Urban and Community Forestry Grants

The Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program strives to increase the long-term benefits trees provide, improve the public’s understanding and appreciation of urban trees, and advance urban forest management and tree care. Special consideration is given to projects serving disadvantaged and/or low-income communities.

Our grant application solicitation period is not currently open. The UCF Program Review Team is reviewing and making award decisions for 2024 California UCF Inflation Reduction Act funding.

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The application period for this grant solicitation is now closed.

2024 Inflation Reduction Act Applications Summary

In 2023, the UDSA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program awarded $1.5 billion to states, projects, and national initiatives that support urban communities in ensuring equitable access to trees and their benefits via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) under President Biden's Justice40 Initiative and Executive Order 13985. California received a state allocation of Inflation Reduction Act funds, of which $30.8 million is available for grant projects working at a community, regional, or statewide scale in this funding opportunity.