Grant Links: August 22, 2011

WI:  Horatio Alger Wisconsin Scholarship (College-bound High School Seniors)

US: Coca−Cola Scholars Program  (College-bound High School Seniors)

US:  Environmental Protection Agency Fellowships (Graduate Students)

US:  National Academy of Education/Spencer Dissertation Fellowship Program

US:  Office of Research & Analysis to Offer Grants to Research Value and Impact of the Arts (Nonprofits, units of state or local government; or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes)

US:  Wendy’s High School Heisman Program (College-bound High School Seniors)

US:  Whole Foods School Garden Grants (Nonprofit organization or nonprofit K-12 school)

Grant Links: February 12, 2010

UW-Madison: Academic Staff Professional Development Grants

UW-Madison:  The Bascom Hill Society Scholarship

UW-Madison:  Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowships Holstrom Environmental Scholarships

Kenosha Area: UW-Parkside launches grant-funding program for local nonprofits

Sheboygan, WI: Sheboygan Public Education Foundation offering scholarships to North/South grads (music, science, education, business)

St. Croix Valley: 2010 St. Croix Valley Master Gardeners Association Community Service Project Funds (pdf)

WI: Badgerland Financial Offering Ag Scholarship Listing Online

WI: Dairy Farmer and Processor Scholarships Available for Feb. 10 Conference

WI: DATCP: Specialty crop block grant applications are due April 1, 2010

WI: DATCP Taking Applications for ADD Grants

Grants Links: October 20, 2009

La Crosse, WI: Education foundation taking grant requests

Racine, WI: First deadline Oct. 30 for YAR grant applications

WI: Focus on Energy Announces competitive industrial grants for energy efficiency efforts

US: Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Arts Program Accepting Applications for Fund for National Projects

US: National Gardening Association Announces Continuation of Youth Garden Grants Program

Grant Links: April 8, 2009

Chippewa Falls, WI: Charities put call out for scholarship applicants

Cross Plains, WI: Chamber of Commerce is offering two $500 scholarships to area high school seniors (Scroll down to view announcement)

Fond du Lac, WI: Excellence in Education nominees sought for district

St. Croix & Pierce Counties, WI: Master gardeners offering beautification grants

WI: Cooperative Conservation Initiative Grant Apps Due April 23

Grant of the Week: Hooked on Hydroponics

The National Gardening Association and the Grow Store have teamed up to offer Hooked on Hydroponics Grants to elementary, middle, and high schools across the US.

36 schools will each receive:
* hydroponic garden systems and indoor light systems (high-intensity discharge or compact fluorescent). See links above for equipment package descriptions.
curricula and reference books (Gardening Indoors: The Indoor Gardener's Bible, plus NGA's
* Growing Ventures: Starting a School Garden Business; GrowLab: A Complete Guide to Growing in the Classroom; and GrowLab: Activities for Growing Minds.)

Applications must be postmarked by September 15, 2008.

For complete eligibility and application information, visit http://www.kidsgardening.com/grants/HOH.asp

Grant of the Week: New Community Gardens in Madison

The Community Action Coalition for South Central WI, New Garden Fund Grants Program is currently accepting applications for the creation of new community gardens in Madison.

"Who should apply? Groups eligible to apply include:

* new and existing gardens in Southwest Madison,
* new housing developments at the edges of the city,
* existing gardens hoping to expand (by adding new plots for new gardeners),
* neighborhoods lacking community garden space that want to create new gardens,
* existing gardens where leases are being lost due to development, etc. that need to be relocated."

Applications are due on Friday, January 25, 2008. Grants will be given out in early March 2008.

"Requests from anywhere in the city can be up to $2000. In the southwest neighborhoods, larger requests are welcome, up to a maximum of $20,000. The grants can help pay for water systems, fences, raised beds, etc."

"Please contact Janet Parker, Community Action Coalition for South Central Wisconsin, Inc - Food & Gardens, at 246-4730, Ext. 218, for a grant application and a resource packet on how to start your own community garden in Madison. "