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2011
Mantis Awards
for
Community and Youth Gardens
Sponsored
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About Mantis
For more than 30 years Mantis has made gardening easier with its famous tiller/cultivators, dual-chamber composter, and many other gardener-friendly tools. Mantis products are available direct from the factory, through mailorder, and through more than 3,500 equipment dealerships nationwide.
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Each year, Mantis presents the Mantis Awards to charitable and educational garden projects that enhance the quality of life in their host communities. NGA selects 25 outstanding applicants to receive Mantis tiller/cultivators.
Any nonprofit garden program may apply. In the past, winners have included schools, churches, correctional facilities, parks departments, youth camps, community gardens, and many others. These are groups turning slim resources into bountiful gardens with far-reaching benefits, from increasing their community’s access to fresh nutritious foods to educating the public about the importance of gardening in our nation’s history.
Read
the inspiring story of Beardsley Community Farm in Knoxville,
Tennessee, a past Mantis Award recipient.
Eligibility Requirements: Applicants
must:
- operate
a charitable or educational program that is not for profit in the United States
- not offer
the tiller as a prize for fundraising (e.g., auction or raffle)
Award Packages: 25 programs
will each receive a
Mantis Tiller/Cultivator with border/edger and kickstand, and their
choice of gas-powered
2-cycle engine or electric
motor. Value: $349.00.
Submission process: Applications are due by March 1, 2011. Applications may be emailed or mailed. Complete submission instructions are listed on the first page of the application.
DOWNLOAD APPLICATION
When you click on the button below, a form will appear requiring
you to submit
your name and address. (See our privacy
policy if you have questions about how we use the information.)
When you complete the form and click the submit button, you will
be
able to download the award application.
Download Application
Award Notification: Applicants will be notified by email of grant status by April 15, 2011. A list of recipients will also be available on www.kidsgardening.org.
Prize Fulfillment: Tiller/cultivators will be shipped
from Mantis no later than April 30, 2011.
Evaluation: NGA will send winning programs a year end report survey via e-mail due at the end of the summer growing season.
The data requested will measure the impact
of the award program and provide accountability
to the
sponsor.
Programs
that fail to complete
the
evaluation
will
not be
eligible for future awards from NGA.
View 2010 Award winners
View
2009 Award winners
View
2008 Award winners
View 2007 Award winners
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NGA Grants list
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