The American Horticultural Therapy Association administers several grants and awards.
Douglas J. Schwartz Living Foundation Greenhouse Grants
AHTA serves as administrator for the Douglas J. Schwartz Greenhouse Grants Program. The annual program awards at least one free SunPorch Lean-To greenhouse and additional greenhouse grants with a 50% match requirement. 2007 Douglas J. Schwartz Greenhouse Grant Award Recipients are listed below.
Visit the greenhouse grants page for more information about the application process and grant calendar.
Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award
AHTA recently established a new award in memory of Charlie Lewis, a horticulturalist whose enthusiastic efforts to make the natural world accessible to all were an inspiration to everyone who knew him. The award honors outstanding research in the field of horticultural therapy, in the belief that evidence-based research demonstrating the effectiveness of HT is critical.
Visit the Charles A. Lewis Excellence in Research Award page for more information on Charlie and the award and a link to the nomination form.
AHTA also encourages all those who were influenced by Charlie and his work to consider making a special donation to the award's endowment.
AHTA Annual Awards
To recognize significant contributions in the field of horticultural therapy, AHTA presents awards annually for professional service, community service, humanitarian service, publications, and academic achievement. These awards promote awareness of and professional growth in horticultural therapy. Complete award descriptions, 2007 award winners and nomination information is available here.
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Congratulations to the 2007 Douglas J. Schwartz Greenhouse Grant award winners:
ONE FREE GREENHOUSE AWARD
Eagle Mount - Bozeman ($8,965.00)
Bozeman, Montana
Populations(s) Served: Eagle Mount-Bozeman's horticulture program is a social/wellness type horticultural therapy program that focuses on personal enrichment of participants. Participants in the program are people with developmental and other disabilities, including mental retardation, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, heart disease, neuropathy, Guillain-Barre syndrome and traumatic brain injury, ranging in age from 25 to 55. Eagle Mount serves 800 participants with the help of 1,800 volunteers each year.
ONE 50% MATCH GREENHOUSE AWARDS
Skills of Central Pennsylvania ($4,182.50)
State College, Pennsylvania
Population(s) Served: Skills horticultural therapy program provides year-round opportunities for individuals to learn about propagating seeds, planting seedlings and maintaining gardens while bringing together people with and without disabilities. The new greenhouse will serve 67 individuals in the vocational training program, 41 in adult training services, 26 in residential and approximately 70 annually in employment services. All of the individuals served by Skills have varying degrees of disabilities, both physical and mental. Skills employs approximately 900 staff and serves over 1,100 individuals throughout thirteen counties.
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