Orange County Chapter CNPS Grants
The Charlie O’Neill Grant is awarded to a university student involved in research in field botany, ecology, floristics, taxonomy, ethnobotany, and other related topics. A limited number of proposals per year are funded ranging from $500 to $1000 based on the humber of proposals and their relative quality and merit. A one-year membership in CNPS is included in the funding. Grants may cover expendable items such as film, supplies, and travel not otherwise available to the researcher.Grant recipients must send a copy of the final report, thesis, dissertation or an in depth newsletter article upon completion of the project with acknowledgement of support from Orange County CNPS
The Acorn Grant targets students in 4th through 6th grade to acquaint them with Southern California’s rich plant diversity and habitats. Examples of programs that might be funded include: class visits by qualified personnel who incur expenses related to the visit; purchase of materials for simple botany experiments involving native plants; funding of school gardens which highlight native plants; and instructive field trips to native plant gardens or to natural areas where the role of native plants is explored. Up to three grants in the amount of $150 will be awarded. Grant recipients are asked to contribute a short article about the project for the chapter newsletter.
The Horticultural Grant is awarded to a high school, community college, or university student involved in utilizing native plants in ornamental horticulture, landscape design/architecture and other related fields. The grant is to be used to complete a project assigned and overseen be a faculty member. Possible projects might include ornamental horticulture with an emphasis on natives, a naturalistic demonstration garden, or a native revegetation effort. Up to $500 will be provided to offset material and supply costs. The grant could be awarded to a class project or to an individual.
The Traveler’s Grant pays expenses for a deserving person to attend a workshop or seminar on native plant-related topics.
To apply for one of these grants, contact Sarah Jayne: e-mail at sbjayne@cox.net or phone 949-552-0691.