Funding-USDA-2017
National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program; June 17, 2016
Agency
Department
of Agriculture
Forest Service
Description
The
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council seeks innovative (new, cutting-edge
or builds upon existing studies) grant proposals for program development,
study, and collaboration that will address strategies in the National Ten Year
Urban Forestry Action Plan (2016-2026). This Request for Proposals is to
address the following priority issues:
Projects in this category should develop a national model and process to capture the
net value of our urban forestry / green infrastructure ecological services at
any scale, by which local, state, or regional assessments can be aggregated and
rolled up at a national level.
Projects in this category should increase knowledge
about or understanding of how urban resources and nature provide critical
benefits to communities and improve human well-being. Results should help the public recognize how
ecosystem threats (such as climate change and invasive species) may diminish
quality of life by reducing or eliminating current services. Research can boost the effectiveness of urban
forest planning and management in achieving local policy initiatives (such as
tree canopy goals), regulatory requirements (such as federal or state clean
water laws), market-based conservation approaches, and environmental
literacy.
– (National Ten Year Urban Forestry Action
Plan Research Needs)
Announcement
Number:
USDA-FS-UCF-01-2017
Closing
Date:
Jun
17, 2016
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=281798
Contact
Information
Nancy
Stremple
202-309-9873