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Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program

Applications Due November 21st, 2024

EPA’s new Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program (Community Change Grants) has announced a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for approximately $2 billion dollars in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds in environmental and climate justice activities to benefit disadvantaged communities through projects that reduce pollution, increase community climate resilience, and build community capacity to address environmental and climate justice challenges. These place-based investments will be focused on community-driven initiatives to be responsive to community and stakeholder input. They are designed to deliver on the transformative potential of the IRA for communities most adversely and disproportionately impacted by climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments. 

Explore Various Opportunities via City Parks Alliance Page

With the influx of federal transportation dollars through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and FY 2023 budget package, City Parks Alliance is highlighting and educating members on the tremendous number of transportation programs that could be beneficial to their park and trail projects.

These programs include planning, capital projects, and technical assistance that aid with the creation of linear parks, trails, park access, and recreational facilities. Several of these programs have a focus on improving public safety, climate resilience, and equitable access to green space and recreation.

Urban and Community Forestry Assistance

Application deadlines Are August 30th

The same Request for Proposals (RFP) packet can be used to apply for either opportunity. You may download it as a complete packet here. Completed applications, including the one-page application form, a narrative budget, and supporting documentation, should be scanned into a single pdf document and emailed to: ada.ucf.grants@agriculture.arkansas.gov.

Colorado IRA Urban & Community Forestry

Application deadline is July 31st 2024

The Colorado State Forest Service created the Colorado Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Urban & Community Forestry (UCF) grant program with IRA funding from the USDA Forest Service. The 2024 grant cycle is the first of three rounds of funding over the next three years, and the CSFS has $1.6 million available in this first year.

This new grant program is designed to grow the tree canopy in disadvantaged areas of Colorado. Eligible projects will prioritize capacity building and community engagement to improve forest canopies in disproportionately impacted (DI) areas, identified through the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool under the federal Justice40 Initiative.  Projects must occur within or adjacent to DI areas and can include the following activities:  

• Tree planting, pruning, removal and watering 
• Irrigation installation  
• Urban forest management plans 
• Capacity building activities 
• Tree inventories 
• Green career development 
• Urban wood utilization 

Current and Upcoming Grant Opportunities Through 2024 

Connecticut’s Urban and Community Forestry Program is gearing up for its most robust menu of grant offerings ever! Nearly $3 million will be available through 2028 to support urban and community forestry projects through the programs outlined below. Each grant program will have different award amounts, eligibility criteria, cost-share requirements, and will support different activities.

Check back periodically for request for proposals (RFP), applications, and additional details on these programs. The Urban and Community Forestry program will be holding office hours throughout the fall to help potential applicants navigate grant program criteria and support the proposal development and application process.  Check back periodically for office hours and other grant announcements. 

Tree Equity Grants for Disadvantaged Communities

Application Deadline: Friday, September 13, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

Funding for projects to enhance urban and community forestry in nature-deprived populations and disadvantaged communities is now available from the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry allocation of the Inflation Reduction Act. This request for proposals provides funding assistance to nonprofits, government entities, and other eligible groups described in the Request for Proposals (RFP). All projects must occur in and directly benefit disadvantaged areas.

Grant awards are available for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $500,000. For all eligible projects, there is no match requirement.

Inflation Community & Urban Forestry Annual Grants

Applications due September 4th 2024

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Division of Forestry Community & Urban Forestry Program (CUF), and the United States Forest Service (USFS) sponsors these three grant programs. To be eligible for a grant, applicants must be a Municipality or a non-profit 501(c)3.

• There is a 1:1 match requirement for these grant opportunities.
• All funds will be dispensed on a reimbursable basis.
• All application materials are to be submitted in digital format and emailed to urbanforestry@dnr.IN.gov. Faxed or hard copy applications will not be accepted.
• Application deadline is September 4, 2024
• Awards will be announced via email by October 4, 2024. Activities funded by these grants will begin upon notification of award and conclude by June 30, 2026.
• These application materials comprise a legal record of the conditions of the grant you’re applying for. Keep a copy for reference and guidance.

Community Forestry Grant

Applications due Friday, September 20th 2024

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) has established the Community Forestry Grant (CFG) program with federal funding provided by the USFS UCF Program (FAL 10.675).
Funding will be available to eligible entities for projects in Michigan which must be completed by September 1, 2026.

Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Governmental

applications accepted year round

The State of New Mexico, Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department (EMNRD), Forestry Division  is seeking applications for urban and community forestry projects to assist communities in developing and maintaining sustainable stewardship of urban and community forestry resources in New Mexico. 

Eligible applicants  are non-federal governmental entities, including public colleges and universities and tribes (as long as other federal money is not involved).  Projects located on lands owned or administered by the federal government are not eligible for this funding.

Applications may request any amount up to $60,000.00. The Forestry Division reserves the right to partially fund projects. Project contacts will be notified by the Forestry Division Program Manager before any partial funding is approved. 

Urban and Community Forestry Subaward Programs

See link below for application deadlines

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Urban & Community Forestry (UCF) received $26.6 million to stand up two subaward programs offering $10 million explicitly devoted to the nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon, and $12.5 million available to all eligible entities in the State of Oregon. Both funding opportunities aim to promote community and urban forest investment and tree equity for overburdened and underserved communities. This initiative strives to support Tribal, rural, and urban communities by providing benefits beyond individual project or program investments.

These Federal Financial Assistance grant awards 24-DG-11062765-084 and 23-DG-11062765-093 are administered by ODF. As the pass-through entity, ODF will be managing all subawards for the duration of this funding opportunity. Assistance with proposal development, technical consultation, and application writing is available upon request as part of the subaward programs.

Community Forestry Partnership Grants (CFP)

Applications due 7/31/2024

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands, in partnership with the US Forest Service, provides an opportunity for communities to apply for grants to help fund urban and community forestry projects.

The Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands, in partnership with the US Forest Service, welcomes all communities to apply for this opportunity to help fund urban and community forestry projects.

Regular and Startup Grants

Applications for 2025 will be accepted from July 1, 2024 through October 1, 2024.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources offers urban forestry grants to cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in or conducting projects in Wisconsin. These grants fall into four categories: IRA grants, regular grants, startup grants and catastrophic storm grants.