NFWF Grant Profile

Conservation Program(s):

Wells Fargo Environmental Solutions for Communities

Project Title: The Green Zone (NY)

Organization:

New York Botanical Garden

Project ID:

1302.16.051554

Award Amount:

$50000.00

Location:

The Bronx, home to NYBG, is the poorest congressional district in the U.S. (median household income of $32,104 and 43% of children living below poverty line); more than 50% of residents learn English as a second language; and nearly 95% of visiting school groups from the Bronx are Title I schools.