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We Offer Grants & Educational Support
to the Community!
Lee County Master Gardeners Association: Our mission is the stimulate the love for and increase the knowledge of things horticultural.
To this end we offer horticultural grants for up to $1,000. Individuals and organizations wanting support for horticultural projects may request a grant. We are pleased to report funding has already been provided for MG native plant education, Opelika High School, Opelika Grows, the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, Sunnyslope and intern employment at the ACES office. We also annually support a student majoring in horticulture at Auburn University. Most recently, the Alabama 4-H History Seekers and the Wildlife Judging Team, as well as the Opelika High School Horticulture Program, have expanded their activities from our funding. In keeping with Auburn and Opelika each having the title of Tree City USA, we've helped plant trees at local schools and funded the Oak Tree identification signage project at the Arboretum on the Auburn Campus. The latest grants will go to the Lee County Historical Society for a historical medicinal plant garden and to the AU Community Gardens efforts to donate fresh food to local hunger relief organizations.
Grant requests should be submitted to the Grants Committee of the Lee County Master Gardeners Association.
2020 grants -- applications were accepted October 1 to November 2019.
2021 grants -- applications will be accepted October 1 to November 2020.
Grant recipients are expected to provide project feedback at one of our monthly MG meetings.
The following criteria will be using to evaluate request:
1. The project must be in Lee County Alabama.
2. The project should be non-profit and/or charitable in nature.
3. The project must have the potential to benefit a significant number of citizens.
4. An applicant may not receive funding for an approved project 2 consecutive years.
5. The project should reflect creativity and uniqueness.
6. The lead Project Member must either give proof of, or receive a background check according to Alabama cooperative Extension Agency and/or a partnering Master Gardener, 4-H Volunteer or an extension agent should be on site during a public presentation. For further information you may contact Lee County Master Gardeners at leecountymastergardeners@gmail.com.
7. Please include your plan for evaluating the success of your proposal. be included along with any attachments you might like to include. A formal presentation to the Master Gardeners showing how the funds were used and the benefits to the community is expected at the end of your project. This must be addressed in your timeline.
To this end we offer horticultural grants for up to $1,000. Individuals and organizations wanting support for horticultural projects may request a grant. We are pleased to report funding has already been provided for MG native plant education, Opelika High School, Opelika Grows, the Kreher Preserve & Nature Center, Sunnyslope and intern employment at the ACES office. We also annually support a student majoring in horticulture at Auburn University. Most recently, the Alabama 4-H History Seekers and the Wildlife Judging Team, as well as the Opelika High School Horticulture Program, have expanded their activities from our funding. In keeping with Auburn and Opelika each having the title of Tree City USA, we've helped plant trees at local schools and funded the Oak Tree identification signage project at the Arboretum on the Auburn Campus. The latest grants will go to the Lee County Historical Society for a historical medicinal plant garden and to the AU Community Gardens efforts to donate fresh food to local hunger relief organizations.
Grant requests should be submitted to the Grants Committee of the Lee County Master Gardeners Association.
2020 grants -- applications were accepted October 1 to November 2019.
2021 grants -- applications will be accepted October 1 to November 2020.
Grant recipients are expected to provide project feedback at one of our monthly MG meetings.
The following criteria will be using to evaluate request:
1. The project must be in Lee County Alabama.
2. The project should be non-profit and/or charitable in nature.
3. The project must have the potential to benefit a significant number of citizens.
4. An applicant may not receive funding for an approved project 2 consecutive years.
5. The project should reflect creativity and uniqueness.
6. The lead Project Member must either give proof of, or receive a background check according to Alabama cooperative Extension Agency and/or a partnering Master Gardener, 4-H Volunteer or an extension agent should be on site during a public presentation. For further information you may contact Lee County Master Gardeners at leecountymastergardeners@gmail.com.
7. Please include your plan for evaluating the success of your proposal. be included along with any attachments you might like to include. A formal presentation to the Master Gardeners showing how the funds were used and the benefits to the community is expected at the end of your project. This must be addressed in your timeline.