GROW Now Accepting 2025 Micro-Grant Applications

tanyas35
Apr 13, 2024
3 min read

Updated: Apr 16

Purpose of Micro Grants:

The Micro-Grant program aims to advance GROW’s mission of building healthy and diverse communities by educating, encouraging, and enabling people to grow organic produce for themselves and others in King County, Washington and the surrounding areas. Furthermore, we hope that our Micro Grants will give applicants grant-writing experience that will be helpful in acquiring larger grants, as needed. Examples of past projects include shed roof repairs, season-extending improvements for giving gardens, tool refreshes, and many more.

2025 Funding:

We are excited to continue offering per-garden grants of $1,000 up until our annual budget is allocated. We encourage you to apply if your project(s) meets the criteria explained below.

Micro-Grant Eligibility:

Micro-Grant applications are open to all gardens within the Seattle P-Patch network and other King County community gardens. You may request up to $1000 per project and per garden (Note: If your garden has multiple projects below the $1,000 threshold, please combine them into one application, not exceeding $1,000. If your garden has multiple projects that exceed the $1,000 threshold when combined, please choose the most urgent and impactful projects). If a project is in excess of $1,000, you must demonstrate that additional funding has been or can be acquired. Funding is limited. Priority will be given to those applicants who demonstrate how their project will:

Support garden infrastructure, maintenance, safety and/or repairs
Increase equity, inclusion, and/or access within the garden
Be successfully completed within one year (by August 31, 2026)
Be within the King County, Washington or surrounding area

Furthermore, you will be asked to attest that your garden has discussed and agreed to the project. Having the entire garden behind a project is crucial for us to understand the feasibility of completing it.

If you are awarded a grant, you must provide documentation of project completion to GROW to be eligible for a micro grant the following calendar year. In addition, we plan to increase site visits in 2025, so you will be asked to provide a date and contact for site visit if your garden is selected as a grant recipient. Documentation is also required for reimbursement unless otherwise arranged in advance with GROW as stated in the section below.

Expanding Equity for Micro Grants:

GROW is committed to supporting all community gardens within the P-Patch program, and in particular those whose gardens would benefit most from these grants. We will work directly with you and your garden, as appropriate, to support applicants who need additional support as it pertains to socioeconomic or language barriers.

How to Apply:

Submit Your Application Here

GROW will begin reviewing applications on May 15, 2025. Applications for this funding cycle must be submitted no later than July 15, 2025. We estimate that grants will be awarded no later than July 31, 2025; however, we will make efforts to provide rolling awards earlier than the end of July. Once awarded, you will have one month to complete the acceptance form.

If you have questions or need assistance completing the application form, please contact us at info@grownorthwest.org.

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