$60,000 in grants available for environmental projects around Nashville

This year's Earth Day festival at Centennial park generated $60,000 to be used for local environmental projects in public spaces across Nashville.

Applications are officially open for these Nashville Earth Day grants, managed by the Centennial Park Conservancy.

These grants fund all kinds of projects, including bees, trees, water, pollinator gardens, sustainability and education.

In the past, the grants have helped fund planting of 240 trees, caring for 160,000 bees, planting or improving 11 community gardens and pollinator habitats, cleaning 15 waterways, 2,300 donated trees, getting rid of invasive plants, and funding education about parks to kids in thousands of classrooms.

This year's Earth Day had record numbers of Nashvillians show up!

The Nashville community showed up in record numbers to celebrate Earth Day at Centennial Park this year,” said Centennial Park Conservancy’s Vice President of Programming Justin Branam. “More than 12,000 guests joined us for the event to show their commitment to environmental stewardship and education. We’re grateful for the strong support from the community and our sponsors, and we’re excited to be able to invest $60,000 back into environmental projects across the city.”

You can apply for a grant to support an environmental project at the earth day website .

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“Here’s a great story that proves everyone has something to give, regardless of age OR personal challenges. Our Austin Pollack introduces us to Ms Sylvia Mooney. At age 80, she’s not sitting still. Instead, she using her skills to craft compassion for others… one stitch at a time. Her crochet creations go to non-profits to help our homeless neighbors. You’ll be surprised to learn she does it all, while facing a serious health issue. Bravo Sylvia!”

-Rhori Johnston