The Fairways Foundation Grant

The FairWays Foundation Grant focuses on funding projects that promote environmental stewardship and conservation efforts. This private foundation supports initiatives that aim to protect natural resources and encourage education within the green industry. By investing in both local and global projects, the foundation emphasizes long-term change through grassroots involvement. Successful applicants must demonstrate a clear strategy and measurable goals, ensuring their projects contribute positively to their communities and the environment.

Environmental stewardship is not an initiative. The FairWays Foundation directly funds local and global projects that advance the conservation of our natural resources. These projects help to preserve the environment we live and work in whilst encouraging education and stewardship not only within our own industry but also within wider communities.
The FairWays Foundation is a stand-alone not-for-profit organization dedicated to safeguarding our environment. The FairWays Foundation supports conservation-based projects; big and small, as well as educational events for professionals, newcomers to the field and for future minds.
Grant Guidelines
The FairWays Foundation supports conservation-based projects where the belief and commitment demonstrated offer a meaningful contribution to long term change.  The very heart of the foundation lies in the green industry and we are committed to further supporting both industry partners and their local communities, we believe that the push for change must continue to come from the grass roots level, these are the voices which speak loudest to The FairWays Foundation.
We directly fund local and global projects that demonstrate an aspiration to protect our natural resources.
Focus Areas
The cornerstone of successful applicants will highlight undertakings in the following key focus areas:

• Water Conservation & Stewardship

Projects that focus on golf course or other properties managed for turf & ornamentals that improve or change maintenance practices to reduce water use or increase water quality
Habitat Conservation & Stewardship
Projects that focus on golf course or other properties managed for turf & ornamental that change maintenance practices to benefit native ecosystems
Water Education
Projects that focus on informing the community about the problems, efforts, and future of the golf and professional turf & ornamental industry’s water use and availability.
We Fund Work That
Offers commitment to reduce the facilities ecological footprintIncreases the boundaries of standard husbandryIncludes benefits to the local communityProtects existing natural resources
All successful applicants must:

• Show a clear strategyIdentify goals / objectives which can be measured to evaluate success
• Potential Projects
• Projects that make a difference to the community or industry, such as –
• Supporting habitats and wildlifeEducational eventsLinking landscape and businessEncouraging sustainable management practicesEnvironmental improvement projects

Eligibility

Anyone can apply.The FairWays Foundation supports Global Projects.Ultimately the aim is to proportionately allocate funds depending on level of revenue accumulated per geography, however the board have the right to direct funds into any meaningful application regardless of geography.

Ineligibility

We Do Not FundApplications outside our three key focus areasExpansions of general operating expenses / capital improvementsEvent sponsorships including promotional itemsPolitical campaignsResearchIndividualsCapital expenses