U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications to create a national innovative messaging campaign for the Urban and Community Forestry Program that raises awareness of the critical and urgent need to plan, grow, and manage their urban forests to benefit all.
Donor Name: U.S. Department of Agriculture
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/08/2022
Grant Size: $1,000,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Urban forests are trees for people, where they live, work and play, which includes natural resources on public and private property that contribute to quality of life, supports community development, green infrastructure, and provide a wealth of benefits to cities and towns.
The USDA Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry (U&CF) Program is the only dedicated urban forest program in the federal government. It is a technical, financial, and educational assistance program delivers nature-based solutions to more than 84 percent of Americans. The program works in partnership to restore, sustain, and manage more than 140 million acres of urban and community forest lands for the benefit of communities in the United States. Healthy urban & community forests and green infrastructure are not only critical to all our nation’s forests, but research and studies have also shown that our urban and community forests are essential to the economic, environmental, physical, and mental well-being of our citizens.
Funding Information
- U.S. Forest Service may provide approximately $1,000,000
- Grants or Agreements are to be completed within 2 years.
Eligibility Criteria
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- City or township governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- County governments
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- While Private organizations may not apply directly, they may partner with an eligible applicant.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.