This award will provide financial, technical, educational and related assistance that helps units of local government and others to plan urban forestry programs and to plant, protect, maintain, and…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service awarded the New Jersey Tree Foundation, Inc. $564,080 under the Urban and Community Forestry Program (CFDA 10.675) on June 23, 2025, to support urban and community forestry initiatives across New Jersey through June 30, 2029. Under this multi-year project grant, the foundation will provide financial, technical, educational, and related assistance to local government units and community organizations to plan, establish, protect, and maintain urban forestry programs. The award supports the planting, protection, maintenance, and utilization of community trees and forests while maximizing social, environmental, and economic benefits to local communities.

The grant funds comprehensive urban forestry activities that extend across multiple fiscal years due to the planning requirements, partnership development, and seasonal work involved. Core deliverables include technical assistance for program planning, community engagement and outreach, tree planting initiatives, forest management support, and ecosystem service documentation. As a core allocation from the state to the recipient, this funding enables efficient and effective programming tailored to local needs and resources, with work structured to address the planning, partnership, and capacity constraints that prevent single-year completion of comprehensive urban forestry initiatives.

This award will provide financial, technical, educational and related assistance that helps units of local government and others to plan urban forestry programs and to plant, protect, maintain, and utilize wood from community trees and forests to maximize social, environmental, and economic benefits. This core urban and community forestry funding has been allocated by the state directly to the recipient for efficient and effective programming. This is a multi-year project with reoccurring annual work, as the work can't all be accomplished in a single-year due to the planning, partnership, and seasonal work required and limited staff capacity.