Urban Schools Agriculture Grant Program
Texas elementary and middle schools in public school districts with 49,000 or more students are eligible to apply for an Urban Schools Agricultural Grant. Grants awards are up to $2,500 each for the funded elementary and middle school’s agricultural demonstration projects. Projects that help students better understand agriculture are eligible for consideration. This includes, but is not limited to edible school gardens that can teach children not only about horticulture, but also water conservation. Non-profit organizations that have the support of a Texas public elementary school or middle school are also encouraged to apply. TDA lists some potential projects here.
For full details on this grant, including the application and related deadlines, visit the Urban Schools Grant Program Web page.
Annie’s Grants for Gardens
Annie’s Foods has supported more than 295 school gardens since 2008, including a few in Texas. Funds can be used to purchase basic startup materials to fund a new garden at a school. Students can learn about and experience new, fresh ingredients through interaction with the school garden.
For full details on this grant, including the application and related deadlines, visit the Annie’s Grants for Gardens Web page.
Whole Kids Foundation
The Whole Kids foundation is committed to keeping students healthy one bite at a time. Their grant programs support extended learning projects in school gardens, for inspiration view their success stories page.
A Texas school used grant funds to build a sustainable vegetable garden for their culinary program, which caters school, district and community events. Culinary instructors felt it was important to instill an appreciation for where food comes from in students. Ultimately they hope to expand the garden based teaching tool into every teacher’s curriculum in the school.
For full details on this grant, including the application and related deadlines, visit the Whole Kids Foundation website.
Organizations Making Grants on an Ongoing Basis
Fitness
Baseball Tomorrow Fund
www.baseballtomorrowfund.com
Carol M. White Physical Education Program
www.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed
U.S. Soccer Foundation
www.ussoccerfoundation.org
Health & Education
Abbott Laboratories Fund
www.abbottfund.org
Amarillo Area Foundation, Inc.
www.amarilloareafoundation.org
Amon G. Carter Foundation
www.agcf.org
Communities Foundation of Texas, Inc.
www.cftexas.org
Houston Endowment Inc.
www.houstonendowment.org
Rockwell Fund, Inc.
www.rockfund.org
Scurlock Foundation
www.scurlockfoundation.org
Sid W. Richardson Foundation
www.sidrichardson.org
The Cailloux Foundation
www.caillouxfoundation.org
The Hoglund Foundation
www.hoglundfoundation.org
The Kerr Foundation, Inc.
www.thekerrfoundation.org
The Meadows Foundation
www.mfi.org
The Powell Foundation
www.powellfoundation.org
The Priddy Foundation
www.priddyfdn.org
Nelda C. and H. J. Lutcher Stark Foundation
www.starkfoundation.org
Sterling-Turner Foundation
http://sterlingturnerfoundation.org
George & Fay Young Foundation, Inc.
www.gfyfoundation.org
The Zachry Foundation
www.zachryfoundation.org
Community
Abell-Hanger Foundation
www.abell-hanger.org
American Honda Foundation
http://corporate.honda.com/america/philanthropy.aspx?id=ahf
Bank of America
www.bankofamerica.com/foundation
Bridgestone/Firestone Trust Fund
www.bridgestoneamericas.com/en/corporate-social-responsibility/community/trust-fund-application
The Brown Foundation, Inc.
www.brownfoundation.org
Captain Planet Foundation
http://captainplanetfoundation.org/apply-for-grants
Donors Choose
www.donorschoose.org/
Gannett Foundation
www.gannettfoundation.org
HEB Excellence in Education: Healthy Campus Grant
www.heb.com/sectionpage/about-us/community/excellence-in-education/26501118
The NEA Foundation – Nickelodeon Big Help Grants
www.neafoundation.org/pages/nea-special-grants-to-educator
Proctor and Gamble Fund Grants
www.pg.com/company/our_commitment/grant_application_guidelines.jhtml
Share Our Strength -- Grants specifically supporting CACFP, SFSP & NSLP
www.nokidhungry.org/
Texas Action for Healthy Kids
www.actionforhealthykids.org/index.php
Toshiba America Foundation
www.toshiba.com/taf/index.jsp
USDA Rural Development
www.rd.usda.gov/programs-services/programs-services-communities-nonprofits
YSA Grants
www.actionforhealthykids.org/index.php