Looking For Grants?

November 21, 2017

Is your school, church, business, etc.. in need of native plant habitat, stormwater solutions, or a biodiversity field trip?

We have been looking around for grant opportunities, this is by no means comprehensive, but here is what we have found:

Patagonia Environmental Grants

Retail Grants Program - Accepts Applications on a Rolling Basis Throughout the Fiscal Year
Corporate Grants Program - April 30 & August 31

Illinois Clean Energy K-12 Pollinator Schools Program
Application Deadline: January 17, 2018

DuPage County Stormwater Management Water Quality Grant
Application Deadline: January 12, 2018

Illinois Schoolyard Habitat Action Grant
Application Deadline: November 30, 2017

Illinois Biodiversity Field Trip Grant
Application Deadline: January 31, 2018

Wild Ones 2018 Forever Wild Grant Program Central Illinois
Application Window: January 15 and February 15

Illinois Wildlife Preservation Fund
Application Deadline: April 1st

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

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08/28/2026

Asclepias incarnata

We requested milkweed plugs to plant for our dwindling monarch population. Natural Communities asked if they could substitute our milkweed selection with the incarnata species, still a favorite of monarchs, because those plugs were doing a little better than the others.
38 well-established, healthy plugs of incarnata arrived a week later. They are in the ground and everyone of them is growing. Thank you Natural Communities!

Greg Gobrecht

08/19/2026

Asclepias incarnata (Rose Milkweed / Swamp Milkweed)

I love this company!

My plugs and bare roots have arrived on time and as promised. In fact, they are great! They have been very responsive to questions and I have confidence in them.

Sara G

08/17/2026

The seed ship superfast! Great price!

Nick Fuller

08/15/2026

Eco-Mow Low-Maintenance Grass Seed Blend

The ferns shipped pretty fast, arrived very lush and green and large! We planted them immediately they're going to do great in our home!

Matteuccia struthiopteris (Ostrich Fern)

Great blue lobelia

Beautiful plants, great communication and fast shipping! Win win!

Jacki Spencer

07/06/2026

Lobelia siphilitica (Great Blue Lobelia)

Something different

Needed 200 plants in an unusually quick turnaround. All plants were ready and in great condition. Great service and great products!

Wade Mertitt

06/29/2026

Liatris cylindracea (Dwarf Blazing Star)

Excellent customer service and plants!

At Natural Communities I always receive friendly customer service and beautiful, healthy plants! I am grateful for their stewardship of our local ecosystems.

Pamela Phelps

06/22/2026

Sweet grass

I am creating a sweet grass patch in my garden to develop the sweet grass for basket making. It arrived in great condition, cooled by the packaging. It’ll be a few years before I can use it for baskets, however, they are already of a size that I should have a little bit of a head start.

Sue Kapsner

05/30/2026

Excellent!

Plants arrived in perfect condition; I wasn't able to plant for a few days, but when I did, they looked fantastic and went in easily. Two weeks later still looking great, thank you!

GERRY KATILUS

05/24/2026

Carex pensylvanica (Common Oak Sedge or Pennsylvania sedge)

We especially appreciated their consultation on what to purchase

We've called several times with questions, and they have always been very helpful. We finally made our first purchase, and it wa shipped in a very timely manner. We really appreciate their hep.

Dennis Brightwell

01/29/2026

Fast,fresh,fantastic

Order came fast, plants pristine great job

Jd Daniels

10/13/2025

Very Pretty Sedge

We’ve had two different orders of Carex woodii. Both arrived in good condition, ready to plant. I lost a few plants to drought over this really dry summer, but I’m pleased with these. They fit in well where I need them and I expect they’ll do fine as they expand and fill in.

I’ve bought a lot of Carex, in several varieties from Natural Communities, and they’ve all been great.

The photos are of Carex planted approximately 5 months ago in a partially shaded area. They’re filling in nicely.

NH PlantNatives

10/02/2025

Carex woodii (Wood’s Sedge or Pretty Sedge)

Awesome plants

Plants are all healthy and they were packaged well. Love that I can order bulk and I will recommend them to you everyone I know who loves natives.

Erin Bennett

08/18/2025

Amazing plants and amazing costumer service

Plants are in great health and getting ready to put them in the ground. Packaged wonderfully and I definitely would recommend.

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