Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management (DFFM) – Urban and Community Forestry in cooperation with the USDA Forest Service State and Private Forestry is pleased to offer the Community Challenge Grant program.
Donor Name: Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
State: Arizona
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Challenge Grants are to be used to promote and enhance the quality of Arizona’s urban and community forests. Research project funding is provided as seed-dollars. Projects should be aimed at improving the long-term health and care of the urban forest, or at initiating new urban forestry projects in Arizona communities that would not otherwise be funded through existing budgets.
Urban and Community Forestry is a cooperative program that focuses on the stewardship of urban natural resources, and this program is designed to encourage projects that promote tree planting, the care of trees, the protection and enhancement of urban and community forest ecosystems, and education on tree issues in cities, towns, and communities across the nation. Community Challenge Grants are awarded through this program to encourage and promote citizen involvement in creating and supporting long-term and sustainable urban and community forestry programs at the local level.
Projects Categories
- Category 1 – Information and Education
- Category 2 – Planning
- Planning or management document development (e.g., Street-tree Master Plan, Urban Forest Strategic Management Plan)
- Tree ordinance development or revision
- Efforts toward becoming an approved Tree City USA community
- Community forest management or shade master plans
- Urban Forestry Board or commission development
- Category 3 – Community and Natural Resources Management
- Asset Management (that includes urban trees)
- Tree inventories (including protocol development)
- Canopy inventories (including protocol development)
- Category 4 – Maintenance
- Hazard tree evaluation, removal, and replacement
- Contract pruning using the International Society of Arboriculture standards
- Tree and sidewalk conflict resolution with an emphasis on tree-preservation
- Risk Management programs
- Category 5 – Demonstration Projects
- Technology transfer
- Tree habitat implementation and restoration projects
- Market-driven Forest Fire Hazard Reduction in urban-rural interface areas
- Category 6 – Climate Change Resiliency
- Strategies that build urban forest resiliency
- Urban forest vulnerability mapping (related to drought, flooding, and other climate change impacts)
- Category 7 – Assessment
- Expansion of existing assessments intended to improve understanding of tree growth and maintenance, tree physiology and morphology, and species adaptations in Arizona.
- Projects that further explain the role of urban trees in human health, conserving energy, and mitigating the urban heat island.
Grant Theme
Trees as Strategies for Climate Adaptation and Mitigation.
Funding Information
- Est. Total Program Funding: $230,000.00
- Award Maximum: $60,000.00
- Award Minimum: $15,000.00
Project Timeframe
Quarter 1, 2025 – End of Quarter 1, 2026
Eligibility Criteria
- Units of local government (counties, municipalities, cities, towns, and townships)
- Tribal governments
- Non-profit organizations with 501(c)3 status
- Public educational institutions
For more information, visit ADFFM.
