Tree Grant
Application Open: August 1
Submission Deadline: September 15
Award Announced: October 1
Tree Awards Pickup: October 26
The Tree Grant is a non-monetary award that donates trees to be used in beautification projects around the state. The recipient of this grant must plant the donated trees on public spaces (i.e. town/neighborhood entryways, parks, schools, churches) accessible to all citizens. All trees are in 5 gallon nursery pots, 2 to 6 feet in height and 1 to 1 ½ inch in diameter.
ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS
Litter control organizations, beautification groups, government organizations, neighborhood associations and nonprofit organizations in South Carolina are eligible to apply for these trees.
2019 Grant Winners
| County | Group | # of Trees |
| Pickens | City of Easley | 100 |
| Greenville | City of Greenville | 80 |
| Marion | City of Marion | 90 |
| Laurens | Clinton High School Agriculture Education Program | 59 |
| Lexington | Irmo Middle School / Action for Unity Club | 5 |
| Anderson | Keep Anderson County Beautiful | 97 |
| Charleston | Keep Charleston Beautiful | 59 |
| Lexington/Richland | Keep the Midlands Beautiful | 125 |
| Lancaster | Lancaster County Parks and Recreation | 147 |
| Aiken | Megiddo Dream Station | 123 |
| Orangeburg | Orangeburg County Litter Control | 16 |
| Beaufort | Palmetto Garden Club | 27 |
| Lexington | River Bluff High School | 30 |
| Lexington | Sandhills Primary Elementary | 27 |
| York | South Pointe High School | 20 |
| Aiken | Town of Jackson | 20 |
| Orangeburg | Town of North | 30 |
| Dorchester | Town of Summerville | 47 |
| Fairfield | Town of Winnsboro | 3 |
| Total Trees Granted | 1,046 |