Urban and Community Forestry Program

Objective

This program supports the health and expansion of urban and community forests to improve environmental quality, conserve energy, improve air quality, and enhance community well-being. It provides financial, technical, and educational assistance to states, local governments, and nonprofit organizations for tree planting, maintenance, utilization, and public outreach. The program also administers competitive cost-share grants and works with the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council to develop a national action plan, set research priorities, and promote best practices for urban forestry across the United States.

Who Can Apply

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Interstate Organization
• County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)
• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• Tribal
• State
• Local
• Other Special Disctrict Government
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)

Who Benefits

• U.S. State Government (including the District of Columbia)
• U.S. Territory (or Possession) Government (including freely-associated states)
• Federally Recognized Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government
• Indian/Native American/Alaska Native Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Municipality or Township government (inclusive of cities, towns, boroughs (except in Alaska), and villages)
• Other Local Government Consortium, Regional Organization (Intrastate), or Other Local Government Combination
• Other Special Disctrict Government
• Local
• State
• Tribal
• Nonprofit Organization
• Not-for-Profit Organization
• County Government (inclusive of boroughs in Alaska, parishes and other governmental entities with geographic regional control and authority)

Assistance Types

• Grant
• Cooperative Agreement

Program Contact

nausheen.iqbal@usda.gov
202-594-7554