Inflation Reduction Act Urban and Community Forestry Grants - Closed
UCF4-2023 Community Forest Management Plan Implementation and Ash Tree Management in Disadvantaged Communities grant awards totaling $7,163,049 were awarded on July 25, 2024.
Please note that this is a unique grant opportunity funded by the USDA Forest Service through the Federal Inflation Reduction Act and is not to be confused with the regular rounds of DEC Urban and Community Forestry Grants.
Funding for this grant is made available through the state allocation from the USDA Forest Service through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The USDA Forest Service is allocating this funding to support projects in disadvantaged communities to increase and maintain a healthy urban canopy and equitable access to trees and the benefits they provide. The Forest Service’s Urban and Community Forestry Program authorizes funding for a broad range of activities, such as urban wood utilization, urban food forests, extreme heat mitigation, and workforce development.
Round 16 - Closed
UCF1 – Tree Inventory and Community Forest Management Plan grant awards totaling $978,820 were awarded on December 22, 2023. View the list of awardees for more details.
UCF2 – Tree Planting and Tree Maintenance grant awards totaling $2,040,841 were awarded on April 26, 2024. View the list of awardees (PDF) for more details.
The Request for Applications (RFA) (PDF) outlines deadlines, eligible applicants and projects, and application scoring.
