In a previous time I was a contractor so I’ve done my share of dealing with municipalities. In my opinion there are things that need to be done before concerning yourself with funding. Have your daughter draft up a proposal. In it include the aim of the project, where it will be located (and if that land is legally available), the dimensions of the wall and state that she intends to fund it herself. This will need to be submitted to city (probably the building dept).

Others have mentioned various way to acquire the actual funding - all good suggestions. From my experience, given that this is a community project, permissions will be a bigger stumbling block than financing.

It sounds like a worthy goal. Kudos to your daughter and good luck to you both!

DZ

Thanks for the ideas! More to add to her To Do list!

Middle school NJHS groups have mandatory community service hours. They could spend that fundraising &/or helping with the project itself.

In our area several of the banks have community grant programs. That might be another place to look. Maybe check the local paper. Often groups that give these types of small grants get coverage in the local paper - that might give you some other local sources to try.