For schools wishing to create outdoor classrooms and food gardens to provide students with a healthy place to play, learn and develop a genuine respect for nature.
Amount: $500 to $3,500 for publicly funded Canadian schools (JK–Grade 12); $500 to $2,000 for not-for-profit daycares
2011-12 Application intake dates: September 16, 2011, December 2, 2011, March 16, 2012, June 1, 2012
Evergreen’s Common Grounds Grants are offered to support community groups in protecting and restoring urban green spaces. All proposed projects must be open to the community, should have a strong volunteer-involvement component, and must be located entirely on publicly accessible lands.
Community groups must be working in partnership with their local municipality or other institutional partner such as federal or provincial government agencies, crown corporations or publicly funded institutions (such as a university or hospital).
Projects on school grounds are not eligible for the grant programs below, but schools or school groups may be eligible if they are undertaking projects in parks or other publicly accessible lands, in partnership with other community organizations.
For community-based restoration and stewardship initiatives in urban and urbanizing areas, including naturalization, restoration and stewardship, and community food gardens.
Amount: Up to $10,000
The deadline for the 2012 application intake is January 31, 2012.