Grants for Schools

• Whole Kids Garden Grant Program: The Garden Grant program provides a $3,500 monetary grant to support a new or existing edible educational garden located at a K–12 School in the U.S. or Canada.  Applications open in February for one month.
• Whole Kids Bee Grant Program: The Traditional Bee Grant allows for K-12 schools or non-profit organizations that serve any grades K-12 to start a new or enhance an existing bee program hosting live bees on their campus. A choice of a monetary or equipment. Applications open September and October.

• Farm to Cafeteria Canada: Provides schools with funding and training to implement a healthy meal service, and allow students to experience hands on food literacy activities. This grant is bi-annual with the next cycle starting in early 2026.
• School’s Corner, The Breakfast Club of Canada.  Financial assistance to expand or create a breakfast program within your school. Applications are open year round.

• Jumpstart Canada: Has two grants. Applications are open: September, January and May.
  • Programming Support: Grants are awarded to help organizations develop or sustain the delivery of sport or physical activity-based programs.
  • Operational Support: Grants are awarded to help organizations build their capacity to provide more inclusive, equitable, safe sport participant experiences.
• Kidsport Ontario: provides grants to help cover the cost of enrolment so that kids 18 and under can play a season of sport in Ontario. Grants up to $250 per eligible child per year. Applications through the provincial office.
• OFSAA Try Day: Up to $700 per public secondary school to introduce a new or non-traditional sport or physical activity. Applications open early in the school year.

• TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Grant: Funds environmental initiatives with a focus on environmental education and green space programs such as school yard greening, and community gardens. Applications due in January and July.
• Community Tree Grants, Tree Canada: Eligible projects receive up to $10,000 in funding to cover the cost of purchasing and planting trees and shrubs, site preparation, tree maintenance, planting materials and developing education materials. Applications open October – December.

• School Tech Grants, Best Buy: Assists elementary schools bring new technology into their classrooms. Grants up to $10,000.

• Youth Action Fund, Laidlaw Foundation: This fund supports young people facing barriers within the justice, educational and child welfare systems.
  • Pop Up Grant: A microgrant offered to youth groups and grassroot organizations based on a new theme each year.
  • Indigenous Youth and Community Futures Fund: invests in opportunities for indigenous youth to connect with their land, languages and cultures. Applications open January to March.
• Enabling Accessibility Fund, Government of Canada: Funds projects that make communities, and workplaces more accessible to people living with disabilities.
  • Youth involvement component: funding up to $12,000
  • The small project component: funding up to $200,000
  • The mid-size projects component: funding up to $3 million.

• Parent Reaching Out Grants: Can be accessed through your publicly funded school board for parent councils.
• Community Foundation, Canada Post: Funds grants to help children and youth up to age 21 with a focus on health, education and community. Applications become available February for one month. Funding up to $50,000.
• Walmart Canada, Apply for a Donation: One time donation open to schools, and non-profits. Applications open year round.

Please note we have a list of additional grants, for more information please reach out to your school nurse.