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Earth Sangha plant grant application process simplified

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Earth Sangha revamped their Plant Grant to make it easier to apply and simpler to administer. You can now apply entirely online (you need a Google account) using this webform.
You can even upload photos of the site for us to review. We will be accepting applicants for Fall Plant Grants on a first-come, first-served basis with rolling applications. If you think your restoration project could benefit from this program, please click the link above and read the introductory information from the link above and send us an application to review. For more information on our Plant Grant Program visit www.earthsangha.org/plant-grant.

Keep Virginia Beautiful 30 in 30 Green Grants, Apr. 30 deadline

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Keep Virginia Beautiful (KVB) 30 in 30 Green Grants initiative is designed to empower groups all across Virginia to make an environmental impact in their own communities. Since 2011, KVB has provided $203,000 for 260 different projects throughout the state. Keep Virginia Beautiful awards grants of $500-$1,000 for projects in each of these four categories: Community Beautification and Greening, Litter Prevention, Recycling, and Cigarette Litter Prevention. The application process is underway and you are invited to apply, but hurry! The deadline is April 30.

KVB receives so many great applications and they wish they could fund them all! What can you do to help your grant application get noticed by the judges?

* Enter early. It’s easy to spot an application that was thrown together at the last minute!
* Think of a snappy title! It makes your application more memorable, and draws in the reader.
* Good things come in small packages. Programs and projects with a lot of bang-for-the-low-budget-buck are very impressive.
* Choose your category wisely. There are fewer grant applications sent for Cigarette Litter and Litter prevention, which means your odds are better of being chosen.
* Send an ugly picture. Show the judges what kind of impact you have planned by including a photograph that helps to tell your story.

Click here to apply for your 2019 30 in 30 Green Grant!

Fairfax Water Source Water Protection & Water Supply Education Grants

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Fairfax Water is offering Watershed and Water Supply Education Grants to support citizen source water protection efforts and community activities related to water supply.
Local and state government educational and environmental agencies, homeowners and HOAs, civic groups and not-for-profit organizations may apply for funding, technical services or a combination of these, not to exceed a total of $10,000.
Grant requests must address water supply or watershed issues within Fairfax Water’s service area or watershed area in Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, or Fauquier Counties. For a list of eligible projects and application information, please go to https://www.fairfaxwater.org/grants or contact Source Water Protection and Planning by phone at 703-289-6303 or by e-mail at [email protected]. Applications must be postmarked by May 15, 2019.

Earth Sangha spring Plant Grants, deadline Feb. 28th

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The Earth Sangha Plant Grant application period for Spring 2019 is now open. Find the application here: www.earthsangha.org/plant-grant. Please have applications in by February 28 so Earth Sangha can respond to applicants before the planting season begins. In previous Plant Grants, the organization helped out Eagle Scouts working in Fairfax County parks, public and independent schools, and community groups working on public lands. They’re eager to help out again this spring!

The Plant Grant works like a buy-one, get-one program. For every plant purchase made towards an approved project, Earth Sangha donates an additional plant (up to the maximum allocated in your acceptance letter). They can also help with site visits, answer questions about what species might be most appropriate, and highlight your volunteer workdays on their Field Schedule.

Their preference is for projects within Fairfax County, but they are open to proposals in other areas in Northern Virginia. In addition to the completed application (see link above), you will need a letter of support from a staff member from a relevant agency (an email is fine), and a few “before” photos of the site in question.

If you’d like to take advantage of this program, go to their website which fully describes the program and its requirements. Completed applications and questions can be sent to Matt Bright: [email protected].

Environmental education grants on offer

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Two environmental education grant programs are currently accepting applications:

EcoTech Grants offer up to $2,500 to engage children in inquiry-based, STEM-related projects that leverage technology and/or use nature-based design to address environmental problems in local communities.

Project Learning Tree’s Greenworks Grants offer of up to $1,000 to fund student-implemented projects that green the school or improve an aspect of the neighborhood’s environment.