# Plant for the Planet Matching Grants

From LG&E and KU. Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 3 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found has closed; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: $500 to $5,000 USD
- Who can apply: NGOs and Government bodies
- Where: LG&E, KU or ODP service territory: United States
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Yes
- Restoration approach (our classification): Reforestation and Urban nature
- Last checked: 3 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/
- Funder’s programme page: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: One-year matching grants for nonprofits and local government programmes with a tree-planting record, funding urban, suburban or rural planting in forests, parks and along roadways in the LG&E, KU or ODP service territory.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “Grant applications will be accepted through our online grant portal.”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#access

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, amount:** $500 to $5,000 USD

> “LG&E and KU offer one-year matching grants of $500 up to $5,000”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#amount

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, where:** LG&E, KU or ODP service territory: United States

> “be located within the LG&E, KU or ODP service territory”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#geography

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, who can apply:** NGOs and Government bodies

> “be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a local government program”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#applicant_types

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Plant for the Planet Matching Grant applications will be accepted in October of 2026.”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#window

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, co-funding required:** Yes

> “LG&E and KU offer one-year matching grants of $500 up to $5,000”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 applications

Call page: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, 2026 applications, status:** Closed

> “Plant for the Planet Matching Grant applications will be accepted in October of 2026.”

Source: https://lge-ku.com/environment/plants-and-wildlife/tree-planting-grants, checked 3 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#call-2026-status

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, 2026 applications, deadline:** Not found on the call page
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Plant for the Planet Matching Grants, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Plant for the Planet Matching Grants”, checked 3 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/lge-ku-plant-for-the-planet/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

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