KidsGardening and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation
GroMoreGood Grassroots Grant
A $750 grant to start or grow a youth garden or greenspace. Nonprofit and tax-exempt groups, including religious organizations, can apply if 15 or more kids take part.
- Amount
- $750 (15 programs get an extra $750, for $1,500)
- Can a for-profit school apply?
- No: for-profit schools excluded
- Deadline
- Feb 5, 2027 (107 days left)
- Who this fits
- Private school · Microschool · Homeschool co‑opAny nonprofit or tax-exempt group with 15 or more young people in a garden program, and religious organizations are named. Fits a nonprofit private school, microschool or co-op. Not for a for-profit school.Religious schools: yes
- New schools
- Brand-new schools can apply
- Where
- National: schools in any US state
- Last checked
- Oct 21, 2026on kidsgardening.org
Unconfirmed: check with the funder
We couldn’t confirm these on an official page. Treat them as open questions, not facts.
- The exact November day the application form re-opens
- Whether a brand-new garden scores the same as an existing one (the page says start or expand)
What to do now
- Step 1: Check you have 15 or more kids in the garden program and got under $5,000 in garden grants in 2026
- Step 2: Take current photos of the garden site
- Step 3: Get your tax-exempt verification as a file
- Step 4: When the Common Application form re-opens in November, apply online by February 5, 2027
Funders change their requirements. Check the official page before you apply. Getting ready? See what funders usually ask for.
Who can apply
“Any nonprofit organization, school district, university, government entity, or tax-exempt organization, such as religious organizations and Tribal governments, in the United States”
You need at least 15 youth in the garden program (groups with more than 50 youth get priority), must serve an under-resourced community, and must have received less than $5,000 in garden grants in 2026. Past KidsGardening winners from 2025 or 2026 grants can't apply. Money is for starting or improving a youth garden or greenspace; at most 50% can go to salaries or stipends. The extra $750 goes to 15 programs picked for a specialty award.
- Nonprofit or tax-exempt status (tax-exempt verification is a required attachment)
- 15 or more youth in the garden program
- Serve an under-resourced community
- Less than $5,000 in garden grants in 2026
- No KidsGardening grant in 2025 or 2026
- Current photos of the garden site
- Short grant-end report by December 15, 2027
Timing
Due February 5, 2027 at 11:59 pm Pacific. The page says apply now, but the shared KidsGardening Common Application form says it will re-open in November. Winners hear in late March 2027; money goes out in April 2027.