Happy Friday!
We are thrilled to share a new grant opportunity - The Lots of Compassion Grant!
Together Mrs. Meyers Clean Day and KidsGardening are announcing the new Lots of Compassion grant program, designed to support local leaders looking to transform vacant lots into gardens to help grow compassion in their community. The grant is open until June 2, 2023.
This year programs can apply in either English or Spanish! To view this grant opportunity in English, visit our English grant landing page.
Tambien, este año, programas pueden aplicar en íngles or español! Para ver esta oportunidad de subvención en español, visite nuestra página web en español.
In August, ten grantees will receive $20,000 each to transform a vacant lot into a garden.
About 15% of land in urban cities is deemed vacant or abandoned, which can lead to many negative outcomes for surrounding neighborhoods, including decreases in physical & mental health and diminished feelings of safety & security.[1] Lots of Compassion aims to provide resources to those seeking to transform vacant lots in their neighborhood into gardens for community growth.
Nonprofit organizations, school districts, universities, groups, religious organizations, or other tax-exempt organizations in the United States and US Territories are eligible to apply. Applicants must use the funds to build a garden in a vacant lot.
Learn more and apply.
[1] AO Bowman, MA Pagano Terra Incognita: Vacant Land and Urban Strategies (Georgetown Univ Press, Washington, DC, 2010). C Nickerson, R Ebel, A Borchers, F Carriazo, Major uses of land in the United States, 2007 (USDA Economic Research Service, Washington, DC), EIB-89. (2011).
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Sarah Lane
KidsGardening
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