2014 National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program

Post Date

April 12th 2013

Application Due Date

July 15th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

USDA-FS-UCF-01-2014

CFDA Number(s)

10.675

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Community Development
Disaster Prevention and Relief
Environment
Natural Resources

Number of Awards

5

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Public Housing Authorities or Indian Housing Authorities
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $900000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $300000

Grant Description

The Secretary of Agriculture has a congressionally designated advisory council that assists the U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommendations of final proposals for the Forest Service to consider. This is the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council).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 Ten Year Action Plan. Specifically for this Request for Proposals, the Council is considering proposals to address the following priority issues:╔ Making Urban Trees and Forests More Resilient to the Impacts of Natural Disasters and the long-term Impacts of Climate Change╔ Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis╔ Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Manage and Mitigate Stormwater to Improve Water Quality Organizations, local governments, tribal agencies, and partnerships are encouraged to submit proposals that will demonstrate the reach, resources, and expertise needed to address the three priority issues in ways that will lead to meaningful, replicable results across the country.Potential Innovation grantees are should work collaboratively with other organizations and entities not traditionally involved in urban and community forestry.Applicants should consider multi-year projects and other sources of funds, which may include other Federal cooperative conservation sources.While other Federal dollars or technical support may contribute to the project, they may not be used to match these Federal grant program dollars.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Agriculture

• Office:

  Forest Service

• Agency Contact:

  Nancy Stremple
  Urban Forestry Program Splst
  Phone 202-205-7829

• Agency Mailing Address:

  NUCFAC Executive Staff

• Agency Email Address:

  nstremple@fs.fed.us

• More Information:

  National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council Website