Grants that support and nurture our community
The Grants Committee provides grants to individuals and community organizations that align with the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation educational and charitable mission to promote research-based horticultural and environmental stewardship and education.
Since 2004, the Grants Committee has awarded grants — $1,000 or less — to support community gardens, schools, small farms, scholarships, and individual training. Grant funds cover project materials and supplies as well as tuition scholarships and other courses of study for individuals consistent with the mission of Master Gardener Foundation.
How to Apply for a Grant
Complete and submit the grant application linked below by May 1. This allows the committee to consider each application, make site visits, meet, and recommend funding selected projects to the Board.
Grant awards may range up to $1,000 toward resources that are compatible with the purposes of WSU Jefferson County Master Gardener Program and the Jefferson County Master Gardener Foundation.
Successful recipients are notified by June 15.
Grants awarded in 2023
Irondale Soup Kitchen Garden
Irondale Church has offered free soup on Tuesdays to community members since 2011. More recently, a vegetable garden was created on the grounds to grow fresh vegetables and provide more control of ingredients that nurture those without the means to use area food banks or to cook their own food. The grant for fencing and irrigation inspired additional donations from individuals so that irrigation, fencing, seeds, plants, soil, and tools could be purchased for the soup kitchen garden project.
North Beach Community Garden
After 18 years, holes and rips were appearing in the fence around the North Beach Community Garden. The Master Gardener Foundation approved funds for materials; garden volunteers and neighbors provided the labor to complete another successful project. The Foundation is proud to assist in keeping our community members growing, learning and working together.
Shooting Star Farm
To conduct winter gardening trials, grant money was used to purchase seeds, cover cloth, supplies for supporting and securing row covers for vegetables appropriate for winter harvesting in Jefferson County. Several varieties of 25 vegetables were grown over winter with cover options: uncovered, floating row cover, hoop house and some combinations. Two public presentations of the field trials were presented to the community.
Swan Food Bank Garden & Pea Patch
While a solar fan installation is making the hoop house at Swan Farm more functional for year-round use, a new hoop house door and double entry gates help secure tools and equipment, and protect the garden from vandalism and misuse when gardeners are not present.
Grants Awarded in 2022
Salish Coast School
Soil for new hoop house
Shy Acres
Tools and supplies
Swan School
Deer fencing