Native plants help create healthier landscapes, support local wildlife and pollinators, and strengthen our community’s natural environment. Grant opportunities can make it easier to incorporate native plants into your yard, neighborhood, school, or community project by helping offset the cost of planting and restoration.
Explore grant opportunities below to learn about eligibility, application requirements, and how you can take part in creating a more resilient and beautiful local landscape:
Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Program
Seeds for Education primarily provides native plant grants, making it easier than ever for organizations to establish outdoor learning spaces that support both education and biodiversity. Rather than a cash award, most receive a native plant award with plants shipped directly to recipients through Wild Ones’ plant fulfillment partner, My Home Park.
Wild Ones works with each award recipient after selection to determine the most appropriate plant materials for their project. Award size, plant selection, and quantities are based on factors such as the planting site’s size, growing conditions, educational goals, and regional availability.
Plant selections emphasize native species appropriate for the project’s location and are intended to help recipients establish successful, sustainable outdoor learning spaces. Guidelines and application deadline dates are announced annually on its website here.
The Native Plant Society of Northeastern Ohio
This grant program provides financial support for the work of others in alignment with its mission “to promote the study, appreciation, and conservation of the native plants and native plant communities of Ohio.” Each grant is up to $750.00. A founding member and first President, Ann Malmquist established an endowment that funds the grants awarded. Guidelines and application deadline dates are announced annually on its website here.