Deadline- 15 July 2013
U.S. Forest Service is inviting proposals for National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program to establish sustainable urban and community forests. The goal of this proposal is to assists the U.S. Forest Service in establishing the grant categories and recommendations of final proposals for the Forest Service to consider.
Program may provide, approximately $900,000 in grant funds to be awarded through the 2014 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program
Thematic areas-
- 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
Eligibility & Criteria-
Any U.S. non-Federal organization, operating within the United States or its territories, may apply for the Challenge Cost-Share grant. While collaboration with Federal agencies is encouraged, a Federal agency may not receive funding or be used as match to the Federal funds being requested. Individuals and private land are not eligible. The Forest Service will address any conflicts of interest.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search by funding opportunity number.USDA-FS-UCF-01-2014
