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Grants & Funding Opportunities

This page highlights sustainability-related grants for students and educators. The grants are organized by deadline; applications with rolling deadlines can be found at the bottom of the page. The icons next to the titles correspond to the relative sustainable initiative. If you about a grant not feature on our page or would like us to spotlight a district recipient, please let us know. 

January

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Sow it Forward Garden Grant

Deadline  Early January
Eligible Projects  New edible gardens
Grant Amount  $325 to $500
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California Fertilizer Foundation Grants

Deadline  January 15
Eligible Projects  New & existing school gardens
Grant Amount  $1,200 & educational materials
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Captain Planet Foundation ecoSolution Grants

Deadline  January 31 & September 30
Eligible Projects  Hands on projects that promote understanding of environmental issues
Grant Amount  Up to $2,500 with 50% match preferred

February

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US EPA Environmental Education Regional Model Grants

Deadline  Early February
Eligible Projects  Environmental education 
Grant Amount  Varies
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Disney Friends for Change Grants

sDeadline  Mid-February
Eligible Projects  Funding for Global Youth Day projects
Grant Amount  Up to $500
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NEA Student Achievement Grants

Deadline  February 1, June 1, or October 15
Eligible Projects  Work that engages students in critical thinking and problem solving, deepening knowledge of standards-based subject matter
Grant Amount  $2,000 to $5,000

March

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NGA Grants/Awards: Mantis Tiller

Deadline  Early March
Eligible Projects  Gardens
Grant Amount  $350

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Summer Institute for Teachers

Deadline  Early March
Eligible Projects  Middle school science teachers
Grant Amount  Two-week workshop 


April

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Tropical Biology Teacher Scholarships

Deadline  Early April
Eligible Projects  Middle or high school biology teachers
Grant Amount  Varies

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Dorothy Stout Professional Development Grants

Deadline  Mid-April
Eligible Projects  K-12 educators participating in Earth science classes or workshops
Grant Amount  $750 & 1-year membership to National Association of Geoscience Teachers
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California State Coastal Conservancy "Explore the Coast" Grant

Deadline  April 2019
Eligible Projects  Programs that bring people to the coast, increase stewardship of coastal resources, and provide educational opportunities. 
Grant Amount  Up to $50,000
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Fiskars Project Orange Thumb Community Garden Grants

Deadline  Spring 2020
Eligible Projects  Grant to support schools and community gardening initiatives in PK - 6th.
Grant Amount  $500 plus tools for your classrooms. 

May

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American Honda Foundation Grants

Deadline  Early May
Eligible Projects  Youth education, specifically in the areas of STEM, the environment, job training, and literacy
Grant Amount  
$20,000 to $75,000 over a one-year period
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State Farm Youth Advisory Board Service Learning Grants

Deadline  Early May
Eligible Projects  Service-learning projects addressing access to higher education, economic empowerment, community safety & justice, health & wellness, environmental responsibility, and arts & culture
Grant Amount  $25,000 to $100,000
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Entomological Society President's Education Awards

Deadline  May 1
Eligible Projects  Projects with insects
Grant Amount  $400 for materials, $400 for travel, & $800 to travel to ESA Annual Meeting

June

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Kids in the Game Physical Activity Grants

Deadline  Early June
Eligible Projects  New projects supporting physical activity and the Let's Move Campaign
Grant Amount  Up to $5,000
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National Sol Hirsch Education Fund Grants

Deadline  Mid-June
Eligible Projects  Support development of youth-focused service initiative
Grant Amount  $750

July

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Mazda Foundation Grant

Deadline  July 1
Eligible Projects  Programs promoting environmental conservation, cross-cultural understanding, and scientific research
Grant Amount  Varies


August

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Target Field Trips Grant

Deadline  August 1 - September 30
Eligible Projects  Field Trips
Grant Amount  Up to $700

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Annie's Grants for Gardens

Deadline  Application period 8/1-11/12019
Eligible Projects  Edible school gardens
Grant Amount  $500 for a brand new garden, $1,500 for existing programs

September

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Project Learning Tree GreenWorks

Deadline  Late September (Not avail 2019)
Eligible Projects  Environmental improvement projects
Grant Amount  $1,000
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The Bee Cause Project

Deadline  Apply beginning September 2019
Eligible Projects  Beehive - Provide youth with opportunities to understand, engage, and learn from honey bees in order to connect with the natural environment while developing STEAM skills.
Grant Amount  $1,000 to $2,000
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Sponsor-a-Hive

Deadline  Applications open September 2019
Eligible Projects  Sponsor a beehive
Grant Amount  Bees/hive/bee materials and Educator's Kit

October

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Constellation Energy to Educate Grant

Deadline  October 1
Eligible Projects  Hands-on projects that engage 100 or more students in grades 6-12
Grant Amount  Up to $25,000
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Toshiba America Foundation Grants

Deadline  October 1
Eligible Projects  Hands-on project for the K-5 classroom 
Grant Amount  $1,000
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Nature Works Everywhere Garden Grants

Deadline  October
Eligible Projects  Projects that support the building, amendment, or revitalization of gardens on school campuses
Grant Amount  $1,000 to $2,000
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Wild Ones Seeds for Education 

Deadline  Mid-October
Eligible Projects  Landscaping with native plant species 
Grant Amount  $100 to $500

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Whole Kids Foundation Grants

Deadline  October 31
Eligible Projects  K-12 school working on new or existing edible garden on school grounds
Grant Amount  Up to $2,000
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National Head Start Association

Deadline  Application period 8/5 - 10/11/19
Eligible Projects  All Head Start programs who want to start an edible garden.
Grant Amount  $5,000 plus a garden kit, materials, and educational resources

November

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California Coastal Commission Whale Tail Grants

Deadline  November 1
Eligible Projects  Programs that teach California's children and the general public to value and take action to improve the health of the state's marine and coastal resources. 
Grant Amount  Up to $50,000
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Marine Debris Prevention & Removal Grants

Deadline  Mid-November
Eligible Projects  Community-based marine debris removal projects
Grant Amount  $50,000 to $150,000

December

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Edison Scholars Scholarship

Deadline  December 16 (open 10/1-12/16/19)
Eligible Projects  
Recognizes students attending high schools in SCE territory who want to be makers of tomorrow — the dreamers, inventors, guardians and pioneers — those who dare to be great.  Awards $40,000 college scholarships to 30 high school seniors to help them follow their dreams in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) and empower them to change the world.
Grant Amount  $40,000
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Walmart Store & Sam's Club Giving Program

Deadline  Late December
Eligible Projects  Hunger relief & healthy eating, sustainability, women's economic empowerment
Grant Amount  $250 to $2,500
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Herb Society of America Grant for Educators

Deadline  Late December
Eligible Projects  Projects that enhance herbal education
Grant Amount  $5,000

Rolling/Varying Deadlines

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​California Native Garden Foundation's Garden Design Grant

Deadline  Rolling
Eligible Projects  Gardens
Grant Amount  $1,000 for in-kind assistance, $500 for direct cash assistance, and $5,000 for design services
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Donors Choose Grant

Deadline  Rolling
Eligible Projects  Classroom Projects
Grant Amount  Varies, money designated for the materials you request
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The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation

Deadline  Rolling
Eligible Projects  Orchards
Grant Amount  Physical materials & training tools needs to grow vibrant fruit trees
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Western Growers Foundation California School Garden Grant

Deadline  Rolling
Eligible Projects  Edible Gardens
Grant Amount  $1,500 plus seeds & materials
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NWF Trees for Wildlife

Deadline  Apply 90 days prior to event
Eligible Projects  Tree planting project on campus
Grant Amount  Get 100 free tree seedlings for your school
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The World We Want Foundation

Deadline  Ongoing
Eligible Projects  Youth projects promoting positive social change
Grant Amount  $500 to $5,000
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The Pollination Project

Deadline  Ongoing
Eligible Projects  Projects geared toward youth environmentalists
Grant Amount  Up to $1,000
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The Awesome Project

The Awesome Foundation is a global community "advancing the interest of awesome in the universe".  Each fully autonomous chapter supports awesome projects through micro-grants from the chapter's "trustees" given on a no-strings-attached basis to people and groups working on awesome projects.
Deadline  Monthly
Eligible Projects  Determined by Local Chapter
Grant Amount  $1,000
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Hart Seed Company Donations

Deadline  Ongoing
Eligible Projects  Seeds for project or garden
Grant Amount  Free seeds for cost of shipping & handling
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Zayed Future Energy Prize

Deadline  Varies per year
Eligible Projects  Energy-related projects aligned with the themes of innovation, leadership, and/or long-term vision
Grant Amount  $100,000
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California Environmental Education Grant Program

Deadline  Varies per year
Eligible Projects  Programs & projects which will result in long-term educational benefits to all California students
Grant Amount  Varies
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California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom's Literacy of Life Grant

Deadline  Varies per year
Eligible Projects  New & existing projects that promote agricultural literacy
Grant Amount  Up to $500, one applicant will receive an additional $1,000

Other Funding List Resources

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Donors Choose 

Donors Choose is a crowd funding site for teachers looking to fund classroom projects. Partners offer extra incentives and matching funds as well.

Other Funding List Resources

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