Applications are now open for grants to fund urban forestry projects throughout Indiana.
Projects including tree planting, tree inventories with management plans, urban tree canopy assessments, and storm response planning are fundable through these grants. Funds are awarded on a reimbursable basis and a one-to-one match is required.
Administered by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Division of Forestry’s Community & Urban Forestry program, the funding is available through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry program.
There are three different grant opportunities available. Applicants may apply for more than one grant but receiving funding for more than one grant is not guaranteed.
All application materials are available for download at on.IN.gov/cuf by clicking on CUFA grants at the top of the page. Applications are due Sept. 4. Funding announcements will be made by Oct. 4.
Additional information is available from Jacob Roos, community and urban forestry director, DNR Division of Forestry, by calling (317) 234-4386 or emailing jroos@dnr.IN.gov.