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USDA-FS-UCF-010-2023: 2023 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Program

Closed Closed August 15, 2023 Opportunity USDA-FS-UCF-010-2023 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$500,000
• Award floor$250,000
• Total funding$500,000
• Expected awards2
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

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Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Urban and Community Forestry Program awards averaged $294,511; this notice allows up to $500,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (53% over five years) went to state and local governments.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

INTRODUCTION 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 that delivers nature-based solutions to more than 84 percent of Americans. The program works in partnership with State and local forestry agencies, non-profit and tribal organizations, and institutions of higher education 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. Through this Notice of Funding Availability, the Forest Service is seeking to address the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026), (Action Plan) - Goal 5 Improve Urban and Community Forest Management, Maintenance and Stewardship According to the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026), (Action Plan) over the last decade the urban and community forest field has produced a significant amount of innovative tools, resources, programs and activities. These new technologies have provided urban foresters with a more accurate depiction of geospatial urban canopy cover data needed to inform management decisions. Urban and Community Stewardship has also made progress. Sixty (60%) percent of cities are utilizing new and emerging tools to assist management, maintenance, and stewardship practices. Despite significant progress developing tools and strategies to better maintain the urban and community forest, work still remains to provide resources to strengthen urban forest management and maintenance practices over the next ten years. Forty two (42%) percent of states report a need to expand the use of technology, improve technical training, and provide more support in disciplines related to urban and community forestry management.

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Applying now

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