Gardens for Children Grants
Children love gardens. Whether a garden is private or a community green space, children take pleasure in spending time out of doors.
Parents also benefit from gardens. Gardens are secure environments where parents know that children can play safely.
AlanTitchmarsh Award
The Alan Titchmarsh award is a prize of £250 worth of gardening vouchers. Schools throughout the country can apply.200 schools receive the vouchers each year. They use them to buy gardening tools, plants and seeds.
Association of Gardens Trusts
The Association of Gardens Trusts has 35 local trust centres across England. It also has links with the Historic Gardens Trust in Wales.Schools that hope to engage in garden projects for children should contact their local Gardens Trust centre to check the availability of grants.
Awards For All
The national lottery funds the Awards For All grants scheme. The purpose of the scheme is to support community projects. Such projects include restoring or creating community gardens for the benefit of children and adults.Applicants can receive grants ranging from £500 to £5,000. The Awards For All scheme covers all four of the UK’s regional governments.
B & Q One Planet Living
The DIY store, B & Q, offers grants for various projects including “grow your own”. The grants are £50 to £250. Only schools can apply. The grants are for the purchase of gardening equipment.Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation
The Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation supports various projects. Among these are initiatives that improve the lives of children and the disabled.Charities rather than individuals must apply for Bernard Sunley Charitable Foundation grants. The charities can use the grants for garden projects.
Biffaward
Biffaward receives funding from landfill tax credits that Biffa Waste Services donates. The result is a multi-million pound grant scheme. The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts runs the scheme on Biffaward’s behalf.There are four types of funding. The two that apply to gardens for children are the community main grants and the small grants. The main grants are worth £5,000 to £50,000. They help fund projects that develop or provide community facilities. Community gardens come under this category.
Small grants are for projects that help communities save or improve local amenities such as gardens. Small grants start at £250. The maximum is £5,000.
CSV Action Earth
CSV Action Earth awards grants to community and voluntary groups whose aim is to improve and safeguard local environments such as gardens.Growing Gardens Grants Scheme
Schools and other educational centres can apply for grants from the Growing Gardens Grants Scheme.The Federation of City Farms and Community Gardens, Save the Children, ContinYou and Blue Peter are the four organisations that run the scheme. The purpose is to:
- Give disadvantaged children a chance to grow food
- Improve or create garden areas at schools or other educational sites
- Present children with the opportunity to learn where food comes from
- The grants are £250. Successful applicants can use the money to buy gardening tools and develop gardens.
