Green Thumb Challenge $5,000 Grant
Written by GEF Staff
Green Education Foundation (GEF) and Gardener’s Supply Company have teamed up on an exciting funding opportunity for established youth garden projects nationwide! The organizations are calling on schools and youth groups to submit chronicles of their garden projects in a race to win a $5,000 prize. The award is designed to support the continued sustainability of an exceptional youth garden program that has demonstrated success, and has impacted the lives of kids and their community.
Green Thumb Challenge participants may submit any of the following, or a combination. (Not a member? Click here to sign up for free!)
An overview describing your garden project- One video, up to ten minutes long
- A digital portfolio, comprising up to ten photos with captions
- Scanned artwork with descriptions
Videos, photographs and scanned artwork will be uploaded to the Green Thumb Challenge website.
Please submit the following information with your mailed or emailed submission:
Completed Grant Application (View Application in PDF Format)
Completed Contest Disclaimer (View Disclaimer in PDF Format)
Eligible Contestants: Garden programs involving children currently in grades K-12, from schools and youth groups nationwide.
Grant Guidelines:
• Entries must be submitted by designated deadline.
• A class/group/school may enter the contest only once.
• Submissions must include garden materials (as outlined below), a general application and a completed disclaimer
• Awards must be allocated towards the sustainability of current garden program
• Winners will be selected through a fair and impartial selection process by the Selection Committee appointed by the organizers.
Remember to include a completed disclaimer and general application with submission. Projects that have been submitted without completed disclaimers will not be entered into the contest.
Note that by entering the competition, you have assigned copyright of your garden project materials to the organizers. Photographs, videos and other submitted media may be further utilized in exhibition, websites, posters, publications, etc.
Green Education Foundation (GEF)
Attn: Green In Action Award
153 Washington St., 4th Floor
East Walpole, MA 02032
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