Urban & Community Forestry Grant
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and local authorities and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: United States. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
This grant funds tree planting and maintenance in urban areas, prioritizing low-income neighborhoods and communities of color with insufficient tree cover to advance Tree Equity. Eligible applicants can use the Tree Equity Score tool to identify and address areas of greatest need.
About this grant
This grant supports tree planting and maintenance in urban areas across the United States, with emphasis on low-income neighbourhoods and communities of colour where tree cover is sparse. The programme uses the Tree Equity Score tool to identify locations where trees are most needed, directing resources towards advancing tree equity and environmental justice. Nonprofits, charities, local authorities, community groups and social enterprises may apply. Applicants must demonstrate commitment to tree equity outcomes and capacity to implement and sustain planting initiatives over time. Projects should focus on areas identified through the Tree Equity Score assessment as priorities for intervention.
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Key requirements
- ✓Focus on tree planting and maintenance in urban areas
- ✓Prioritize low-income neighborhoods and communities of color with sparse tree cover
- ✓Use Tree Equity Score tool to identify areas of greatest need
- ✓Demonstrate commitment to Tree Equity outcomes
Frequently asked questions
- Who can apply for Urban & Community Forestry?
- Eligibility covers organisations in US; nonprofit, charity, local-authority, community-group, social-enterprise.
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- Compared with 77 similar grants (forestry in United States) listed in the last 12 months.
- Similar grants that state a value range from $3k to $20m, with a median of $600k (11 grants).
- The same organisation listed 6 other similar grants here in the last 12 months.
- We hold 142 past awards from this funder; recent recipients include La Cruz Habitat Protection Project Inc (2025), The Nature Conservancy- Worldwide Office (2025), Borough of Mechanicsburg (2025).
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About this sector
Forestry funding supports afforestation, reforestation, sustainable forest management and avoided deforestation. Money flows from climate finance, nature programmes, results-based payments and corporate buyers of forest carbon. Calls typically require land tenure clarity, community engagement and a credible plan to monitor tree survival over time.
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