2025
​COMMUNITY Horticultural GRANT Recipients​

We Offer Grants & Educational Support
​to the Community 

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Current & Past Grant Recipients
Lee County Master Gardeners Association:
​Our mission is the stimulate the love for and increase the knowledge of things horticultural. 
The Lee County Master Gardeners Association is now accepting grant applications for horticulture projects in 2025. Projects must be non-profit in nature and provide significant benefit(s) to the citizens of Lee County Alabama. A maximum of $2,500 available for each grant recipient! Funding is available for multiple grants!

Apply on or before December 31, 2024
Awards to be announced on or before January 15, 2025
See the application instructions, criteria, and a sample grant application for more details.
                                     
​Previous grant winners include:
Organization                                                            Project Description                             
20 under 40 Opelika Chamber                                 Opelika Learning Center outdoor classroom
Fox Run School                                                         After School Gardening Club
O Grows                                                                    Educational programming and garden expansion
Nourish Foundation                                                 Raised bed gardening
Pioneer Park in Loachapoka                                   Mulching project
Loachapoka Elementary School                              Herb and Vegetable Gardens
Auburn High School Gardening Club                      Lettuce Grow Farmstand Hydroponic Gardening station
Keep Opelika Beautiful                                            Invasive plant removal & Landscaping  ​
​The Curtis House                                                      Education in vegetable growing and healthy eating
​Sanford Middle School                                             Landscape Renovation
​Chewacla Invasive Plant Working Group                Tools, sprayers, herbicides, and protective gear
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: $25,000