SeedMoney offers grants and crowdfunding opportunities to a wide range of nonprofit organizations across the country and around the world interested in starting or sustaining a food garden project. (Approximately 90% of the grants are provided in the United States.)
SeedMoney's Garden Grants are awarded as part of 30-day year-end challenge that runs from November 15 to December 15, annually, in which participating projects have an opportunity to win grants and raise additional funds from within their communities using SeedMoney's crowdfunding tools.
The following two types of grants are provided:
- Challenge Grants of up to $600 will be awarded to the 170 projects based on where they are ranked at the end of the 30-day challenge.
- Strong Start Grants of $100 will be awarded to the 35 projects that have raised the most after the first week of the 30-day challenge (these grants can be combined with Challenge Grants.)
- Geographic Interest Grants of $100-$200 will be awarded to 50 projects based in Maine or developing countries, with no crowdfunding challenge requirement.
Grants may be used to purchase any equipment appropriate for an edible food garden project, such as plants, seeds, raised beds, fencing, tools, sheds, greenhouses, and composting and drip irrigation systems.
Eligible applicants include public, charter, and private K-12 schools, school districts, community gardens, parks and rec departments, churches, libraries, food banks, shelters, tribal organizations, and many other nonprofit organizations.
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