Keep Virginia Beautiful will award 30 grants in 30 days during June for environmental improvement projects. The 30 in 30 Green Grants Program is open to businesses, schools, counties, towns and service organizations looking to make a positive environmental impact in their communities.

“Our Green Grants Program is an opportunity for everyone,” said Mike Baum, executive director of Keep Virginia Beautiful. “We consider grants ranging from restaurants that want to start their own backyard gardens, to libraries that want to introduce programs to teach kids about recycling, to nonprofits that need fluorescent vests to ensure safer community clean-ups. We’ve provided these types of grants for the last decade and we’re really excited about the impact they’ve had on communities and the environment.”

Awards will be announced via social media and the KVB website each day during June. Because 2020 was a year that brought the national spotlight to diversity, equity and inclusion, a special ...