over $17,500 to 11 schools and organizations to fund a variety of school garden projects across Central Oregon. Projects ranged from starting new outdoor school gardens and improving existing garden infrastructure, to unique student groups revitalizing school and community garden spaces. Recipient schools last year served over 1,350 youth in 4 school districts across Central Oregon.