The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for its 2025 Community Forestry Grant Program to provide funds for projects that address the urban forestry needs of municipal governments, schools, nonprofit organizations and volunteer groups throughout Michigan.
Donor Name: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
State: Michigan
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/20/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service (USFS) has established the Community Forestry Grant (CFG) program with federal funding provided by the USFS UCF Program (FAL 10.675). These projects may include: tree inventories, management plans, tree planting, educational workshops, training materials, and Arbor Day activities.
The purposes of the Michigan Community Forestry Grant (CFG) program are to provide financial and technical assistance to:
- Build local community capacity to grow, manage and care for community trees and forests through education, training, and technical assistance.
- Assist communities in developing and implementing sustainable community forest management programs.
- Address environmental justice and equity issues by engaging and involving disadvantaged and/or underserved communities as defined by federal executive order 14008 (Justice40 initiative)
- Improve public awareness and understanding of the benefits of preserving, maintaining and expanding community tree cover.
- Facilitate partnerships among residents and public, private, and nonprofit organizations to encourage stewardship of urban and community forests.
- Support innovative projects and partnerships that address UCF issues in Michigan.
- Enhance the technical skills of those involved in planning, managing, or maintaining urban and community forests.
- Incorporate trees and urban and community forests into climate adaptation and resilience strategies to support more equitable and resilient communities.
- Support the goals and objectives of the Michigan Forest Action Plan.
Funding Information
- Up to $125,000 will be awarded in grants for the FY25 grant program.
- Grant requests must be between $5,000 and $30,000.
Project Duration
Approximately 2 years (November 2024- August 2026). Projects must be completed by Sept. 1, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local units of government (city, village, township, county, public libraries)
- Federally Recognized Tribal governments
- State agencies
- Educational institutions
- 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations
For more information, visit Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
