Patrick County Chamber of Commerce, Stuart, Virginia

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Patrick County Master Gardeners

February 6, 2025
The Patrick County Master Gardeners are offering Garden Grants of up to $500. Visit their website for more info. https://patrickmastergardeners.org/

Garden grants up to $500 are available for projects that reduce food insecurities, vegetable or fruit gardens, public gardens, native, pollinator, and/or natural habitat plantings, composting, raising plants for sell to support a nonprofit organizations, or purchasing items considered to have educational value.

Criteria:

• Must be a Patrick County resident

• Must complete and submit grant form

• Garden projects will be for reduction of food insecurities, vegetable or fruit gardens, 

   public gardens, native, pollinator, and or natural habitat plantings, raising plants for  

   sell to support a nonprofit organization, composting, purchasing plant labels, 

   garden tools or similar items that are considered to have educational value

• Awardees must provide updates once a quarter and a post award report to the

  Garden Grant Committee at the end of a year. Failure to do so will make them

  ineligible for future awards.

Eligibility:

• All residence of Patrick County

• All nonprofit organizations in Patrick County

Award Amount:

• Awards will not exceed $500.

• The Garden Grant Committee reserves the right to determine the amount of 

  funding. That includes funding fully, partially, or not at all.

Compliance and Reporting:

• All applications must be complete to be eligible for consideration. 

  Incomplete forms will not be considered.

• Award funds are to be used solely for garden expenses as stated in the

  application.

• Award funds may not be used for indirect expenses like food, travel, computers,

  cameras, software, salaries or field trips.

• Awardees hold full legal and financial responsibility for their project.

Equal Opportunity:

Virginia Cooperative Extension is a partnership of Virginia Tech, Virginia State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and local governments. Its programs and employment are open to all, regardless of age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, or any other basis protected by law.

Garden Grants - Application Download

Mail completed form to:

Patrick County Extension Office
PO box 408

106 Rucker Street, Suite 318
Stuart VA 24171

Attention Master Gardeners 


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