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New England Grassroots Environment Fund
The New England Grassroots Environment Fund (NEGEF) seeks to energize
and nurture long term civic engagement in local initiatives that create
and maintain healthy, just, safe and environmentally sustainable
communities. The Fund uses grant making, networking, and skillsbuilding to fuel local activism and social change
Seed grants are quick project-focused grants dedicated to help
volunteer groups launch and build their newly evolving projects.
Grow grants are competitive group development grants dedicated to
help established groups increase capacity, collaborate, and leverage
impact.
These grants are typically between $500 and $3,500
SEED grants
Quick project-focused grants dedicated to help volunteer groups
launch and build their newly evolving project(s).
Deadline: Apply anytime
(expect a decision in 4 weeks)
Grant range: $250 – $1,000
Apply for a Seed grant if your group:
is launching a new or evolving community-based project;
expenses are for materials, outreach and/or other project
expenses;
project costs generally less than $10,000;
needs a quick decision;
submitted its last successful Seed application at least 1 year
ago.
GROW grants
Competitive group development grants dedicated to help
established groups increase capacity, collaborate, and leverage
impact.
Deadlines: March 15 & September 15
(expect decisions early June & December)
Grant range: $1,000 – $3,500
Apply for a Grow grant if your group:
needs help evolving and expanding the community group;
expenses can include general operating, stipends, capacity
building, program development, expert assistance, etc.
has been active for more than 1 year;
submitted its last successful Grow application at least 1 year
ago.
The Vermont Community Garden Network (VCGN),
Highfields Center for Composting and the New England
Grassroots Environment Program (NEGEF) are partnering to
support new and growing school & community garden and
compost projects across the state of Vermont.
The HNH Foundation was formed as the result of the merger between Blue
Cross/Blue Shield of New Hampshire and Matthew Thornton Health Plan. The
Foundation, incorporated in October of 1997, is organized and operates
exclusively for charitable purposes.
Our Mission
Our mission is to improve the health and wellness of New Hampshire’s
population, with a focus on its most vulnerable children. We accomplish this
through our grant making and partnering with stakeholders aligned with our
mission.
Letters of Inquiry are being accepted for funding three goals:
Increase the number of New Hampshire children who have
access to health and dental insurance coverage.
Provide preventive dental care to children through age five.
Prevent childhood obesity, with a priority focused on children
through age 5.
To establish gardens and curriculum at early learning centers ($41,073)
Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health
To train two community health educators in Early Sprouts
Location: Laconia, Franklin
implementation and to implement Early Sprouts in eight
Award: $22,442 (year 2)
child care centers serving 360 children in Belknap and
Term: 3 years
Merrimack counties.*
Southwestern Community Services
Location: Keene
Award: $900 (year 2)
Term: 3 years
To purchase garden equipment and supplies to update the
Early Sprouts curriculum in the Head Start program
serving 237 low income children. The grantee is an
original Early Sprouts research site.
UNH Child Study and Development Center
Location: Durham and Strafford County
Award: $4,994 (year 2)
Term: 2 years
To sponsor registration costs for 30 Head Start and/or low
income child care providers at the Growing a Green
Generation conference, and to provide technical
assistance for implementing an on-site garden and
curriculum at these agencies.
Children’s Center of the Upper Valley
Location: Lebanon
Award: $7,737
Term: 1 year
To help increase the consumption of fruit and vegetables
by making improvements to the current vegetable garden
program and implementing the Early Sprouts curriculum
center-wide.
NH Agriculture in the Classroom
Location: Concord
Award: $5,000
Term: 1 year
To implement the Early Sprouts curriculum for children
ages 3-5 at the Child and Family Center at the NH
Technical Institute in Concord.*
Specialty Crop Block Grant/USDA/AMS
and State Dept’s of Ag
Partner with Oxford Hills School District M.S.A.D. #17 to increase child and adult
nutrition knowledge and consumption
of specialty crops by delivering educational programs to students at Roberts Farm
and through partnerships with Whitman
Farms and Eastman’s Orchards
Partner with the Massachusetts Agriculture in the Classroom to strengthen the
connections between the school garden and
local farms, nurseries, greenhouses, and garden centers by providing mentoring
through local farms and horticultural
businesses, start-up funding for school gardens through mini-grant vouchers, and
professional development workshops
Partner with the Northern Community Investment Corporation to create greater
access to healthy, locally grown specialty
crops by expanding the marketing efforts and delivery of specialty crops by the North
Country Farmer’s Co-Op to New
Hampshire institutions including restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and individual
customers
Kids Gardening.org
National Gardening Association/Youth Garden Grant: Applications due December 6, 2013
To be eligible for the 2014 Youth Garden Grant, your school or organization must plan to garden
in 2014 with at least 15 children between the ages of 3 and 18. The selection of winners is based
on the demonstrated relationship between the garden program and education related to the
environment, health and nutrition issues, character education, and entrepreneurship in the
United States.
Subaru Healthy Sprouts: Applications due November 15, 2013
This year we will present awards to 50 schools or youth programs. 47 will receive award
packages and funding valued over $500. Three exceptional garden programs will receive the
grand prize, a $1,500 award package and funding.
Farm to Pre School.org
October 18th, we're celebrating farm to preschool!
Farm to Preschool is a natural expansion of the national farm to school
model and encompasses a wide range of programs and activities.
Farm to preschool includes the full spectrum of child care delivery:
preschools, Head Start, center-based, programs in K-12 school districts,
and family home care facilities.
Its goals are multi-level and include: influencing the eating habits of
young children while their preferences are forming; creating healthy
lifestyles through good nutrition and experiential opportunities such as
gardening; improving healthy food access at home and within the
community; and ultimately influencing policies to address the childhood
obesity epidemic through a local food lens.
New Hampshire Resources
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/dphs/nhp/healthygardens.htm
 http://www.nhfarmtoschool.org/school-garden-grant-resources
 http://www.agclassroom.org/nh/about/index.htm
 http://www.earlysprouts.org/
 http://www.chhs.unh.edu/csdc/growing-green-generation
 http://extension.unh.edu/Food-Health
 http://nhaeyc.org/professional-development/
 http://nofanh.org/ Winter Conference Feb. 1-2, 2014 Concord
3 workshops on school/youth gardens
 NH Farm to School Conference May 21, 2014
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Maine Resources
http://www.agclassroom.org/ME/programs/grants.htm
Agriculture Awareness grants up to $1000 have funded pre K
programs.
 Teach ME About Food and Farms Lesson Site is a
collection of lessons and resources for educators in Grades
Pre-K – 12 that is accessible and searchable by topic,
grade and Maine Learning Results and Common Core
Standards
 http://www.maineaeyc.org/home
 http://healthymainepartnerships.org/cshp.aspx
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http://www.msgn.org/
https://mainefarmtoschool.eventbrite.com/ October 19,
Portland
Vermont Resources
http://www.vtfeed.org/tools
 http://www.vtfeed.org/get-involved/funding-opportunities
 http://www.vermontcf.org/InitiativesImpact/FoodampFarm
Initiative/FoodampFarmGettingStarted.aspx
 http://nofavt.org/ Winter Conference Feb. 15-16,2014 at
UVM Burlington
 http://vaeyc.org/conferences/2013-fall-conference/
October 17-19 Killington
 http://www.permanentfund.org/vermont-communitypreschool-collaborative/
 http://dcf.vermont.gov/news_06/25/13 Governor’s Early
Childhood Summit October 29, Montpelier
 http://www.kidsarepriorityone.org/ Vermont Early
Childhood Alliance
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Massachusetts Resources
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http://www.partnersforahealthiercommunity.org/
Farm to Preschool Families (F2P) is an innovative initiative providing
fresh, local produce to preschool children and their families and
exposing them to healthy eating habits. Springfield, MA
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http://www.northeastern.edu/healthykids/
Healthy Kids, Healthy Futures (HKHF) aims to prevent early childhood obesity by
supporting health promoting environments where young children live (home), learn
(preschool), and play (community).
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http://www.aginclassroom.org/ Fall Conference November 9 in Brookline. Mini
Grant program up to $500 for garden projects.
 http://schoolsprouts.org/index.html
School Sprouts Educational Gardens collaborates with educators and community partners
to design and implement standards-driven, hands-on garden education programs. We
cultivate enhanced academic performance and student wellness through a
multidisciplinary approach that inspires lifelong learning. Pioneer Valley