2009 Urban & Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) serves to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation’s urban and community forests. The Council seeks to establish sustainable urban and community forests, by encouraging communities of all sizes to manage and protect their natural resources which if well managed, can improve the public’s health, and well being; economic viability and restore functioning environmental systems for people today and future generations.

This year the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council has revised its grant categories and process to the Forest Service’s National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program. They anticipate $ 1 million in funding. The funds will be divided into two main categories of: Innovation Grants, which are to focus on one of the Council’s identified priority areas. One or more grants may be awarded out of this category of the $500,000 available. The Best Practices Grants category, has smaller grants that are to address a Council priority list which will address improving existing urban forestry related best practices or develop a needed best practices related to urban forestry activities. A maximum of $50,000 per application can be awarded from $500,000 available.

Application Deadline: February 17, 2009. Download grant announcement and detailed instructions below.