If you are a nonprofit organization and have a community garden, want to start a community garden, or own an area of land managed and maintained by a group of individuals to grow and harvest food crops for non-retail, personal or group use, consumption or donation, apply for a mini-grant!
Donor Name: United Way of Central Iowa
State: Iowa
County: Polk County (IA), Dallas County (IA), and Warren County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/09/2022
Grants Size: $200 and $1,000
Details:
This mini-grant opportunity is provided by United Way of Central Iowa in partnership with Eat Greater Des Moines, whose mission is to identify, develop, and connect resources with the broader community to support the entire food life cycle. United Way of Central Iowa funds the grants and serves as administrator with expert guidance and support from Eat Greater Des Moines and Sweet Tooth Farms.
Funding Information
Request must be between $200 and $1,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants for the mini grants must be located in Polk, Dallas, or Warren County and serve the community as a nonprofit organization. For purposes of this funding, a community garden is defined as an area of land managed and maintained by a group of individuals to grow and harvest food crops for non-retail, personal or group use, consumption or donation. Community gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be farmed collectively by members of the group and may include common areas maintained and used by group members. For purposes of this funding, the garden cannot be used for retail or job training programs and cannot be promoted as a corporate giving garden.
- New and existing community gardens are eligible to apply. Priority is placed on gardens that serve communities with limited access to healthy foods, such as high poverty or food desert neighborhoods. If awarded, the awardee will be required to report food production either on a monthly or end-of-season basis by pounds or count.
For more information, visit United Way of Central Iowa.