The Project Canopy Assistance and Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Restoration Grants are available to state, county, and municipal governments, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations for developing and implementing community forestry projects and programs.
Donor Name: Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Project Canopy, delivered to you by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s Maine Forest Service (MFS), anticipates that $125,000 will be available in Project Canopy Assistance and $700,000 will be available in Urban and Community Forestry Restoration grants to support community forestry projects in the following categories:
- Project Canopy Assistance Planning and Education
- $20,000 maximum award
- Projects support sustainable community forestry management, and efforts to increase awareness of the benefits of trees and forests.
- Project Canopy Planting and Maintenance
- $15,000 maximum award
- Projects increase the health and livability of communities through proper tree planting and maintenance.
- Urban & Community Forestry (UCF) Restoration
- $200,000 maximum award.
- Projects support a range of activities, including urban and community tree canopy establishment and protection, urban wood utilization, urban food forests, local capacity building through workforce development, climate resiliency through tree planting, community tree nursery establishment, and building understanding to care for and manage community trees.
For more information, visit MDACF.
