Big Green funds nonprofits doing the work of growing food. Grants are awarded through the Big Green Table, where growers and donors sit as partners and decide together how funding flows.
Before you apply, check that your organization qualifies for a Big Green Table grant.
*New this round: if you move fresh, local food but don't grow it yourself, you're now eligible to apply.
Every applicant self-selects one pillar: Hunger, Health, Habitat, or Humanity that aligns with your application. Review the pillar selection guide here.
Self-select your grant amount. The most important thing is that your ask matches your application and the details you share with voters. Review the grant amount selection guide here.
Prepare your materials for the application. Attachments you will need: your 501c3 or fiscal sponsorship documents and one organizational photo.
Prepare to deliver a short elevator pitch video OR audio recording, and dedicate time to answer a short narrative section. Preview the narrative questions here.
Apply! Applications will open Friday, August 21, 2026 and close on Wednesday, September 9, 2026.
Get ready to vote! All previously granted organizations are eligible to participate in the voting round opening on September 25, 2026.
Every grant round funds work across four pillars. When you apply, you'll tell us which outcome your project drives.
Getting fresh food to the people and neighborhoods who need it. Choose Hunger if you grow food for your community; run markets, pantries, or delivery that keep produce flowing; work to make food more affordable for households; or help your community build more control over where its food comes from.
Helping people eat well and use food and gardening to support health and wellbeing. Choose Health if you teach cooking or nutrition; help people build healthier eating habits; run food-as-medicine or produce prescription programs; or use food and gardens to support activity, time outdoors, and mental health.
Making the land healthier, greening the community, and helping people learn to care for it. Choose Habitat if you teach environmental education or land stewardship; build healthy soil; create food forests or gardens and green space; compost or divert waste; support pollinators and biodiversity; or help your community handle heat and a changing climate.
Using food and gardens to connect people and open doors. Choose Humanity if you bring neighbors together through events and shared meals; keep cultural and food traditions alive; engage and develop young people; create jobs, training, or leadership roles; or help your community build a stronger voice in its own food system.
Choose the pillar your work aligns with either Hunger, Health, Habitat, or Humanity and the grant size you're requesting: $10,000, $25,000, or $40,000. We've made our application fast and streamlined to cut down the time spent in a grant portal.
Applications are reviewed against our eligibility requirements. A number of applicants will be selected per pillar of impact and be advanced to voting.
Growers and donors vote together, within each pillar, on the applications. Organizations that receive enough votes will be awarded their requested grant amount.
Successful grantees receive a grant and a seat at the Big Green Table. That means a voice in future votes, access to peer-to-peer learning and ongoing professional development, and a community of grantees working together to help more people grow food.
