How much funding does LG&E and KU's Plant for the Planet Grant provide?

LG&E and KU's Plant for the Planet Grant provides $5,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for LG&E and KU's Plant for the Planet Grant?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

LG&E and KU's Plant for the Planet Grant

Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy IN

Foundation Annual Environmental Conservation Grants Community Development Grants

Funding Amount

$5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

LG&E and KU's Plant for the Planet Grant

Funder: LG&E and KU

Program Background: Plant for the Planet is modeled after the United Nations Environment Program's Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign. The purpose is to bring individuals, communities and businesses together to collectively plant over one billion trees worldwide each year.

Focus: The program is designed to encourage nonprofit organizations and local government agencies to bolster their tree programs each year.

Geographic Scope: Louisville, Kentucky area

Award Amount: $5,000 per grant

What Gets Funded:

Tree and shrub planting projects

Native vegetation restoration

Areas cleared of invasive species (such as bush honeysuckle)

Olmsted Parks Conservancy History:

Received grant for third consecutive year as of 2012

2012: $5,000 grant to plant 400 trees and shrubs in Seneca Park at Pewee Reese and Cherokee Gardens Drive

2013: Planted $40,000 worth of trees over four years with LG&E and KU matching gifts; planted along 1500-foot stretch adjacent to I-64 near Seneca Golf Course with 75 canopy trees (yellowwood, tulip, white and red oak, black gum)