Grants and Awards
Horticulture Research Institute (HRI) Endowment Fund
The WESTERN Nursery and Landscape Association originally contributed $25,000 to the Horticulture Research Institute (HRI) to establish a WNLA Endowment Fund grant, and has contributed for a number of years to build the fund up to $38,420. The income from the fund is used to support marketing research in the states of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, and research on plant material and related production methods specific to the growing climate of these five states.
To request an application or for more information, check out the Horticultural Research Institute at http://www.anla.org/research/grants/index.htm .
Jim Peckosh Greening of the Midwest Memorial
The Jim Peckosh Greening of the Midwest Memorial was established in 1998 by Mrs. Jim Peckosh to honor the memory of her husband. She donated a $5,000 endowment allowing the Western Nursery & Landscape Association each year to present the grant to a public project aimed at promoting landscaping in the Midwest. The grant is awarded at the discretion of the WNLA Board of Directors and given to projects in our member states on a rotating basis.
The current schedule is:
- Oklahoma 2011
- Nebraska 2012
- Iowa 2013
- Kansas 2014
- Missouri 2015
