Grant Priorities include:

• Work in low-income, disadvantaged communities
• Funding requests over $750,000 for proposals with a regional strategy

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Eligibility requirements include:

• 100% of project activities must benefit and occur in low-income, historically disadvantaged communities (LIDAC) as defined by the CEJST, EPA IRA and/or EJScreen maps
• Applicants must pass a financial readiness assessment
• Applicants in Wisconsin must be located in Kenosha or Racine
• Projects must conform to the laws and authorities in Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act [16 U.S.C. 2105] Urban and Community Forestry Assistance
• Costs must conform to 2 CFR 200 Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards

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No match requirement for this funding opportunity.

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Eligible Costs include projects that:

• Encourage individuals, groups, and organizations in disadvantaged communities to become engaged participants in urban forest planning, planting, and management
• Improve and increase access to parks and nature, and expands urban tree canopy in disadvantaged communities
• Protect, enhance, and expand equitable urban tree canopy cover to maximize community access to human health, social, ecological, and economic benefits in disadvantaged and nature-deprived communities experiencing low tree canopy cover, extreme heat, and frequent flooding
• Protect, enhances, and increase access to and stewardship of watersheds in urban and developing areas with a focus on conserving and managing forest patches and green stormwater infrastructure
• Provide paid training experiences for residents to establish and maintain urban forests into the future
• Support youth employment, internship and/or apprenticeship, and/or other professional training opportunities in tree planting, arboriculture, urban forest management, urban wood utilization, and related topics
• Work across boundaries, leveraging ideas and resources to increase capacity to provide equitable access to the benefits of trees across the larger landscape and at a greater geographic scale

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3-year awards that run from 2024-2027.

All projects are to be completed by or prior to November 30, 2027.

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This is a rolling application process beginning September 5, 2024. All applications must be submitted by October 11, 2024. Applications will be reviewed as they are received on a first-come, first-served basis, with all award decisions finalized by October 23, 2024.

The Forest Service provides technical assistance at no cost to community-based organizations, Tribes and others through its Community Navigators Program. In addition, the Arbor Day Foundation has made available their implementation templates to assist community-based organizations seeking to scale their impact in urban and community forestry.

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