Annie's Homegrown School Gardens: $1,500

Annie's Homegrown offers K-12 schools a couple of options for school gardens for educational programs that connect children directly to gardening. Funds may be used to buy gardening tools, seeds, or other needed supplies.

The 'Getting Started: Funds for Your New Program' option offers $500 to start a brand-new school garden program. Use these funds for anything from classroom seeds in a cup to garden beds. There's no need to have an existing garden.

The 'Digging Deeper: Funds for Your Existing Program' option offers $1,500 to deepen your school garden program. Specify needs and get help. You must have an existing school garden to choose this entry type.

The deadline is December 15, 2012.