As part of its mission to educate and serve, the Patrick County Master Gardeners Association (PCMGA) is offering grants to assist individuals and organizations within Patrick Country who are pursuing projects that will address food insecurity while increasing understanding of sustainable gardening practices.
Applications can be downloaded at patrickmastergardeners.org. Choose ‘Outreach’ from the main menu and then click on ‘Scholarships & Grants’.
Criteria:
*Must be a Patrick County resident
*Must complete and submit grant form
*Garden projects will be for reduction of food insecurities, vegetable or fruit gardens, public gardens, native, pollinator, and or natural habitat plantings, raising plants for sale to support a nonprofit organization, composting, purchasing plant labels, garden tools or similar items that are considered to have educational value
Awardees must provide updates once a quarter and post an award report to the Garden Grant Committee at the end of the year. Failure to do so will make them ineligible for future awards.
Eligibility:
All residents of Patrick County
All nonprofit organizations in Patrick County
Award Amount:
The awards will not exceed $500.
The Garden Grant Committee reserves the right to determine the amount of funding. That includes funding fully, partially, or not at all.
Compliance and Reporting:
All applications must be complete to be eligible for consideration. Incomplete forms will not be considered.
Award funds are to be used solely for garden expenses as stated in the application.
Award funds may not be used for indirect expenses like food, travel, computers, cameras, software, salaries or field trips.
Awardees hold full legal and financial responsibility for their project.
Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, visit patrickmastergardeners.org.
