Grants for Greening

Neighborhood Greening Grants

Many great projects start small and just need a little help to get off the ground.  Parks & People's Neighborhood Greening Grants provide essential funding to a wide range of projects throughout Baltimore. Neighborhood Greening Grants are available for Baltimore City community groups interested in conducting projects such as tree plantings, community gardens, vacant lot clean-ups and restoration, neighborhood clean-ups, schoolyard greening, water quality improvement and environmental education activities. Grant funds may also be used for tools, plant material, equipment and other needed supplies.

Most Neighborhood Greening Grant awards are less than $1,000 but their impact is often monumental.

The application deadline for fall projects is July 30, 2010 by 5pm.

To be eligible for funding, all applicants are required to send a representative to one of the two Grant Application Training Workshops and schedule a site visit.   Workshops for the Fall 2010 grant round will be held on Tuesday, June 15 and Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 6-8pm at the Parks & People office.  Awards will be made in September.

Click here for more information on the workshops and on how to apply for a grant.

The Neighborhood Greening Grant Program is supported by the TKF Foundation, Maryland Fund for the Environment at the Baltimore Community Foundation, Cleaner Greener Baltimore Initiative, and the US Forest Service.

For more information or to discuss your potential grant project, email Sarah Krones or call her at (410) 448-5663 ext 114. 

If you are interested in funding for an arts-related project, email Ryan Patterson or call him at (410) 448-5663 ext 120.