Grant Alert Detail
Healthy Sprouts Award
Sponsor: National Gardening Association
Submitted: 6/27/2008 12:00:00 AM
The National Gardening Association -- Healthy Sprouts Awards
The National Gardening Association (NGA) is accepting applications for its Healthy Sprouts Awards program to support awareness of nutrition and hunger through development of health-focused youth gardens.
Award amounts are $200 or $500 in gift certificates towards purchase of gardening materials, a free copy of NGA’s Eat a Rainbow Kit, 25 packets of seeds, a literature package from NGA, and NGA Supporter benefits for one year. Eligible applicants include schools or organizations that plan to garden in 2009 with at least 15 children (ages 3-18) and can demonstrate that the garden program will teach about nutrition and hunger issues in the United States.
Deadline: October 15, 2008
Please Note: The Center for Health and Health Care in Schools (CHHCS) does not administer this funding opportunity.
Contact the National Gardening Association for program information and application guidelines: http://www.kidsgardening.com/healthysprouts.asp
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