The 2023 Healing the Planet Grant Program, funded by The GIANT Company, is a competitive grant for tax-exempt organizations that aims to address food waste prevention, reduction, and recovery recovery across The GIANT Company’s operating area in the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, and Virginia.
The Review and Selection Committees’ decisions are final. Due to the sheer volume of applications, we cannot give feedback on individual applications and scores. Thank you for all you do to keep your community clean and beautiful.
The 2023 application is open March 1 to April 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST. Click here to start your online application
Resources:
- Download a preview the application (.pdf). However, all submissions must be made using the online form.
- View Frequently Asked Questions about the grant (.pdf).
- Download the grant program guidelines here (.pdf).
For grant questions, please contact Heidi Pedicone, Director of Programs for Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful at hpedicone@keeppabeautiful.org or 877-772-3673 x 109.
Click here to start your online application The 2023 application is open March 1 to April 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM EST.
Preview the application here for planning purposes: Download the 2023 application preview (pdf)
- Grant will open on March 1, 2023. Online submissions only. No applications will be accepted by post or email.
- All grant applications and supplemental information will be accepted until April 13, 2023 4:00 PM EST. No exceptions.
- Grant winners will be announced in June 2023. All applicants will be informed of their application outcome at this time. All decisions of the grant committee are final.
- Projects must be completed by June 30, 2024, one year after award.
- A completed final report including photos must be submitted by July 14, 2024.
- Applicants can be any tax-exempt organization including nonprofit organizations, conservation districts, schools, churches, local and county governments, etc. EIN must be provided.
- Eligible projects must be located in areas where The GIANT Company operates stores within Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia or West Virginia. Applicants can reside outside of the target locations but the project MUST be in the below locations. NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.
Maryland: Alleghany, Carroll, Cecil and Washington counties.
Pennsylvania: Adams, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clearfield, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Fayette, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, Snyder, Union and York counties.
Virginia: Clarke, Culpeper, Frederick and Warren counties. Also the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and Winchester.
West Virginia: Berkeley, Jefferson and Mineral counties.
- Eligible projects must be shovel ready with any required permits already secured. Eligible projects: Project must address food waste prevention, reduction and or recovery. Eligible projects include food waste reduction and diversion, community composting, increase access to compost for agricultural producers, educational programs regarding food waste prevention, reduction and recovery, divert food waste from landfills, etc. Community gardens are eligible for funding but must have a food waste prevention, reduction and or recovery component, i.e. education.
