Plant It Forward Grant Application - Wild Ones River City

Plant it Forward Grant Application

PURPOSE
The Wild Ones River City Grand Rapids Area Chapter (WORC) awards annual grants to fund projects that support the Wild Ones' mission to promote native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaborative action. Projects may range from enhancing an existing site by adding native plants, seeds, or signage to creating or supporting a new outdoor classroom or other educationally-directed programs that uphold the Wild Ones mission.

APPLY
The application deadline is September 30 of each year and applicants may request up to $500 in funding. Applicants must be willing to provide grant committee members a site review to discuss project details. Applications should be filled out completely and submitted electronically via e-mail. Late applications will not be accepted.

AWARD PROCESS
All applicants will be notified if they are or are not recipients of an award no later than November 15. Awardees will receive their funds by December 31.

*Please note* You may save a draft and an email will be sent to you that contains a link to continue your application. Please check your spam/junk folder if you do not see an email in your inbox. In addition, you can scroll to the top of the application and copy the browser URL and save it to complete your application later.

Project Coordinator Contact Information

Name:

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Qualifications:

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Organization Information

Administrator signing on behalf of the organization:

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Organization Name:

Year organization was founded:

Address

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Website/URL

List any partner organizations that are involved:

Project Description

Timeline of the project:

Project Address

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Grant amount requested:

Total project budget and breakdown:

Describe how potential Grant monies will be utilized:

Will you be receiving financial support from other sources, if so, what are they:

If present Project Coordinator leaves, how will the project be sustained:

List organizations or individuals who will provide technical support for the implementation and/or maintenance:

Educational Use of Area

Who was involved in the project design:

What is the goal of the project and who will benefit:

If project is school related, how will the site be used across curricular areas:

Describe the educational features that will be included:

Plant Species and Sources

Please provide a listing of plants for the project. ONLY MICHIGAN NATIVE SPECIES will be funded by this grant and they MUST be sourced within Michigan from a reputable native plant or seed supplier. The plants should be native genotype and should not include any cultivars/nativars. Descriptions of these terms can be found at wildones.org. Include species common and botanic names, quantities, cost and vendor/source.

Native Plant List:

Describe how this plant list was determined:

Project Design

Please provide a sketch or scaled design of the project and/or a map of the project site (photos would be helpful as well). Note that the application cannot upload photos smaller than 1MB. If you have smaller photos, please email them to [email protected].

Required upload size: 1MB - 20MB

If the project will include signage, show how they will appear or be used, their source and dimensions:

Upload your signage file below. Note that the application cannot upload photos smaller than 1MB. If you have smaller photos, please email them to [email protected].

Required upload size: 1MB - 20MB

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