Financial assistance to non-profits for activities that support urban tree planting in coordination with the GGCP and the DCR Urban and Community Forestry program is available.
Donor Name: Commonwealth of Massachusetts
State: Massachusetts
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/19/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
The program is part of the Commonwealth’s commitment to land conservation, tree planting and parks. The GGCP is designed to bring the energy efficiency and environmental benefits of a healthy tree canopy to Gateway Cities, which are former industrial cities identified by the Baker administration for targeted redevelopment efforts. So far, over 32,000 trees have been planted throughout 18 Gateway Cities.
GGCP is a partnership between the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA), the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) Urban & Community Forestry Program, the Department of Energy
Resources (DOER) and the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), along with Gateway Cities and local grassroots organizations.
This grant program assists not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations in conducting outreach, education and community engagement in support of the GGCP. This grant is a reimbursement program.
Funding Information
- Maximum reimbursement for a single project is $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- This grant program is open to non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations.
Eligible project(s)/scope(s) of work
EEA seeks projects that will support the GGCP, through outreach and education, which encourage residents of the designated planting zones to participate in the program.
The project scope should identify measurable goals and/or deliverables (e.g. number of community events that will be hosted, type and number of materials for distribution, total number of households contacted etc.).
- The scope of work may include:
- Community outreach events that promote the GGCP.
- Distributing GGCP information to residents of the planting zone, including mailers; disseminating other marketing materials to residents; or staff time for calls to residents to provide them with information about the GGCP.
- Translational services, including the cost of hiring translators or staff time, required to translate GGCP written materials into languages spoken within the community, and to provide translation at tree planting visits or related events.
- Coordinating with GGCP to promote program objectives and generate interest in maurbancanopy.org via social media
- Training and/or educational programs hosted in coordination with DCR and the host community to support neighborhood residents in properly caring for trees planted by GGCP.
- Additional outreach activities that support the GGCP by directly supporting or expanding interest in tree planting or tree care in the neighborhoods.
For more information, visit Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
