Granting Programs

Watering the Seeds for Change garden as a team at James Robinson PS. Credit: Lynne Koss.

Watering the Seeds for Change garden as a team at James Robinson PS. Credit: Lynne Koss.

The following granting programs have been gathered to inform your fundraising efforts to support healthy food systems for children and youth.

Please get in touch if you’d like to add any programs to this list!

Specific grant opportunities:

Some of the following lists are a few years old but many of the grants that they speak about are still active.

Lists of grant opportunities – Youth programming / support for healthy schools:

Lists of grant opportunities – Primarily Agriculture and Food Grants:

Students enjoy local apples at Eat in Ontario, a FoodShare Toronto food literacy event. Credit: Laura Berman/GreenFuse Photography.

Students enjoy local apples at Eat in Ontario, a FoodShare Toronto food literacy event. Credit: Laura Berman/GreenFuse Photography.

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