ScottsMiracle-Gro Opens 2017 GRO1000 Grassroots Grants to Engage Youth, Benefit Communities
January 04 2017 - 9:00AM
Today, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s charitable foundation
announced the opening of the
GRO1000 Grassroots
Grants award program, inviting non-profit organizations from across
the country to apply for funds to improve their communities. The
Grassroots Grants program, now in its seventh year, provides
support to not-for-profit organizations to better their
neighborhoods through the development of community gardens and
greenspaces.
GRO1000 is a commitment to
bring the life-enhancing benefits of gardens and greenspaces to
more people and communities. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation will
support the creation of 1,000 community greenscapes by 2018, which
aligns with the The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company’s 150th anniversary.
To date, more than 830 community organizations across the country,
as well as dozens of major U.S. cities, have received program
funding.
From edible gardens to pollinator habitats, urban farms to
sensory gardens, GRO1000 supports all types of
community-driven greenspace projects and places priority on
programs that heavily involve youth. The benefits that gardens
provide to a community and its residents are significant, and even
more so for children. Research shows that spending time in a garden
helps improve a child’s cognitive ability, develops healthy
nutrition habits, and increases positive self-understanding,
responsibility and maturity.
“It has been a long-standing passion of ScottsMiracle-Gro to
connect children to the benefits of gardening and greenspaces,”
said Jim King, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at
ScottsMiracle-Gro. “This mission is brought to life in a practical
and local way with the GRO1000 Grassroots Grants
program. We’re honored to help communities improve through the
development of gardens and greenspaces for their residents.”
The 2017 GRO1000 Grassroots Grants application
is available online now at www.GRO1000.com. The deadline for
application submission is February 20, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. EST.
Grants range from $500 to $1,500 and are awarded based on youth
engagement, community impact, harvest donation, and sustainability,
among other factors. Winners will be announced on the first day of
spring, March 20, 2017.
In the coming weeks, GRO1000 will also begin
its annual Showcase Grants, which are awarded to four cities for
the installation of innovative public gardens and greenspaces
within their communities. On January 19, The Scotts Miracle-Gro
Foundation and The U.S. Conference of Mayors will announce the
winners of this annual award in partnership with KidsGardening.org,
Plant a Row for the Hungry, Garden Writers Association Foundation,
and Franklin Park Conservatory and Botanical Gardens. More
information on the GRO1000 program can be found at
www.GRO1000.com.
Contact:
Lindsay LaSala
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation
937-644-7621 (office)
937-516-2732 (mobile)
Lindsay.LaSala@Scotts.com
Kailyn Longoria
Fahlgren Mortine
614-383-1633 (office)
646-919-1234 (mobile)
kailyn.longoria@fahlgren.com
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