• Organized in 1922, Member of the Garden Club of Virginia since 1924

  • RGC Ways and Means Grant Program Form

  • The Rivanna Garden Club has established a set of objectives to create and promote the civic beautification of our community and encourage environmental stewardship through education and active participation, and to foster an appreciation of the natural beauties of our area.

    In furtherance of these objectives, the Club assists in Community preservation for future generations ~ Natural Resource Conservation  with a focus of  protect native trees, wildlife and their natural habitat ~ Education through nature camp scholarships and youth  programs ~ Promote civic planting ~ Cash grants confirmed by the Club are disbursed  annually.

    Evaluation Criteria

    Requests for grants will be reviewed and evaluated by the club's Ways and Means Committee to establish the degree to which the project furthers the club objectives. 

    • Community Impact
    • Educational Interest of  the Project
    • Organized, future maintenance and monitoring

    How to Apply:

    1. All applications must be completed by the designated deadline. You may duplicate the application form using your own word processing program, but please do not reformat or add additional information.
    2. You may submit up to 2 (two) pages of attachments with the application to support your proposal. These may include color photos (good quality photocopies), with captions, garden plans, or other written materials concerning the proposal. Attachments should accompany the application and cannot be returned.
    3. Applicants should send the application (including copies of attachments to the RGC (see address below) postmarked no later than_______________. Email applications will be accepted with proper signatures. 
    4. Grantees are required to submit a report at the completion of the project. Reporting form will accompany check.

     

    The Ways and Means Grant application is available here in this PDF.

     

    Please send completed application to:

    Rivanna Garden Club
    Ways and Means Committee 
    PO Box 6554
    Charlottesville, Virginia 22906-6554

     

  • Note: To be considered, each grant application must be reviewed and signed by the grant contact person and/or an administrator.

    I have reviewed this and completed the application in its entirety and assume responsibility for the expenditure of any funding received from the Rivanna Garden Club.