How much funding does Roots & Shoots Project Grant provide?

Roots & Shoots Project Grant provides US $500 in funding.

When is the deadline for Roots & Shoots Project Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Roots & Shoots Project Grant

Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation

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Funding Amount

US $500

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Geography

Based in the U
Reside in the United States.

Other requirements

Who can apply for Funding?Children, teens, educators, community groups/organizations, group leaders...any Roots & Shoots member who is interested in starting (or continuing) a community-action project to positively impact people, other animals, and/or the environment we all share.
Plan a project that takes place in the United States.
Be a registered member of Roots & Shoots (It’s free!)
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

Overview

Funder: Jane Goodall Institute For Wildlife Research Education & Conservation

The Roots & Shoots Project Grant, offered by the Jane Goodall Institute, empowers U.S.-based youth to initiate community-action projects that positively impact people, animals, and the environment. With a funding opportunity of $250, this grant encourages young leaders to take charge and make a difference in their communities. Eligible applicants include children, teens, educators, and community groups. Join the movement to foster change and celebrate local initiatives that contribute to a sustainable future.

You can help build a better tomorrow. It starts right here. Right now.
Young people, educators, individuals, and group leaders based in the U.S. are invited to apply for a $250 Roots & Shoots Project Grant to plan, start, support, or celebrate a community-action project that helps people, animals or the environment we all share!
Roots & Shoots projects thrive when young people take the lead in choosing, planning, and doing a community project.

Eligibility

Who can apply for Funding?Children, teens, educators, community groups/organizations, group leaders...any Roots & Shoots member who is interested in starting (or continuing) a community-action project to positively impact people, other animals, and/or the environment we all share.Reside in the United States.Plan a project that takes place in the United States.Be a registered member of Roots & Shoots (It’s free!)
You must be a member of this organization to apply for this award - become a member.

What Jane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education and Conservation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990, 2024

Grants in 2024: 3
Total given: $1.03M
Median grant: $157K
Range: $11K–$867K

By dollars: Massachusetts 84%, Connecticut 15%, West Virginia 1%. Top recipient cities: Watertown, MA; Fairfield, CT; Point Pleasant, WV.

Example grants

Pathfinder · Watertown, MA

Improve access to quality sexual reproductive health (srh). increase youth access to…

$867K
Save the Children · Fairfield, CT

Support 58 villages in western tanzania to address forest degradation and biodiversity…

$157K
Mason County Board of Education · Point Pleasant, WV

Roots and shoot program and the rapair of greenhouse

$11K