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Leon County

Non-School Stakeholder Garden

Application Package

Leon County’s Stakeholder Garden Program

This application package is for organizations other than schools seeking support for gardens operated on

non-County property for civic purposes.

Overview, Eligibility and Appropriate Sites

Stakeholder gardens include gardens at places of worship, neighborhood associations, gardens associated

with not-for-prot organizations including food banks and homeless shelters, or other non-commercial

institutions and entities. Such gardens, whose purposes are for civic improvement (including education,

growing fresh produce to address food security issues, or neighborhood revitalization) are eligible to apply for

County support. The garden must be within Leon County. Gardens located outside of Tallahassee’s city limits

must be operated in compliance with Section 10-6.816 of the Code of Laws of Leon County, governing the

establishment and operation of community gardens. Recipients of garden grants shall agree to post a sign to

be supplied by Leon County.

Those applying for support of a garden to be hosted by a school, please complete the application found

here: www.GrowingGreen.org

Steps in Garden Application Process

1. Submit the completed application to Tessa Schreiner.

2. A site visit is mandatory prior to application approval. An agent from Leon County Cooperative

Extension will be in contact to schedule the site visit, which should be completed within 10 business days

of the submission of a completed application.

3. The package will be reviewed by County staff for compliance with Leon

County’s Community Garden Policy and the applicant will be notied of the status

of the application within 30 days of submitting a completed application.

4. Grantees will need to ll out a Leon County New Vendor form and a

federal W-9 form from the IRS in order to receive a check.

5. Update Leon County on garden progress by February 1 of each year. A template is

provided on the website, but creativity is encouraged.

If you have questions about the preparation of your application,

please contact Tessa Schreiner at the above information.

Once application package is complete, send to:

Tessa Schreiner, Leon County Sustainability & Recycling Manager

E-mail: SchreinerT@leoncounty.gov

Phone: 850.606.1827

Fax: 850.606.1801

Mail: Ofce of Resource Stewardship

7550 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, FL 32311

ITEM 1. BASIC APPLICATION INFORMATION

1. Application Date: ______________________________________________________

2. Name of sposoring organization: _________________________________________

3. Address of garden site: _________________________________________________

4. Name of garden: _______________________________________________________

4. Contact Information for Primary Garden Organizer

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Title/Role in organization: ___________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

Phone number(s): __________________________________________________

E-mail: ____________________________________________________________

5. Contact Information for Assistant Garden Organizer

Name: ____________________________________________________________

Title/Role in organization: ___________________________________________

Address: __________________________________________________________

Phone number(s): __________________________________________________

E-mail: ___________________________________________________________

ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF SPONSORING ORGANIZATION

1. In the space below, or in an attached letter, please describe the organization that is sponsoring the

garden.

____________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Who is the owner of the property on which the garden is proposed?

________________________________________________________________________

3. Attach a letter of support from the property owner to be submitted with the application.

ITEM 3. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

1. What is the purpose of the proposed garden?

____________________________________________________________________________________

2. How does the proposed garden serve the citizens of Leon County? (For example, benets may include

education, feeding the surrounding community, neighborhood revitalization, etc.)

____________________________________________________________________________________

ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF GARDEN

1. Describe reasons this site is a good location for a garden.

____________________________________________________________________________________

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2. Provide below or on additional sheets a sketch of the proposed garden. Indicate the

dimensions proposed for the garden site and how it is located relative to roads, fences,

buildings or other structures, water spigots, trees, and other prominent features. Include

a north arrow to indicate direction. Also indicate where gardeners will park vehicles.

ITEM 5. LISTING OF OTHER SUPPORT

1. Describe the support (in-kind and nancial) you are receiving or expect to receive from other sources.

____________________________________________________________________________________

2. How will the garden be sustained over the next few years?

____________________________________________________________________________________

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ITEM 6. STATEMENT OF NEED

The County may assist stakeholder gardens whose applications are approved by the

County Administrator or his designee with the following resources:

Material Support

• Soil amendments (coarse and ne mulch), available from Solid Waste

Grant Funds

Grant funds are awarded on a rst-come, rst-served basis and therefore are contingent upon the avail-

ability of funds.

The following are allowable expenditures from stakeholder garden grant funds:

• Enhancement of water supply

• Fencing

• Purchase of lumber and materials for construction of garden beds (green, pressure-treated

wood, concrete blocks, or other non-toxic materials)

• Purchase of topsoil or compost

• Purchase of seeds

• Purchase of garden tools, gloves, scales, or other non-mechanical equipment

Please describe your needs and explain why you are seeking County support.

____________________________________________________________________________________

Itemized Budget

Please list materials needed and cost.

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Materials Needed Cost

Total Cost: $

Once application package is complete, send to:

Tessa Schreiner, Leon County Sustainability & Recycling Manager

E-mail: SchreinerT@leoncounty.gov

Phone: 850.606.1827

Fax: 850.606.1801

Mail: Ofce of Resource Stewardship

7550 Apalachee Parkway

Tallahassee, FL 32311

Note: Starting one calendar year after receiving initial support from Leon County, you may be eligible for additional support, depending

on the availability of funds. Applications from gardens who have previously received grant funds will be accepted after August 1 of any

given year.

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Thank you for your application.

You will be contacted upon receipt of all materials.

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