Keystone policy center is partnering with americanforests and ernst consulting to bring decades of collaborative plan development aswell as urban and community forestry expertise to develop the…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded Keystone Policy Center a Cooperative Agreement valued at $199,985.30 under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) to develop the 2027-2037 Ten-Year Urban Forestry Action Plan for the United States. Awarded on September 11, 2025, with a completion date of March 31, 2027, this initiative leverages Keystone Policy Center's expertise in collaborative planning alongside partner organizations American Forests and Ernst Consulting. The deliverable is a comprehensive, strategically focused ten-year action plan designed to guide national investments and priorities in urban and community forestry.

The development process incorporates extensive mixed-methods outreach, research, and stakeholder collaboration with the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) and key Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) staff to ensure the plan reflects current priorities and diverse perspectives across the urban forestry sector. American Forests, a sub-awardee designated on October 6, 2025, provides specialized support to work with NUCFAC on the action plan development. The resulting strategic framework will replace the previous 2016-2026 plan and serve as the roadmap for future federal, state, tribal, and nonprofit urban and community forestry programs nationwide.

Keystone policy center is partnering with americanforests and ernst consulting to bring decades of collaborative plan development aswell as urban and community forestry expertise to develop the 2027-37 ten-year urbanforestry action plan for the united states. Through extensive, mixed methods outreachand research, as well as collaboration with nucfac and key UCF staff, we will developand disseminate a ten-year plan that supports strategic investments and priorities forurban and community forestry.