Grit City Trees is Tacoma’s annual free street tree program, providing residents with trees to enhance neighborhoods and improve community wellbeing.
Donor Name: City of Tacoma
State: Washington
City: Tacoma
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2025
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Purpose
Free street trees and other supporting materials for eligible Tacoma residents.
Why Plant a Tree?
- Trees directly contribute to the City of Tacoma’s goal of achieving 30% tree canopy cover by 2030. Currently, Tacoma has an average tree canopy cover of 20% (the lowest assessed canopy cover in the Puget Sound region).
- Trees directly improve your health, and the health of your community.
- Trees help capture and reduce air pollutants, improving overall air quality in your neighborhood. Trees let you breathe easier!
- Trees keep you cool by reducing temperatures on the hottest summer days, saving you money on your utility bill.
- Trees help reduce stress and improve your sense of wellbeing by giving you relief from stressors of the urban environment.
- Trees build community. While not required, they encourage you to talk with your neighbors about planting Grit City Trees together as a neighborhood.
Eligibility Criteria
Tacoma property owners with right-of-way planting areas or renters with landlord permission; Priority given to areas with low to moderate opportunity (per Tacoma’s Equity Index). This program does not support permit compliance for development or tree removal requirements.
For more information, visit City of Tacoma.
