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Tennessee Smart Yard Communities | Tennessee Smart Yards Tennessee Smart Yard Communities Tennessee Smart Yard Communities What is a Tennessee Smart Yard Community? Tennessee Smart Yard Communities are community organizations that strive to create healthier, more ecologically-sound landscapes through three main categories of impact: Education, Stewardship, and Connection .
A Tennessee Smart Yard Community can take many forms – a neighborhood organization, garden club, homeowners association, or school community.
To be recognized as a participating Tennessee Smart Yard Community, the champion or championing committee from the community must create and maintain a Community Action Plan that contains a minimum of two activities under each category of Education, Stewardship, and Connection (more details below). Participation will look different across communities and is flexible to allow for unique circumstances of each group.
Assistance will be provided to communities through shared resources, materials, local connections, and eligibility for Community Action Grants supported by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Review the application and lay groundwork in your community. Complete the online application, generate the Community Action Plan.
Join an onboarding meeting (virtually, quarterly). Execute Community Action Plan. Update us twice a year, renew annually.
To go to the online application. Empowering community members through sharing information, experience, and passion. Examples of activities to fulfill this category include: hosting seminar series or classes conducting how-to demonstrations installing community signage conducting a needs assessment among the community Increasing the amount of land managed using ecologically-sound practices.
Examples of activities to fulfill this category include: setting a goal for yard certifications certifying common areas or green space maintaining standards of care expectations for landscape professionals achieving complementary certifications from other like-missioned organizations creating a master plan for the community towards ecologically-sound landscapes hosting community-level events to support conservation (e.g. invasive species removal, tree plantings) Creating and sustaining an engaged and cooperative community brought together by shared values and experiences in stewardship.
Examples of activities to fulfill this category include: establishing a recognition program for individual efforts providing incentives to those with certified yards. holding group meetings or garden tours What are the benefits to Participating Communities? On top of the cumulative benefits of clean water and healthy landscapes brought by ecologically-sound landscaping practices, your community will receive more benefits.
It will be recognized on our Story Map, receive an official recognition certificate, and be provided a press release from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Thanks to support from the Tennessee Valley Authority, we are able to offer Community Action Grants to participating communities. Check out the grant application page for more details and application form.
Tennessee Smart Yard Communities Story Map (Under construction) Franklin Downtown Neighborhood Association , Williamson County, TN (July 2021) Shelby Bottoms Nature Center , Davidson County, TN (June 2022) Second Sunday Gardeners , Davidson County, TN (October 2022) Request access to the shared drive containing files for Community Champions. Use this form to submit semi-annual reports as a participating Smart Yard Community. Questions?
Contact your local County Extension Office . Graphics credit, Katie Walberg. This program was awarded the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for Excellence in Environmental Education and Outreach.
This website earned a 2022 Blue Ribbon Award for Educational Aids from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Participating Smart Yard Communities with a Community Action Plan (2+ activities each in Education, Stewardship, Connection). Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $2,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Community Action Grants - Tennessee Smart Yards is funded by Tennessee Valley Authority (administered through University of Tennessee). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Tennessee. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
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