The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon

Elaine Joines Memorial Grants Program

The mission of The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon is to nurture the gardening community. The Hardy Plant Society of Oregon works to promote education and understanding of herbaceous perennial plants, and is dedicated to helping special gardens of botanical, horticultural, or historic interest, including the support of community gardens.

The Society awards funds to non-profit organizations in Oregon and Clark County, Washington, for projects that further these goals. The HPSO Grants Program is named in honor of the late Elaine Joines, who was designer and curator of the Martha Springer Botanic Garden at Willamette University and a dedicated member of the HPSO Grants Committee.

The grants process starts its yearly cycle in late fall. Applications are available online here for download and are also available from the HPSO office.

The deadline for applications this year is December 14, 2009.

Please note that there are different applications for schools and non-schools; select the appropriate one.

Application for Qualified Non-Profit Organizations.

Application for Schools.

Grant recipients are required to provide written reports on use of award funds: a six month progress report and a final report within 60 days following the completion of the project (approximately one year of receiving the grant).

Information about past grant awards may be found here:

2009 Grant Awards

2008 Grant Awards

2007 Grant Awards

2006 Grant Awards

Grant applications may request funding for many items, including (but not necessarily limited to) the following:

plants

horticultural equipment or supplies for landscaping or greenhouse use

books about botany or horticulture, or other reference materials

The program will not fund grant requests that are:

for individuals

for projects with religious purposes (for example, to groups requiring participation in religious activities for receiving the benefits of itemthe funded project)

for operation expenses, salaries, scholarships, or travel

for start-up expenses

to reimburse funds already expended

outside the state of Oregon or Clark County, Washington

Available grant funds will vary from year to year. HPSO reserves the right to determine a limit on awards in keeping with its necessary fiscal responsibilities. Previous grants generally have been in the range of $200 to $1500, but other limits may apply in a particular grant cycle. We strongly encourage our applicants to seek funding and/or in-kind donations from a variety of sources, in addition to HPSO, such as local businesses, colleges, local garden clubs, community foundations, etc. to fully fund the proposed project.