Kansas Community Gardens Project
Announces 24 Grant Recipients
WICHITA, KAN.—Twenty four community garden projects from around the state of Kansas have been chosen as the inaugural grant recipients through the Kansas Community Gardens Project, a joint initiative of the Kansas Health Foundation and K-State Research and Extension. In all, more than $100,000 in grant funds will be distributed during 2012, the first year of this three-year initiative.
“Community gardens have the potential to do everything from providing food to local nonprofits and schools, to improving the personal health and well-being of those involved,” said Steve Coen, president and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation. “These gardens can make a lasting and positive impact in the communities they serve.”
Grant recipients were selected through a competitive application process, which drew interest from organizations and gardens throughout the state "This grant has provided a tremendous opportunity for reaching out across the state to help people grow their own fresh produce," said Dr. Cheryl Boyer, assistant professor and extension specialist, ornamental nursery crops, with K-State Research and Extension. "We are proud of the quality, variety and geographic coverage of the proposals we received this year and that we were able to fund so many great projects."
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About the Kansas Health Foundation
The Kansas Health Foundation is a private philanthropy based in Wichita, but statewide in its focus. Its mission is to improve the health of all Kansans. To learn more about the Foundation, please visit www.kansashealth.org.
About K-State Research and Extension
K-State Research and Extension is the short name for the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. It is a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and county government, with offices in every Kansas county. To learn more, please visit http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/.
“Community gardens have the potential to do everything from providing food to local nonprofits and schools, to improving the personal health and well-being of those involved,” said Steve Coen, president and CEO of the Kansas Health Foundation. “These gardens can make a lasting and positive impact in the communities they serve.”
Grant recipients were selected through a competitive application process, which drew interest from organizations and gardens throughout the state "This grant has provided a tremendous opportunity for reaching out across the state to help people grow their own fresh produce," said Dr. Cheryl Boyer, assistant professor and extension specialist, ornamental nursery crops, with K-State Research and Extension. "We are proud of the quality, variety and geographic coverage of the proposals we received this year and that we were able to fund so many great projects."
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About the Kansas Health Foundation
The Kansas Health Foundation is a private philanthropy based in Wichita, but statewide in its focus. Its mission is to improve the health of all Kansans. To learn more about the Foundation, please visit www.kansashealth.org.
About K-State Research and Extension
K-State Research and Extension is the short name for the Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. It is a partnership between Kansas State University and federal, state, and county government, with offices in every Kansas county. To learn more, please visit http://www.ksre.ksu.edu/.
View Applicants to Kansas Community Gardens in a larger map
Grant funds are available to start 60 new community gardens in Kansas at up to $5,000 each.
In 2012, there were over 90 applications received from across the state of Kansas (see map above). We were able to fund 24 community gardens this year! Applicants who did not receive funding in 2012 are strongly encouraged to apply again next year.
The application for the 2013 grants will be available later this summer and will be due January 15, 2013.
Be sure to click on the 'Grant Recipients' page to view more specific details about each of the gardens that were funded in 2012. We encourage those receiving grant funding to contact Evelyn Neier (contact information below) with links to blog sites or to share pictures so that others can view how grant money is being used in addition to following progress of the gardens.
For application materials, CLICK HERE.
The application can be filled in on-line by accessing the link above. Please print the application and attach other materials before submitting.
Applications can be sent to:
Evelyn Neier
4-H Youth Development
9822 Harvest Court
Wichita, KS 67212.
eneier@k-state.edu
In 2012, there were over 90 applications received from across the state of Kansas (see map above). We were able to fund 24 community gardens this year! Applicants who did not receive funding in 2012 are strongly encouraged to apply again next year.
The application for the 2013 grants will be available later this summer and will be due January 15, 2013.
Be sure to click on the 'Grant Recipients' page to view more specific details about each of the gardens that were funded in 2012. We encourage those receiving grant funding to contact Evelyn Neier (contact information below) with links to blog sites or to share pictures so that others can view how grant money is being used in addition to following progress of the gardens.
For application materials, CLICK HERE.
The application can be filled in on-line by accessing the link above. Please print the application and attach other materials before submitting.
Applications can be sent to:
Evelyn Neier
4-H Youth Development
9822 Harvest Court
Wichita, KS 67212.
eneier@k-state.edu
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