Heres a list of some of the funding sources for the school grounds projects in Canada.
Evergreen Toyota school grounds grants have provided more than $5.7,000,000 worth of funds to more than 2,500 projects across the country. Projects range from wetland restoration to school ground food gardens.
Their website gives an overview of the grant application process.
This website gives information on proposal writing for grants from evergreen and others. Involving the whole community is one way to get started. If the school is to truly benefit from a greening or garden project, they need to bring in the local community into the decision making process. It’s amazing what people in the neighbourhood can help with. Their ideas can help make a sound proposal to get funds required.
There is also funding available for daycares.
Sunlight Green Clean Kids
http://www.uniongas.com/community/Community_relations.asp
http://www.ltbk.ca/kids/index.php/join-effort/ This is a link for let them be kids. This is a community based way in which to bring lots of people together to build a school playground.
One of the biggest pieces of advice I have found is that the design process should not be rushed. Involve as many people as possible from students to school administration and local community members. Just because a grant is there, if the application is rushed, the money may not come.
http://www.uniongas.com/community/Community_relations.asp
http://www.ltbk.ca/kids/index.php/join-effort/ This is a link for let them be kids. This is a community based way in which to bring lots of people together to build a school playground.
One of the biggest pieces of advice I have found is that the design process should not be rushed. Involve as many people as possible from students to school administration and local community members. Just because a grant is there, if the application is rushed, the money may not come.
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