Neighborhood Greening Grants

Awards up to $1,000; larger projects considered

Neighborhood Greening Grants are available for 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.

Since 1996, we have funded over 450 neighborhood greening projects. Take a few moments to examine the following community grant case studies:

Duncan Street Community Garden
Kensington Community Garden
Mura Street Garden Mosaics Project
Patterson Place Community Green Spaces
Port Street Community Greening
Small Street Rain Garden
Upper Fells Point Community Garden

For more information, contact Kari Smith at 410-448-5663, ext. 109.

We are able to provide funding for the Neighborhood Greening Grants Program with the generous contributions of the TKF Foundation, Coleman Foundation, Roswell Foundation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Baltimore City Department of Planning's Critical Area Management Program.

To learn more about Parks & People Foundation's community forestry activities, visit the Community Greening Stewardship Program page.