The Big Green DAO just completed its 8th round of grantmaking, awarding $495,000 in unrestricted funding to 34 grassroots organizations growing food and strengthening local food systems across the U.S. Grants ranged from $10,000 to $50,000 and were selected through a community-led voting process by members of the DAO.
What makes this grant round different?
The funding is decided by the community, for the community. The Big Green DAO is a decentralized, democratic initiative where nonprofits and donors vote side by side—sharing decision-making power and voting as equals to determine how funds are allocated. This peer-to-peer model centers trust, transparency, and the lived experience of grassroots leaders.
View the full list of Grants Round 8 grantees below:
$10K Grantees
- 813 Hood Garden Space
- SPROUTIN UP CORPORATION
- West Broad Street YMCA
- Food to Power
- Native American Advancement Foundation (NAFF)
- Cultivate Collective
- Chicago Grows Food
- Global Garden Refugee Training Farm (DBA Global Gardens Chicago)
- Wisdom of the Elders Inc
- Farm Alliance of Baltimore
- The Next Door Inc
- Kumano I Ke Ala O Makaweli
- Healthy Day Partners
- Halls of Ivy Academy
- Montezuma School to Farm Project
- Friendship of Women, Inc.
- Light Carrier
- Hood Huggers Foundation
- Project Love Coalition
- Keres Children’s Learning Center (KCLC)
- Running Strong for American Indian Youth
$11-20K Grantees
- Urban Exposure Initiative
- Fruitful Commons
- Sentli Center for Regenerative Agriculture
- Barrio Botany
- Garden 31 Community Initiative Inc
- PEAS (Partners for Education, Agriculture, & Sustainability)
- Hanai Kaiaulu
- Fresh Future Farm Inc.
$20-50K Grantees
