Pathway to Beautification Grant Program

The Pathway to Beautification Grant Program is funded by the Garden Club of South Carolina, Incorporated and is offered to all GCSC, Inc. Garden Clubs.  The grant program allows matching awards up to $500.00 to any GCSC club for the specific purposes of promoting civic beautification and community spirit through garden club projects.

Club projects eligible for this grant would include any plan for creating or restoring a garden on the grounds of a public or community building.  Schools, churches, nursing homes, hospitals, libraries, community theatres, public parks, or any other area open and available to the public or community are all examples of eligible sites.

The National Garden Club President, Renee Blaschke, is encouraging clubs to promote civic beautification with two of her National objectives, Go Golden and Beautify Blight.  The Beautify Blight project encourages clubs to partner with a group of youth to plant a vegetable garden and donate the crop to feed the hungry.  This garden could be incorporating in a beautification project, for example at a school or church.  Go Golden encourages clubs to plant daffodils in honor or memory of garden club members.  Daffodils would be a beautiful addition to a beautification project.   These projects do not have to be included in a Civic Beautification Project to be eligible for a grant. 

To be eligible for a grant, a club must meet the following criteria:
• Be a federated member of the Garden Club of South Carolina, Incorporated
• Commit to 75% club participation in grant project
• Have a written garden plan and simple design with basic illustrations
• Have plans for project implementation and maintenance
• Have a budget prepared that shows club’s proposed matching cash contribution to project (The club’s matching contribution may include in-kind contribution.)
• Submit an application to the Grant Chairperson no later than February 9, 2010

 For Grant Application-Click Here