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GRO1000 Grassroots Grants in the amount of up to $1,500

The next round of applications will be accepted starting in the fall 2011

Overview

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company has established GRO1000, a commitment to install 1,000 gardens and green spaces in the United States and select international sites by 2018. The last installation will be completed in 2018, which coincides with the 150th anniversary of the founding of ScottsMiracle-Gro.

GRO1000 creates a partnership of national and local groups to collectively advocate for and demonstrate the benefits of gardening and green space development in local communities.

To help foster the development of gardens and green spaces in the United States, ScottsMiracle-Gro is awarding Grassroots Grants to local communities. GRO1000 Grassroots Grants, in the amount of up to $1,500, consist of monetary and in-kind support from ScottsMiracle-Gro.

2011 Grant Recipients

Twelve Stones Community Development Corporation – Eufaula, Ala.
Sisters of St. Benedict – Phoenix, Ariz.
Tigermountain Foundation – Phoenix, Ariz.
Tempe Community Action Agency – Tempe, Ariz.
Dystart Community Center – El Mirage, Ariz.
Valley View Elementary School – Phoenix, Ariz.
Fayetteville Natural Heritage Association – Fayetteville, Ark.
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Youth Ministry – El Dorado, Ark.
International Rescue Committee San Diego – San Diego, Calif.
Girls Today Women Tomorrow Leadership Mentoring Program, Inc. – Los Angeles, Calif.
Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valleys – Pacoima, Calif.
WORKS – Los Angeles, Calif.
Homegirl Café – Los Angeles, Calif.
Salinas Chinatown Community Garden – Salinas, Calif.
Redwood Memorial Hospital Community Resource Center – Rio Dell, Calif.
Cope Family Center – Napa, Calif.
Brigit’s Bounty – Frederick, Colo.
Sprout City Farms – Denver, Colo.
Wildlands Restoration Volunteers – Boulder, Colo.
Las Animas Community Garden – Las Animas, Colo.
Boys & Girls Club – Durango, Colo.
Boys & Girls Club of Stamford – Stamford, Conn.
Coytown Community Garden – Coytown, Fla.
Charlotte County Community Services – Punta Gorda, Fla.
South Woods Elementary School – Elkton, Fla.
Lincoln Park Main Street – Fort Pierce, Fla.
Atlanta Mission – Atlanta, Ga.
Elam Alexander Academy – Macon, Ga.
Feed Fannin – Blue Ridge, Ga.
Tabor Heights Community Garden – Fort Valley, Ga.
Kekaha Community Garden – Kekaha, Hawaii
Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc. – Nampa, Idaho
Roots USA, Kootenai Environmental Alliance – Dalton Gardens, Idaho
Growing Power – Chicago, Ill.
Inspiration Corporation – Chicago, Ill.
Associated Neighborhood Development – New Orleans, La.
Operation REACH, Inc. – Harvey, La.
Latino Farmers Cooperative of Louisiana, Inc. – Harvey, La.
Keep Slidell Beautiful – Slidell, La.
St. Anna’s Episcopal Church – New Orleans, La.
Winn Parish 4-H – Winnfield, La.
Strategies for a Stronger Sanford – Sanford, Maine
JCC of Greater Washington – Rockville, Md.
Druid Heights CDC – Baltimore, Md.
Needham Community Farm, Inc. – Needham, Mass.
Clark Park Coalition – Detroit, Mich.
Northeast Lutheran Ministry Center – Minneapolis, Minn.
Sparc – St. Paul, Minn.
Minnesota Children’s Museum – St. Paul, Minn.
Neighborhood House – St. Paul, Minn.
Wellshare International – Minneapolis, Minn.
Mercy Housing and Human Development – Gulfport, Miss.
Keep Pearl Beautiful – Pearl, Miss.
Winston County Self Help Cooperative Youth Program – Louisville, Miss.
The Good Samaritan Center of Excelsior Springs, Inc. – Excelsior Springs, Mo.
St. Louis Jewish Community Center – St. Louis, Mo.
Preferred Family Healthcare – St. Charles, Mo.
Warrensburg Parks for the 21st Century – Warrensburg, Mo.
Family Resource Center at Gorham – Gorham, N.H.
YMCA Camp Ockanickon, Inc. – Medford, N.J.
Friends of the New Jersey State Museum – Trenton, N.J.
Phoenix House Foundation – Shrub Oak, N.Y.
Greyston – Yonkers, N.Y.
Valley Community Association, Inc. – Buffalo, N.Y.
Buffalo Society of Natural Science – Buffalo, N.Y.
Friends of Van Cortlandt Park – Bronx, N.Y.
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Orange County/4-H Program – Middletown, N.Y.
George Ross Mackenzie PTA – Glen Spey, N.Y.
Hell’s Kitchen Farm Project – New York, N.Y.
HOPE Gardens – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Cook’s Community Garden – Charlotte, N.C.
Forest View Elementary School – Durham, N.C.
Chatham County Schools – Siler City, N.C.
Down East Partnership for Children – Rocky Mount, N.C.
Urban Harvest – Greensboro, N.C.
City of Boiling Spring Lakes Parks & Recreation – Boiling Springs Lakes, N.C.
Communities in Schools of Forsyth County – Danbury, N.C.
Hamilton Living Water Ministry, Inc. – Hamilton, Ohio
South Haven United Church of Christ – Bedford, Ohio
Volunteers of America of Greater Ohio – Columbus, Ohio
First English Lutheran Church – Columbus, Ohio
New Image Lifeskills Academy – Columbus, Ohio
A Living Community Church, Inc. – Columbus, Ohio
Windermere Renaissance – Cleveland, Ohio
Aultman Hospital – Canton, Ohio
Neighborhood House – Portland, Ore.
Face to Face – Philadelphia, Pa.
Boys & Girls Club of Central Pennsylvania – Harrisburg, Pa.
Community Link Mission – Saginaw, Texas
Living Wood Lutheran Church – Buda, Texas
OP Schnabel Apartments – San Antonio, Texas
Keep Grand Prairie Beautiful – Grand Prairie, Texas
Brownwood Area Community Garden – Brownwood, Texas
Calvary Growing in Grade Community Garden – Richmond, Texas
Sustainable Food Center, Festival Beach Community Garden – Austin, Texas
Catholic Community Services of Utah – Salt Lake City, Utah
Sorenson Unity Center – Salt Lake City, Utah
Williamsburg Botanical Garden – Williamsburg, Va.
Ready by Five – Yakima, Wash.
Southern Appalachian Labor School – Beards Fork, W.Va.

See the award site here.