Best Community and School Garden Grants in Michigan

Nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government entities, and tribal governments in Michigan can seek up to US $125,000 to run projects that enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through promotion, marketing, research, and education. With a mission to strengthen specialty crop industries, Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development supports horticulture and gardening efforts that benefit multiple producers and the broader public.

Nonprofit organizations operating organic community or school gardens that feed low-income communities in Michigan can receive US $3,000 to support urban agriculture projects. Nature's Path Organic provides funding for gardens managed without toxic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, or GMOs, including those founded by and serving underserved or underrepresented communities across the U.S. and Canada.

Students majoring in horticulture or related fields in Michigan and nearby states can receive scholarships to support their education and research. Garden Club of America supports horticulture and gardening through the Katharine M. Grosscup Scholarships, awarding up to US $3,500 to rising sophomores, juniors, seniors, and master’s candidates meeting GPA and enrollment requirements.

Michigan 501(c)(3) nonprofits and municipal entities working on sustainable agriculture, food systems, or natural resources can apply for Americana Foundation grants of US $10,000 - US $25,000. Focused on transforming food systems, the foundation invites Michigan horticulture and gardening projects, including community and school gardens, that increase access to healthy, locally grown, culturally appropriate food.

The Hunger to Health Collaboratory (H2HC) 2025 Prizes for Innovation aim to enhance health equity for youth through innovative funding in three categories: Food and Nutrition Policy, Nutrition Education & School Food, and Indigenous Food Justice. Supported by Newman’s Own Foundation, these prizes include $100K grants for policy work and $25K grants for education and justice initiatives. Winners will participate in the H2HC Fall Summit in Boston, fostering collaborative solutions to food challenges.

The Garden Club of Houston, established in 1924, promotes gardening and environmental conservation through various community initiatives. Their funding supports nonprofit organizations and government entities, focusing on projects that enhance public landscapes, educational resources, and community gardens. Grants are not awarded for operating funds or endowments, with preference given to projects within the greater Houston area. This commitment to civic improvement underscores their mission to foster a love of gardening and environmental stewardship.

Schools, homeschooling families, and education organizations in Michigan can receive hydroponic garden systems to enhance STEM and nutrition education through this program. Rise Gardens provides classroom garden resources that support NGSS-aligned, hands-on horticulture learning, entrepreneurship projects, and community-building activities, which may benefit community and school garden initiatives.

Students pursuing horticulture or floriculture degrees in Michigan and across the U.S. who plan careers in commercial cut flower production can receive scholarship support for their education. The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers offers the Dave Dowling Scholarship, awarding US $1,000 and a one-year ASCFG membership with benefits to two students annually.

Universities, colleges, and federal research institutions in Michigan conducting floriculture or horticulture-related research can access funding through American Floral Endowment’s Fred C. Gloeckner Foundation Research Fund. Grants support significant research and educational projects in floriculture and allied fields, and may benefit community and school garden programs connected to academic research in the U.S.

Michigan 3rd grade classrooms interested in horticulture and gardening can access funding through the Bonnie Plants Foundation’s 3rd Grade Cabbage Program, which provides free cabbage plants and a chance at US $1,000 in in-kind support. Teachers, parents, and administrators may apply to support school garden and youth development activities.

Nonprofit and other tax-exempt organizations planning to turn vacant lots into community gardens in Michigan can apply for funding, with a focus on under-resourced communities. Focused on horticulture and gardening, KidsGardening invites eligible U.S. groups to seek US $20,000 Lots of Compassion awards to build gardens serving at least fifteen participants.

Nonprofit floral industry organizations in Michigan and across the U.S. can apply for American Floral Endowment’s Meinders Retail Florist Education Grant Fund to support retail floral education events. Grants provide reduced or free registration fees for educational programs, which may benefit community or school garden groups with retail floral training components.

Michigan horticulture and gardening nonprofits with local community projects can access funding through Kubota for both cash and equipment support. 501(c)(3) organizations may receive up to US $50,000 (half cash, half equipment) to build or enhance gardens, parks, playgrounds, or other community green spaces, with 10 grants awarded nationwide.

Academic, governmental, industry, and 501(c)(3) researchers in horticulture and gardening in Michigan can seek funding for one-year research projects benefiting specialty cut flower growers. The Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers supports U.S. projects with one or more grants totaling US $30,000, encouraging collaboration with growers and presentation of results at its national conference.

Schools, nonprofits, and other youth-serving organizations in Michigan planning or improving garden programs for at least 15 children can receive US $500 in supplies and materials for horticulture and gardening projects. With a mission to improve kids’ lives through gardening, KidsGardening provides U.S. programs with tools, seeds, and curriculum, prioritizing under-resourced communities and high-impact projects.

NGC-member garden clubs in Michigan can apply for National Garden Clubs’ Ames Tools Grant, receiving up to US $250 in in-kind garden tools for community or school garden and garden therapy projects. Eligible projects run March 1–September 30, 2026, and may involve partnerships with other community organizations.

Michigan horticulture and gardening groups that are member clubs of National Garden Clubs can receive funding for community and school gardens, beautification, and environmental projects. National Garden Clubs provides up to US $2,000 for direct project expenses, including public landscaping, Habitat for Humanity landscaping, memorial marker landscaping, and horticulture or environmental education events for the community.

Local or state garden clubs in Michigan can seek funding to restore and replant public gardens and parks damaged by natural disasters. National Garden Clubs supports horticulture and gardening projects across the U.S. through the Natural Disaster USA Fund, offering up to US $5,000 for garden-related restoration efforts such as replanting and beautification.

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Some say natural is the new normal – but at Sprouts, there’s nothing new about natural foods! Back in 2002, we opened our first store in an effort to make natural foods accessible to everyone. Up until then, grocers offering fresh, organic choices were either too expensive to shop or too hard to find. We wanted to be different! No more weaving through a maze of narrow aisles without anyone offering to help. No more ingredient lists featuring 40 unpronounceable chemicals. And most of all, no more spending an entire paycheck for food from the honest effort of a farmer – not a factory.

To us, being different is good!

People thought we were crazy when we wouldn’t sell the country’s top-selling sodas, snacks and candy. But we believed that eating clean and living healthy was more than just a trend. At Sprouts, it’s our passion. And we knew that by focusing on farm-fresh produce and other healthy, affordable items, we could create a grocery experience where you didn’t have to be wealthy to eat healthy!

So think of Sprouts as all of the very best parts of a real farmers market under one roof, open every day of the week. With our commitment to value in every department, and knowledgeable and friendly team members, we’re confident that once you shop Sprouts you’ll think different is good too.

Today we have grown to more than 380 stores with approximately 31,000 team members. It’s these individuals who are the key to our success. They’re the ones who put good at the heart of everything we do at Sprouts … every day, in every community, with every guest.

Sprouts Healthy Communities Foundation: Event Sponsorship

Thank you for considering Sprouts to support your organization. We value the opportunity to partner with local nonprofit organizations in the communities where our stores operate and are happy to lend a hand when we can.

Request Guidelines

Every day, Sprouts receives numerous donation and sponsorship requests. Due to the volume of applications we receive, we regret we cannot approve every request.

Michigan horticulture and landscaping students seeking support for higher education may be eligible for the GardenScape Professional Association/Ted Burnett Memorial Scholarship, which awards US $1,000 for tuition, fees, books, and related costs. Residents of specified Genesee-Finger Lakes counties studying floriculture, horticulture, nursery management, or landscape design/architecture can apply; community and school garden-focused students may benefit.

Erie County, Ohio students pursuing post-secondary horticulture, environmental science, or agricultural business studies can apply for the August Corso Scholarship Fund, supporting accredited nonprofit colleges, universities, or vocational/apprenticeship programs in the U.S. Michigan students involved in school or community gardening who reside in Erie County and meet these criteria may be eligible.

The Hagerstown Garden Club Scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of Washington County, supports Washington County residents pursuing education in horticulture. Eligible applicants include graduating high school seniors and current college students with a minimum GPA of 3.0. This scholarship honors the legacy of the Hagerstown Garden Club and is part of a broader initiative to enhance community life through educational opportunities, fostering both personal and professional growth in the horticultural field.

Our Mission

KidsGardening creates opportunities for kids to play, learn, and grow through gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder.

We want every child to experience the unique transformation that occurs when they spend time caring for a garden, be it outside, in a classroom, or in a cup on the kitchen windowsill. Since 1982, KidsGardening has served as a premier support provider for youth garden programs nationwide.

We support educators and families with grant funding, original educational resources, inspiration, and community to get more kids learning through the garden.

Growing the Future Intergenerational Garden Grant

In celebration of Miracle-Gro’s 75th anniversary, Miracle-Gro and KidsGardening are partnering to fund 75 intergenerational youth garden grants in 2026.

Intergenerational gardens provide opportunities for older gardeners to pass along traditions, knowledge, and skills to the next generation or share the experience of developing skills if new to gardening. In turn, young people bring their curiosity, wonder, and contagious enthusiasm for learning and life, exciting everyone involved in the growing process.

The 2026 Growing the Future Intergenerational Garden Grant is designed to support gardens that intentionally bring children and older adults together through shared gardening experiences.

Funding Priorities

The selection of winners is prioritized based on demonstrated need and program impact. KidsGardening considers a variety of factors when determining needs, including:

• Socioeconomic & Sociodemographic Factors: How does the program exist within or engage a community that has been systematically denied resources, whether physical assets and money or representative leadership and community services? Organizations affected by multiple socioeconomic and sociodemographic factors are given priority.

• Program Funding and Support: Does an organization have access to consistent, substantial monetary support or prior grant funding? Or are pre-existing resources (financial or otherwise) limited? Organizations experiencing the latter are given priority.

• Impact: Will grant funding dramatically expand learning opportunities for program participants? Does the intended impact reflect the needs of the community? Organizations working with more than 50 youth will be given priority.

Award Packages

Grantees will receive:

• A $500 cash award check
• A $250 coupon to purchase essential gardening supplies from ScottsMiracleGro.com

Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area

Our Mission

The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area seeks to ensure that our community thrives today, tomorrow, and forever by building our Community’s Endowment to support high impact charitable projects, helping donors achieve their charitable goals, and leading and partnering in community-level initiatives.

Scholarships

CFHZ awards over $1 million in scholarships each year for students to attend schools of higher education throughout the nation. Our scholarships are possible thanks to the generosity of donors who invest in our community’s future by furthering the education of others.

All Holland/Zeeland area individuals interested in post-secondary education are encouraged to apply for CFHZ scholarships.

The Foundation proudly administers over 100 scholarships, each with unique eligibility criteria that must be met before a candidate can be considered.

Peter and Huberdina Weller Scholarship

• Graduating senior, graduating early college student, or current college student from a high school within the greater Community Foundation service area
• Enrolling/enrolled at an accredited post-secondary school within the United States
• Financial need (must submit the page of the FAFSA Submission Summary showing the Student Aid Index amount)
• GPA of 3.0 or greater
• Intention to pursue educational opportunities and a career in horticulture or the biological sciences with an emphasis on botany
• All other qualifications being equal, tie-breaking consideration will be given to students of color
• Previous recipients of the award are encouraged to reapply.

The West Michigan Nursery and Landscape Association Scholarship, established in 2001, supports students from Ottawa, Oceana, Newaygo, Muskegon, or Allegan County pursuing careers in horticulture or the green industry. Administered by the Grand Haven Area Community Foundation, awards consider financial need and academic achievement. Applicants, including high school seniors and college students, must submit transcripts and additional required documents. This scholarship aims to foster education and partnerships within West Michigan's green industry.

Stanislaus Community Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for students in order to help them achieve their educational and career goals. We believe that by investing in our students, we are investing in a brighter future for Stanislaus. 

Bob Boggeri Farms Fund

Open to students planning to pursue a degree in Ag or Horticulture. Must be a FFA member and demonstrate financial need. Preference given to students from Hughson.

Award Amount:

• $1,000

Stanislaus Community Foundation provides scholarship opportunities for students in order to help them achieve their educational and career goals. We believe that by investing in our students, we are investing in a brighter future for Stanislaus. 

Robert Woolley Scholarship

Open to graduating seniors from Stanislaus County attending a four-year university to study horticulture.

Award Amount:

• $10,000