Applicants from all career stages who are dedicated to the field of landscape are welcome to apply.
An accredited landscape architecture degree or professional license is not required.
Projects must be based in the United States or Canada.
The Practice Grant seeks to open access and expand approaches to landscape design by funding individuals and groups committed to alternative practices. Grants are awarded to applicants developing land-based* work and are offered in support of applied research and realized projects. The Practice Grant aims to bridge the gap between often informal land-based methods and professional practice. The Practice Grant was initiated to encourage alternative forms of land-based practice by providing funding and a network of support and exchange to Grantees. To practice is to repeat, to do, to act. It encompasses action and embraces momentum.
The Practice Grant aims to expand ...
The community of landscape designers and builders by providing opportunity to individuals and groups currently excluded from professional practice.
The methods by which landscapes are built by investigating alternative approaches and techniques for design, construction, and management.
The temporal framework of landscape projects by prioritizing projects that work in sync with landscape time, in alignment with soil, air, water and plant cycles.
*Land-based includes any applied efforts that are tied to the land itself; from landscape architecture to ecology, planning, gardening, farming, arboriculture, and conservation.
Our primary selection criteria include a demonstration of feasibility, a clear method or practice, a committed client or partner, and an available project site. We are looking for applied research and design ideas that are "shovel ready" and need additional funding to be realized.
The Practice Grant is a project grant given in support of work defined in the proposal. We are not able to fund indirect costs including ongoing overhead and administration that support an organization’s general operation.
One of the primary objectives of the Practice Grant is to develop a more expansive and inclusive community of landscape designers, cultivators and builders by funding the work of individuals and groups currently outside of conventional professional practice. With this is mind, please reach out with any questions; we are happy to discuss your application and are open to considering substitutions to application requirements. We provide support through all phases, including the application.
To apply please download the application form above and submit the completed application to grant@practicelandscape.com
This is a funding opportunity for individuals in the landscape design field.