Boyer Sudduth has created a list of school grants for K-12 schools with links to the application and due dates for the 2024 fall and winter. (Updated 9/30/24.)
Toshiba America Foundation provides grants for STEM projects for grades K-5, as well as for grades 6-12
Application Link for grades 6-12
K-5 less than $1000 Due 10/1
6-12 greater than $5000 Due 11/1
6-12 less than $5000 Due 12/1
Walmart provides Local Community Grants for K-12 public or nonprofit private schools, charter schools, and other educational institutions whose projects are community-based.
Application deadlines are on three rolling periods, Mar 1-Jul 15, Aug 5-Oct 15, Nov 1-Dec 13
$250 - $5000 Grants Available
The Youth Pollinator Gardens Grant supports projects in partnership with a local garden NGO that provides educational materials on pollinators and pollinator gardens.
$200 Grant Available
Due Anytime
The Operation Wildlife Grant is for the expenses of an educational program on the subject of native plants and flowers
$500 grant available
Due Anytime
Philadelphia Orchard Project (POP)
POP assists school partners in designing and planting their orchards and training in ongoing orchard care, harvest, and use.
Free Orchard Trees – no application
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation (FTPF)
FTPF programs strategically donate orchards where the harvest will best serve communities for generations, at places such as community gardens and public schools.
Due Anytime
The Salad Bar Grant is for including salad bars at schools. This includes everything a school needs to get started: the bar, chill pads, pans and tongs. Each salad bar can serve a school for 10 years, which makes it incredibly cost effective!
$4560 grant available
Due: ongoing until grant money runs out
This Pennsylvania-specific grant supports projects that address nonpoint source pollution through local, watershed-based planning, restoration and protection efforts.
Due late June*
The Caring for Our Watershed Contest is open to classrooms/clubs who can address “What can you do to improve your watershed?” This is for Middle and High Schools in the mid-Atlantic region who are part of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Students look to develop and provide solutions to improve the Chesapeake watershed.
Proposal deadline for fall due February 28, 2025 – rolling deadline until spring; Final awards ceremony and showcase due May 1, 2025.
$1,000 - $300 (for 1st to 10th place winners)
$10,000 (project implementation) Funding
Environmental Education Grants Program
This Pennsylvania-specific grant supports educational projects that provide opportunities to expand the public’s understanding of Pennsylvania's environmental issues such as climate change, environmental justice, water quality, and other areas.
Due November 15, 2024 by midnight
3 levels of grants:
Mini Grant (up to $5,000)
For local (school, county, municipality or other defined area) environmental education projects.
General Grant Level 1 ($5,001 - $30,000)
For implementation of large-scale environmental education projects, such as School District-wide projects, engagement of multiple communities, collaboration involving multiple counties or statewide projects.
General Grant Level 2 ($30,001 - $65,000)
For non-formal projects engaging youth and teachers at three levels: local, state, and national.
*Grants updated on Sept 30, 2024, by LeShaun Warner, Sustainability Intern, Boyer Sudduth Environmental Consultants, and student at Middlebury College ‘26.
For more information, see “Six Grant Writing Tips to Green Your School.”
