Mini-grant for Year 2023-2024

Chives in the herb garden at Meadowbrook Park One of the Champaign-Urbana Herb Society’s missions is to encourage interest in herbs. The C-U Herb Society is currently accepting applications for the annual mini-grant program. Individual grants of $100 will be awarded.

Grant funds can be used for a not-for-profit garden-related project.
Grant completion requirements include the submittal of photos and a short write-up of your project for our newsletter. Although not a requirement, please consider hosting a group visit by C-U Herb Society members.
The grant recipient needs to make a five minute presentation about their project at one of the Herb Society's regular meetings.
Eligible grantees include area schools and other non-profit community organizations.

Please complete the mini-grant application form (click here to access the application form). Grant applications may be submitted to Jennifer Hines, Mini-grant Coordinator. Award decisions will be made within three weeks following the grant request.

Past Recipients

Heather Rose, Coordinator for Gratuity Garden. The grant will be used for tools and supplies for the garden, whose mission is to teach personal development skills through gardening.
Brooke Buzard, Circle Academy (Cunningham Children's Home). Funds will be used for plants and tools to create a sensory garden to enhance the residents' environment through interactions with nature.
Dawn Blackman, Champaign Church of the Brethren. The grant will help with accessibility and other improvements to the Herb Gardens in order to facilitate workshops, tours, and other outreach activities.
Jordan Kahle and Joel Spencer, Urbana Free Library. Grant funding will be used to buy supplies for the Library's Seed Exchange program.
Michaela Kruse, Kenwood Elementary School. The grant will support teachers wishes for garden space to teach about native plants and pollinators, as well as edible food plants (herbs, fruits, vegetables).
Robin Arbiter, for the Lierman Neighborhood Community Garden. The Lierman Neighborhood Action Committee would apply toward water bill(s) related to the herb boxes during the 2014 growing season and toward supplies, including new hose(s) and possibly hose couplings.