Grants

GRANT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH NOVEMBER 15 EACH YEAR

Since 2000 the Hudson Garden Club has offered grants to fund worthwhile projects or programs that fulfill the mission of the Club. Hudson Garden Club is dedicated to spreading the knowledge and love of gardening, the beautification of public property and the support of education in horticultural and related fields.  Grant applications are submitted online.  Please click below for the application.

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Please complete each item on the grant application form.  The completed application form must be submitted by November 15.  We will not accept any application received after the deadline. Missing information may prevent your application from being considered.

 All grants requests will be considered. Applicants may reapply annually. Grant monies will be distributed during the last week of December of the year the application is submitted.

If you have documents you need to submit in hard copy, please mail to Hudson Garden Club Grants at 169 Elm St., Hudson, OH 44236. For questions, please contact grants@hudsongardenclub.org.

These grants are provided by the proceeds from the Hudson Garden Club annual Home and Garden Tour

2025 Grant Recipients

Case-Barlow Farm – For improvements to the current drainage system for the tree orchard and garden.

Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park – To support a Garden Day Camp for 6 – 12 year old children to learn about gardening and gain an appreciation for land and land stewardship through hands-on activities and education.

Crown Point Ecology Center – To create a Healing Garden which will feature sensory-rich plantings and textured foliage designed to engage touch, smell, and sight, supporting Crown Point’s From Soil to Soul programs connecting sustainable gardening with wellness and education.

Friends Of Hudson Parks – To create a one acre native wildflower meadow at Hudson Springs Park, to expand and enhance the monarch butterfly habitat focusing on the Janet Cheeseman Garden, and to remove invasive shrubs from the area between the entrance and the May Pavilion.

Go Green Go – To support the continuation of their litter clean-up/plogging events in Hudson while creating and growing awareness and community engagement.

Hale Farm & Village of Western Reserve Historical Society – To support the next phase of the efforts to restore and preserve the Goldsmith Garden: perimeter fence replacement, enhancement of pollinator-friendly plantings within the pleasure garden quadrant, and propagation of key heritage plants.

Hudson City Schools – To create a shade canopy from the Hudson Middle School through the Evamere Parking Lot by planting 10 new shade and 2 ornamental deciduous trees. This will mitigate stormwater conditions, improve air quality, reduce heat island effect on the new black asphalt, provide food and structure for wildlife and create year round beauty.

Hudson Library & Historical Society – To support the presentation of award-winning author and MIT professor, Katie Brown, who will speak about her forthcoming book, Tiny Gardens Everywhere: The Past, Present, and Future of the Self-Provisioning City.

Seton Catholic School Eco Club – To provide funds for students to build nesting areas for native bees, to purchase bee tubes, and to purchase hand clippers, seeds, mulch and pavers for their garden.

Stan Hywet Hall & Garden – To support the next phase and expansion of their highly successful Cultivation Connection program.

View the 2024 Grant Recipients here

View the 2023 Grant Recipients here

View the 2022 Grant Recipients here

View the 2021 Grant Recipients here

View the 2020 Grant Recipients here

View the 2019 Grant Recipients here

View the 2018 Grant Recipients here

View the 2017 Grant Recipients here

View the 2016 Grant recipients here