The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $2,000,000 Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) Project Grant to the City of Jersey City, New Jersey on August 30, 2024. This grant will fund the Martin Luther King Drive Green Corridor Outreach Program, which aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources within the city. The program's objectives include providing ecosystem services,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded the New Jersey Tree Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization, a $4,246,079 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on March 21, 2024. This 5-year grant will fund the foundation's "Planting Environmental Justice One Tree at a Time" project, which aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $10,000,000.00 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. The grant, with a performance period from August 2, 2024 to April 30, 2029, will fund the planning, establishment, management, and protection of trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in New York City. The primary objectives are to provide...
The New Jersey Tree Foundation, Inc. was awarded a $430,000 project grant from the US Department of Agriculture Forest Service to coordinate urban forestry activities and projects in New Jersey from August 30, 2021 through June 30, 2025. The funding was provided through the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA #10.675), which aims to plan for, establish, manage and protect trees, forests, green spaces and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns. Under this award,...
The federal Project Grant award of $1,000,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the Borough of East Newark, New Jersey will support an urban arborist job training program at the East Newark Riverfront Park. The grant, awarded on September 9, 2024, with a performance period ending on September 1, 2029, will fund the establishment, management, and protection of trees, forests, green...
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection was awarded a $11,250,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service R9-Eastern Region to support the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant aims to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in and adjacent to cities and towns across New Jersey. The program will provide ecosystem services and deliver social and...
This federal Project Grant award, valued at $8,000,000.00, was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant was awarded to The Nature Conservancy on August 7, 2024 to support the "INFLATION REDUCTION ACT NEWARK TREE CANOPY INITIATIVE GROWING AND PROUD OF IT" project. The 5-year project aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related...
This $15,000,000 Project Grant awarded on April 24, 2024 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) supports comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in cities and towns. Key products and services to be delivered include: tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation...
The Township of Montclair, New Jersey received a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, awarded on April 17, 2024, supports comprehensive urban forestry initiatives that focus on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city. The funded activities are designed to provide ecosystem...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded a $5,000,000 Project Grant through the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) to the City Parks Foundation in New York. The grant funding will support the organization's "Stewarding Canopy and Community in Central Queens" initiative, which aims to transform public green spaces in the Central Queens area through tree planting, ecosystem restoration, and community programming. The 5-year grant...