# 2024 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/usda-fs-ucf-010-2024-2024-national-urban-and-community-forestry-challenge-cost/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/351014

> Forest Service offered grants of up to $1.0 million (at least $100,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. It expected to make about 3 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 21, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | USDA-FS-UCF-010-2024 |
| Agency | Forest Service |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 21, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $1.0 million |
| Award floor | $100,000 |
| Expected awards | 3 |
| Total funding | $1.0 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 10.675 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

This is a specific request to conduct a national inventory and assessment of urban nurseries across the country. Local project request are not eligible and we encourage local requests to contact their State Forestry agency's urban forestry program manager.

## What the grant funds

TO APPLY USE LINK BELOW " TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION" TO TAKE APPLICANTS TO THE ON LINE GRANT APPLICATION WEBSITE AND A FULL DESCRIPTION OF THE FULL NOTICE OF FUNDING OPORTUNITY (NOFO) Urban forests provide trees for people, where they live, work, and play. These natural resources, on public and private property, contribute to quality of life, support 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 to restore, sustain, and manage more than 140 million acres of urban and community forest lands for the benefit of communities across the United States and its Territories. 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. According to the National Ten Year Urban and Community Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026), (Action Plan) urban and community stewardship has made progress over the last decade to address the health of urban and community forests. For example, sixty (60%) percent of cities are utilizing new and emerging tools to assist propagation, planting, management, maintenance, and stewardship. CATEGORY: Urban and Community Forestry Climate-Resilient Tree Nurseries This year’s category addresses components of Goal 4 and Goal 5 in the Ten-Year Action Plan: Goal 4 Strategy A: Action 1: Increase the biodiversity, health, and resilience of trees in urban and community forests. Goal 5 Strategy A: Support the use of more locally grown, regionally adapted, insect and pest-resistant, and diverse native or site-appropriate species. Action 1: Facilitate funding to promote planting higher quality trees in urban forests with less emphasis on the quantity of trees planted (such as the published International Society of Arboriculture guidelines). In order to address these goals and strategies we need to know what urban tree species are available for purchase that are suitable for urban conditions and potentially withstand climate change impacts.

## Questions people ask

### Is USDA-FS-UCF-010-2024 still open?

No. It closed on March 21, 2024.

### Who can apply for 2024 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program?

Forest Service accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments and tribes. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for 2024 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program?

Closed March 21, 2024. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $1.0 million each. About $1.0 million in total across about 3 awards.

### Who has won Urban and Community Forestry Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Department of Natural Resources Illinois, Department of Natural Resources, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The program made 159 awards worth $46.8 million in that time.