We Offer Grants & Educational Support
to the Community!
in 2023 we will offer $8000 in grants. Please apply.
Open these links for printable forms:
Scroll down to see all of our 2022 Grants.
We thank all applicants who submitted grant requests
and are pleased to announce this year's recipients!
Congratulations and Best wishes
AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL
$909 to fund a Lettuce Grow Farmstand Hydroponic Gardening station
Hannah Richie, Auburn High School Gardening Club, requested funding for a Lettuce Grow Farmstand Hydroponic Gardening station for the Auburn High School. The farmstand will be used to educate members of the Gardening and Science Clubs on indoor hydroponic gardening and produce resulting from the project will be used or donated.
Hannah Richie, Auburn High School Gardening Club, requested funding for a Lettuce Grow Farmstand Hydroponic Gardening station for the Auburn High School. The farmstand will be used to educate members of the Gardening and Science Clubs on indoor hydroponic gardening and produce resulting from the project will be used or donated.
Hannah Richie, Olivia Walker & Riley Hill presented an excellent report to the Master Gardeners in September explaining the advantages to hydroponic gardening. We were all wanting hydroponic gardens by the time they finished!
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Will Shinn, LCMGA Vice-President, assisting with the delivery of the hydroponic growing station on
​Wednesday, March 2nd, 2022! The smiles on their faces were magic!
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KEEP OPELIKA BEAUTIFUL
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$970 to fund invasive plant removal and installation of garden boxes in the area surrounding the Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge
located at the Opelika City Park. Tipi Miller, Keep Opelika Beautiful, requested funding for invasive plant removal and installation of garden boxes in the area surrounding the Salem-Shotwell Covered Bridge located at the Opelika City Park. The bridge is located at the entrance to the Lee County Master Gardener’s Caroline Dean Wildflower Trail and will greatly improve the esthetics of the entrance, attracting more visitors in the demonstration garden. |
Priscilla Blyght, new KOB Director, showed us the conclusion of Tipi Miller's project. It really improved the area. Welcome, Priscilla.
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THE CURTIS HOUSE
$995 to facilitate education in vegetable growing and healthy eating at The Curtis House.
Tamarcus Milner, representing The Curtis House, a non-profit community service organization appealing to all age groups & providing food for low-income households, requested funding to facilitate education in vegetable growing and healthy eating at The Curtis House. Their request included gardening and culinary supplies needed for growing and harvesting vegetables in raised beds, and for teaching preparation of garden raised foods for consumption.
Tamarcus Milner, representing The Curtis House, a non-profit community service organization appealing to all age groups & providing food for low-income households, requested funding to facilitate education in vegetable growing and healthy eating at The Curtis House. Their request included gardening and culinary supplies needed for growing and harvesting vegetables in raised beds, and for teaching preparation of garden raised foods for consumption.
Tamarcas Milner, President of the Curtis House, partners with the Lee County Youth Assoc. but encourages holistic development in all ages.
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Project team members from Auburn University & Tuskegee University take a moment to pose on one of the new raised garden beds with the founder, the president and head of The Curtis House. Along with all their other community events it looks like they'll be harvesting greens soon!
To learn more, go to TheCurtisHouse.org or https://youtu.be/LgWs-w7RRX8 .
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sanford middle school, lee county public schools
$1,000 for renovation of the Sanford Middle School landscape.
Heather Norred, Sanford Middle School Representative, requested funding for renovation of the Sanford Middle School landscape. The activity proposed the use of a large and diverse group of volunteers including the Student Garden Club, faculty, and parents.
Heather Norred, Sanford Middle School Representative, requested funding for renovation of the Sanford Middle School landscape. The activity proposed the use of a large and diverse group of volunteers including the Student Garden Club, faculty, and parents.
Heather Norred, Deputy of the Lee County Sheriff's Office explains the broken window theory that believes care and beautification of our school facilities can actually encourage an atmosphere of order, lawfulness and pride among the children and toward school property. She suggests we continue to take little steps to continue improving the grounds of Sanford Middle School.
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CHEWACLA INVASIVE PLANT WORKING GROUP
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$1,000 for tools, sprayers, herbicides, and protective gear. Gary Wagoner, Chewacla Invasive Plant Working Group, requested funding for tools, sprayers, herbicides, and protective gear to be used at the Chewacla State Park for removal/remediation of invasive plant species. The group will observe best practices procedures. Gary introduced us to the EDDMapSPro software that professionals use to record invasive species and various methods of control, including the Cut & Treat Method, the Basal Bark herbicide treatment (effective on 6" diameter) and the Do No Harm concept in nature. |
Gary Wagoner outlining some of the efforts to clear Chewacla State Park of the rampant unwanted invasive plants. Our plant selections are important.
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Lee County Master Gardeners Association:
Our mission is the stimulate the love for and increase the knowledge of things horticultural.
Our mission is the stimulate the love for and increase the knowledge of things horticultural.
To this end we offer $1,000 horticultural grants to individuals and organizations wanting support for horticultural projects. The grant proposal form must be completed and emailed to leemastergardeners@gmail.com from October 1, 2021 until January 15, 2021. Grants will be awarded in February of 2022. Grant recipients are expected to provide project feedback at one of our monthly MG meetings.
The following criteria will be using to evaluate request:
* Must be in Lee County Alabama
* Must be non-profit or charitable in nature
* Must benefit a significant number of citizens
* Project should reflect creativity
* Must enhance horticultural education
* Must state how the project will measure success
* Must include a plan for continuing maintenance
* Must provide a detailed budget and timeline
The following criteria will be using to evaluate request:
* Must be in Lee County Alabama
* Must be non-profit or charitable in nature
* Must benefit a significant number of citizens
* Project should reflect creativity
* Must enhance horticultural education
* Must state how the project will measure success
* Must include a plan for continuing maintenance
* Must provide a detailed budget and timeline
Previous grant winners include:
Organization Project Description
Opelika FFA Ag Teaching Facility and Arboretum
Envisions Opelika Grows Hydroponic system
OLLI Landscape improvements at Sunny Slope
Davis Arboretum at AU Educational signage for the Oak Collection
Harvest for Health Garden Kits for Breast Cancer Survivors
Envisions Opelika Grows Greenhouse tables
Opelika High School FFA Greenhouse/High Tunnel nursery
Kreher Preserve and Nature Center Sensory Garden
AU Community Garden Charitable and Educational Demonstration Plots
Lee County Historical Society McLain Herb and Medicinal Garden
AU Campus Dining Garden Produce for Food Insecure Students
Total Grants Awarded: $10,866
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