People’s Garden Initiative

Applications are due by January 30, 2025.
As part of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s (NFWF) 2025 Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration program, approximately $1 million in funding is available under the People’s Garden Initiative through USDA’s Office of Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production. The program will fund projects that support community-based gardens promoting sustainable agriculture practices that benefit people and wildlife. Per the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, gardens of different sizes and types, including school gardens, community gardens, urban farms, and small-scale agriculture projects in rural and urban areas, can be recognized as a People’s Garden.