The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation Joins with Keep America Beautiful to Announce Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants for Earth Day
The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation has partnered with Keep America Beautiful to launch the 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants initiative, announced on Earth Day. The program aims to transform underserved areas by creating community gardens and green spaces.
The foundation is contributing $200,000 through 2026 to support projects addressing inner-city heat islands through the planting of trees, shrubs, ground cover, and grass. The grants will also fund community gardens and orchards to combat food insecurity.
Grant applications are open to Keep America Beautiful affiliates, nonprofits, local governments, and community organizations, with winners to be announced by the end of April 2025. The initiative focuses on converting brown spaces into green areas that provide environmental, health, and safety benefits.
La Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation ha collaborato con Keep America Beautiful per lanciare l'iniziativa 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants, annunciata in occasione della Giornata della Terra. Il programma mira a trasformare le aree svantaggiate creando orti comunitari e spazi verdi.
La fondazione contribuirà con 200.000 $ fino al 2026 per sostenere progetti che affrontano il problema delle isole di calore urbane mediante la piantumazione di alberi, arbusti, coperture del suolo e prati. Le sovvenzioni finanzieranno inoltre orti e frutteti comunitari per combattere l'insicurezza alimentare.
Le domande di contributo sono aperte agli affiliati di Keep America Beautiful, alle organizzazioni non profit, ai governi locali e alle associazioni comunitarie, con i vincitori che saranno annunciati entro la fine di aprile 2025. L'iniziativa si concentra sulla trasformazione di aree degradate in spazi verdi che offrano benefici ambientali, sanitari e di sicurezza.
La Fundación Scotts Miracle-Gro se ha asociado con Keep America Beautiful para lanzar la iniciativa Subvenciones Comunitarias del Corredor Martin Luther King 2025, anunciada en el Día de la Tierra. El programa busca transformar áreas desfavorecidas creando jardines comunitarios y espacios verdes.
La fundación aportará 200,000 $ hasta 2026 para apoyar proyectos que aborden las islas de calor urbanas mediante la plantación de árboles, arbustos, cubiertas vegetales y césped. Las subvenciones también financiarán jardines y huertos comunitarios para combatir la inseguridad alimentaria.
Las solicitudes de subvención están abiertas a afiliados de Keep America Beautiful, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, gobiernos locales y organizaciones comunitarias, y los ganadores se anunciarán antes de finales de abril de 2025. La iniciativa se enfoca en convertir espacios degradados en áreas verdes que proporcionen beneficios ambientales, de salud y seguridad.
스콧츠 미라클-그로 재단은 Keep America Beautiful와 협력하여 2025 마틴 루터 킹 코리도 커뮤니티 보조금 사업을 지구의 날에 발표했습니다. 이 프로그램은 소외된 지역을 커뮤니티 정원과 녹지 공간으로 탈바꿈시키는 것을 목표로 합니다.
재단은 2026년까지 20만 달러를 지원하여 나무, 관목, 지피 식물, 잔디를 심어 도심 열섬 현상을 완화하는 프로젝트를 지원합니다. 또한 보조금은 식량 불안을 해소하기 위한 커뮤니티 정원과 과수원 조성에도 사용됩니다.
보조금 신청은 Keep America Beautiful 소속 단체, 비영리 단체, 지방 정부, 커뮤니티 조직에 열려 있으며, 수상자는 2025년 4월 말까지 발표될 예정입니다. 이 사업은 갈색지대를 환경적, 건강적, 안전적 혜택을 제공하는 녹지 공간으로 전환하는 데 중점을 둡니다.
La Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation s'est associée à Keep America Beautiful pour lancer l'initiative 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants, annoncée à l'occasion de la Journée de la Terre. Ce programme vise à transformer les zones défavorisées en créant des jardins communautaires et des espaces verts.
La fondation apporte 200 000 $ jusqu'en 2026 pour soutenir des projets visant à réduire les îlots de chaleur urbains en plantant des arbres, des arbustes, des couvre-sols et du gazon. Les subventions financeront également des jardins et vergers communautaires pour lutter contre l'insécurité alimentaire.
Les demandes de subvention sont ouvertes aux affiliés de Keep America Beautiful, aux associations à but non lucratif, aux collectivités locales et aux organisations communautaires, les lauréats seront annoncés d'ici fin avril 2025. L'initiative se concentre sur la transformation des friches en espaces verts offrant des bénéfices environnementaux, sanitaires et sécuritaires.
Die Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation hat sich mit Keep America Beautiful zusammengeschlossen, um die Initiative 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants zu starten, die am Earth Day angekündigt wurde. Das Programm zielt darauf ab, benachteiligte Gebiete durch die Schaffung von Gemeinschaftsgärten und Grünflächen zu verwandeln.
Die Stiftung stellt bis 2026 200.000 $ zur Verfügung, um Projekte zu unterstützen, die städtische Hitzeinseln durch das Pflanzen von Bäumen, Sträuchern, Bodendeckern und Gras bekämpfen. Die Fördermittel werden auch Gemeinschaftsgärten und Obstgärten finanzieren, um Ernährungsunsicherheit zu bekämpfen.
Anträge auf Fördermittel sind für Keep America Beautiful-Partner, gemeinnützige Organisationen, Kommunalverwaltungen und Gemeinschaftsorganisationen offen, die Gewinner werden bis Ende April 2025 bekannt gegeben. Die Initiative konzentriert sich darauf, brachliegende Flächen in grüne Bereiche umzuwandeln, die Umwelt-, Gesundheits- und Sicherheitsvorteile bieten.
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Green spaces address environmental, health and food insecurity issues
MARYSVILLE, Ohio, April 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help increase the creation of community gardens and green spaces in underserved areas, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation has joined Keep America Beautiful's 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants initiative.
The program awards grants to support projects that address inner-city heat islands in underserved communities through the planting of trees, shrubs, ground cover and grass. Grants will also be awarded for community gardens and orchards that mitigate food insecurity. The goal is to convert brown spaces, significantly hotter due to lack of vegetation, into green spaces with environmental, health and safety benefits.
“People want greener, healthier and more beautiful communities, but in underserved areas, resources often are scarce,” said Jennifer Lawson, president and CEO of Keep America Beautiful. “This is why the MLK Corridor Community Grants are so important. They are a vehicle to bring communities and people together, creating special bonds grounded in the creation and enjoyment of natural landscapes.”
Brian Herrington, president of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation, added, “Earth Day is an ideal time to shine a light on the important role green spaces play in our lives. Beyond reducing heat islands and addressing food insecurity, they are a catalyst for environmental and wellness benefits, from helping clean the air to fostering positive social interactions. Earth Day serves as our reminder to support green spaces in communities year round.”
Grant applications were open to Keep America Beautiful affiliates, nonprofits, local governments and other community organizations. Grant winners will be notified by the end of April 2025. The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is contributing
To learn how communities and individuals can do their part to create greener neighborhoods, The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation encourages people to join in Keep America Beautiful’s Greatest American Cleanup.
About The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation
The mission of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is to inspire, connect and cultivate a community of purpose. The Foundation is deeply rooted in helping create healthier communities, empower the next generation, and preserve our planet. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that funds non-profit entities that support its core initiatives in the form of grants, endowments and multi-year capital gifts. For more information, visit www.scottsmiraclegrofoundation.org.
About Keep America Beautiful
A leading national nonprofit, Keep America Beautiful inspires and educates people to take action every day to improve and beautify their community environment. We envision a country in which every community is a clean, green, and beautiful place to live. For more information about Keep America Beautiful, visit www.kab.org
For media inquiries:
Tom Matthews
Chief Communications Officer
tom.matthews@scotts.com
937-844-3864
Leslie McClain
Vice President, Communications
lmcclain@kab.org
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