Funding-Forest
Service urban forestry grants; deadline Feb. 17, 2009
2009
Urban Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program Request for Proposals
Agency
Forest
Service
Description
The
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) 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. Well managed urban forests provide critical
environmental services that 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 revised its grant categories and process to the
Forest Service’s National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share
Grant Program. The funds will be divided into two categories of: Innovation and
Best Practices Innovation Grants: The Council anticipates awarding one or more
grants out of the $500,000 available. Priority areas for these grants include:
energy conservation, climate change and public health. The Innovation Grants
will require a pr-proposal. Best Practices Grants: will award a maximum of
$50,000 per application from $500,000 available. This category addresses
improvements to existing urban forestry related best practices or developing a
needed best practices related to urban forestry activities. The priorities for
these smaller grants are listed on page 5. Only a Full Proposal will be
required for these grants. Through the U.S. Forest Service’s Urban and
Community Forestry competitive Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program, the Council
only supports urban and community forestry projects that have national or
multi-state, significance in their impact or application. The U.S. Forest
Service derives the authority for the National Urban and Community Forestry
Challenge Cost Share Grant Program from the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act
(Section 9). Funds are to support urban and community forestry projects that
have a national or widespread impact and application. All awards are based on
the availability of funding, which may be subject to change.
Announcement
Number: USDA-FS-2009
Closing
Date: Feb
17, 2009
Link
to Full Announcement
Contact
Information
Nancy
Stremple
Urban Forestry Program Splst
Phone 202-205-7829 Nancy Stremple