The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is pleased to offer grants to support tree planting efforts in communities that have been impacted by transportation projects through the MDOT Urban Tree Grant Program.
Donor Name: Maryland Department of Transportation
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
Awards of up to $5,000 are available for eligible tree planting projects.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be from an eligible organization
- Eligible organizations include non-profit organizations, schools, community/neighborhood associations; community business associations; homeowners associations; business service, youth, and civic groups; institutions of higher education; counties; municipalities; and forest conservancy district boards.
- Projects must take place in communities where trees have been removed as part of the construction of a transportation facility project, such as construction of the Purple Line project.
- Priority will be given to applications in communities that are also affected by
- Environmental justice issues OR
- Heat island effect.
- Priority will be given to projects supporting the urban tree canopy.
- Funding cannot be used for required mitigation planting.
- Projects can take place on private or public lands.
- Tree species must be native. MUCFC will not fund planting of invasive species.
- Projects with matching funds and/or in-kind support are preferred.
For more information, visit MDOT.
