Teachers, want to develop an outdoor classroom or learning center at your school? Want to promote conservation and community stewardship? Several organizations provide grants to help you out:

Prairie Gardens Small Grants Program
(see page 33 of pdf; deadline: March 1, 2013)

Gateway Greening Kids Garden Fresh Grant
(deadline: June 1, 2013)

Lowe's Toolbox for Education Grant Program
(spring cycle deadline: February 15, 2013.)

Illinois Schoolyard Wildlife Habitat Action Grant Program
(deadline: November 30, 2013)

Lorrie Otto Seeds for Education Grant Program
(deadline: yearly on October 15)

Captain Planet Foundation Grant
(two cycles per year; deadlines: February 28 and September 30)

Home Depot Community Impact Grants
(Applications accepted February 1–August 13, 2013)

The Melinda Gray Ardia Environmental Foundation
(deadline: September 13, 2013)

Missouri Department of Conservation: Discover Nature Schools Grants
(several different grants)