Pollinator Garden Funding
PollinateTO – Community Grants
Want to create pollinator habitat in
your neighbourhood? Grants of up to $5,000 are available. Apply for funding
starting March 4. Applications close May 1.
Program
Overview
Through its new PollinateTO grants
program, the City will fund pollinator habitat creation projects that educate
and engage the community.
Up to $5,000 per project is available.
Are you interested in gardening and
protecting pollinators? Would you like to:
·
Create pollinator gardens or rain gardens in your
neighbourhood or at your school?
·
Enhance or expand existing gardens with native
pollinator-friendly plants?
If you answered yes to any of the
above, please apply to PollinateTO for funding to support your idea!
Who Can Apply
This program is open to all
not-for-profit resident and community groups located in the city of
Toronto. To be eligible for funding, a group must have at least three
Toronto residents that live in separate households.
Funding is not available for individuals
or businesses.
Project Requirements
The program support projects that
create pollinator habitat in Toronto. Projects must also educate and engage the
community.
Projects must:
· be physically located in the city of Toronto
· directly result in the creation of pollinator habitat
· include an educational component to inform others about pollinator
stewardship
· involve the community in some way
· be visible to the community
· commence within a reasonable time after funding is approved
· be completed within one year of the date funding is approved
· acknowledge the financial assistance provided by the City of Toronto
Eligible Projects
Examples of eligible projects
include:
·
community-led pollinator gardens or rain gardens on
private or public land
·
neighbourhood-based habitat projects, such as the
creation of multiple pollinator gardens on the same street that together create
a pollinator pathway/habitat corridor
·
pollinator gardens or rain gardens on school
grounds
Each habitat
creation project must include an educational component (e.g. signage, plant
labels, etc) and involve the community (planting days, garden tours, etc).
More details at https://www.toronto.ca/services-payments/water-environment/environmental-grants-incentives-2/pollinateto-community-grants/
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