Girl Plus Environment’s Girlies Green Fund is supporting grassroots projects focused on conservation, environmental education and community resilience.
Young environmental advocates across Georgia are receiving financial support to turn local ideas into climate projects, as Girl Plus Environment (GPE) announces $30,000 in grants through its Girlies Green Fund.
The Atlanta-based nonprofit created the initiative to help young people overcome a barrier: securing the money needed to move an idea from planning to implementation. The grants are intended for GPE members aged 18 to 29 who live in Georgia, with individual awards ranging from $500 to $2,500.
The program focuses on projects shaped by the needs of the communities they serve. Its priorities include environmental education, conservation, climate action, environmental health and community resilience.
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Two recipients highlighted in the organization’s announcement illustrate how that support could translate into local activity. In Cordele, 21-year-old Brittney Deloney is developing a Youth Water and Conservation Action Day. The proposed event will bring young people together for water conservation education, community cleanups, environmental awareness activities and tree planting.
In Atlanta, 25-year-old Rakiia Butler is working on Homegrown: Imagining South Fulton’s Food System. The project aims to help residents understand the value of locally rooted food networks and encourage communities and municipalities to make access to local produce a priority.
The projects address different issues, but share a common approach, involving residents directly in identifying environmental concerns and organising responses. That can mean helping young people understand how water resources are protected or encouraging neighbourhoods to think about where their food comes from and how it reaches their tables.
GPE founder and executive director Diamond Spratling said the fund was created because people closest to environmental challenges should have the resources to help shape solutions. In the announcement, she noted that young advocates often have ideas and local knowledge but struggle to find funding to put them into practice.
Founded in 2019, Girl Plus Environment works to expand environmental education, advocacy and leadership opportunities for Black women and girls. The organisation says it has more than 1,000 members across 43 states.
The Girlies Green Fund extends that mission by directing small grants towards grassroots leadership. Its wider project areas include food, water, energy and air quality, as well as community conservation and climate education.
The initiative’s significance lies in giving emerging advocates room to organise and test solutions within their own communities. Rather than treating young people only as participants in environmental conversations, the fund positions them as people capable of leading local action.
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