The City of East Providence, Rhode Island was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. The grant will support a comprehensive urban forestry initiative to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city. Key objectives include providing ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic advantages to the...
This $3,000,000 Project Grant was awarded on June 28, 2024 by the USDA Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant will fund a 5-year initiative led by the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to enhance urban and community forests in the state's Health Equity Zones. Key activities will include tree planting, ecosystem restoration, conservation planning, workforce development, and educational...
This Project Grant award of $1,350,000.00 from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) will support the City of Riviera Beach, Florida in planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources within the city. The key objectives of this 5-year grant project are to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic advantages to...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $2,271,922 Project Grant to Up With Trees, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant 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 activities to be funded include tree planting, ecosystem restoration,...
The federal Project Grant award of $2,640,847.00 was provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The award, titled "TREE EQUITY AND EMPLOYMENT," was made to the New Haven/Urban Resources Initiative, Inc. (URI) on March 13, 2024 and has a performance period ending on February 15, 2029. The primary objective of this grant is to plan for, establish, manage, and protect trees,...
The City of Riverside received a $2,000,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727). The grant, awarded on March 29, 2024, will fund a 5-year project to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city. The project aims to provide ecosystem services, social benefits, and economic advantages through urban forestry...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service awarded a $1,500,000 Project Grant to the Pocasset Pokanoket Land Trust, Inc. under the Inflation Reduction Act Landscape Scale Restoration program (CFDA 10.731). The grant funding will support climate mitigation and forest resilience practices for non-industrial private forest landowners in Rhode Island. Key objectives include providing cost-sharing, technical assistance, outreach, and education to underserved and historically...
The City of Pittsburg, California was awarded a $4,000,063 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) with a project period from March 2024 to January 2029. The grant supports the city's "URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT LAUNCH" initiative, which aims to plan, establish, manage, and protect trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the urban and community...
The Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the City of New Orleans Mayor's Office a $8,000,000 grant under the Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) on June 12, 2024. The five-year grant will support comprehensive urban forestry initiatives focused on planning, establishing, managing, and protecting trees, forests, green spaces, and related natural resources in the city. Key activities will include tree planting, ecosystem restoration,...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service's Inflation Reduction Act Urban & Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.727) awarded a $9,000,000 Project Grant to Friends Of Hawaii's Urban Forest, doing business as Smart Trees Pacific, to enhance urban forests, build workforce capacity, and implement forest stewardship plans in Hawaii, Guam, and the Mariana Islands over a 5-year period from May 2024 to February 2029. The funded activities will focus on developing a qualified...