Grants to USA, Canada, and International Nonprofits, Agencies, and IHEs to Promote Horticulture

Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust Grant

Agency

GrantWatch ID#

172498

Funding Source

STANLEY SMITH HORTICULTURAL TRUST

Geographic Focus

All USA
USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);
USA Compact Free Associations:The Federated States of Micronesia (USA) Marshall Islands (USA) Republic of Palau (USA)
Canada:Alberta; British Columbia; Manitoba; New Brunswick; Newfoundland and Labrador; Northwest Territories; Nova Scotia; Nunavut; Ontario; Prince Edward Island; Quebec; Saskatchewan; Yukon;
International

Important Dates

LOI Date: 06/15/23
Deadline: 07/14/23

Grant Description

Grants of up to $10,000 and grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, agencies, and IHEs to promote the use, care, and culture of plants grown for decorative purposes. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full proposal. The Trust supports projects that directly further research or education in ornamental horticulture in North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand.

The Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust supports education and research in ornamental horticulture through grants to botanical gardens, arboreta, universities, and other charitable organizations strongly-aligned with its funding interests.

The Trust awards grants for distinct projects, equipment and capital needs, and, under some circumstances for general operating support and salaries.

Funding Interests - The Trust seeks to fund projects that will further ornamental horticulture through organizations pursuing the following activities:

Research: The advancement of research in ornamental horticulture and the publication of the results of such research.
Public Gardens: Assisting in the creation, development, preservation, and maintenance of gardens accessible to the public for educational purposes.
Ornamental Plants: Promotion of the environmentally responsible introduction, cultivation, and distribution of plants which have ornamental horticultural value.
Publications: Assisting in the publication of books or other works relating to ornamental horticulture.
Education: Informal and/or formal educational activities that further ornamental horticulture.

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2020 and 2021, the Trust considered requests for general operating support from organizations whose activities normally are well-aligned with the Trust’s interests. This policy has been extended through the 2023 application cycle. The Trust recognizes the hardships gardens and other horticultural organizations experience due to damages caused by natural disasters (storms, fires, earthquakes, flooding, etc.), and welcomes requests from qualified organizations to support damage remediation.

Recipient

Eligibility

Others (see text field entitled "Additional Eligibility Criteria" for clarification)

Additional Eligibility Criteria

The Trust makes grants to organizations that are recognized as 501(c)(3) public charities by the United States Internal Revenue Service, tax-exempt government entities, and to non-U.S. organizations that can demonstrate that they would meet the requirements for tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status.

Colleges and universities may apply.

Grantee organizations must be based in North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia, or New Zealand.

In order to be eligible to submit a new funding request in 2023, an organization must have:
- Not received a grant award in 2022, and
- Submitted a grant report for any previous grant(s) by April 28, 2023. (No report was required for a 2020 COVID-19 Response Grant)

Additional Geographic Information:

North America, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, Australia, and New Zealand

Ineligible

The Trust does not fund endowments. The Trust also does not fund projects concerned primarily with agriculture, environmental issues, science education, or horticultural therapy.

The Trust does not fund endowments or indirect costs, or make grants to individuals.

Pre-Application Information

The first step in the application process is a Letter of Inquiry (LOI), followed by a full Proposal, if invited. An invitation to submit a Proposal does not assure funding.

The LOI deadline for the 2023 application cycle is June 15, 2023. Proposals, if invited, are due July 14, 2023.

Trustee decisions are made once a year, typically in November. Decision notifications and grant payments, if approved, are mailed in late November.

An organization may only submit one LOI per year. Organizations may receive a grant from the Trust no more than every other year.

Application Process: https://smithht.org/grant-seekers/start-here
Funding Interests: https://smithht.org/funding-interests
Common Grantseeker Questions: https://smithht.org/grant-seekers/common-grantseeker-questions

Estimated Size of Grant

- The maximum grant awarded by the Trust is $25,000, however, grants normally do not exceed $20,000.
- In response to the pandemic, in 2023, the Trust once again will consider requests for general operating support in amounts up to $10,000 from organizations whose activities normally are well-aligned with the Trust’s interests. An application for general operating support may comprise the entire amount requested, or it may supplement a request for project-based funding, however the total request cannot exceed $25,000.

Term of Contract

The grant period during which funds should be used is the calendar year. For example, for grants awarded in November 2023, the grant period will be January 1 to December 31, 2024. It is expected that funds will be spent during this year.

Contact Information

Submit an LOI Online: https://smithtrust.fluxx.io/user_sessions/new

If you have problems or questions regarding the online grants portal, contact the Grants Associate at grants@smithht.org.

For questions related to a specific project or grant, or questions about whether a potential request is aligned with the Trust's Funding Interests, please contact Nancy Kartes, Grants Director, at nkartes@smithht.org.

If you have questions about eligibility or reporting contact the Director of Grants Management at dgaff@smithht.org.

Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust
770 Tamalpais Drive, Suite 309
Corte Madera, CA 94925 USA
Phone: 415-332-0166

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