Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program
Department of Forestry
Who can apply
Other organizations, such as volunteer groups, neighborhood associations or civic groups which are not 501(c)3 are eligible but must apply in partnership with a nonprofit organization or with their local government.
About this opportunity
The Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service announces the Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) Grant Program. This program encourages local government and citizen involvement in creating and supporting long-term and sustained urban and community forestry projects and programs in cities, towns, counties and tribes. The USDA Forest Service, authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Community Forestry Assistance Act of the 1990 Farm Bill, has allocated funding to DOF for statewide distribution. DOF has two sources of funding for this grant opportunity. These include both matching and non-matching grants due to the influx of Inflation Reduction Act resources via the USDA Forest Service. For matching gran...