Closed · USDA-FS-UCF-01-2017 · CFDA 10.675 · Discretionary

2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Forest Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$75K-$300K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 30, 2016
Close date
5
Expected awards

The verdict

2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program is a closed discretionary listing from Forest Service that offered $75,000 -- $300,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 143 other opportunities from Forest Service.

$75K-$300K
award range
Closed
application status
5
expected awards
10.675
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Gr… is closed (last close June 30, 2016). The parent program page for CFDA 10.675 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Forest Service still indexes 143 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed June 30, 2016

Posted Feb 29 Closes Jun 30

Est. Total Funding

$900,000

Expected Awards

5

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

Available Funding: The U.S. Forest Service anticipates that the statutory authority (Sub Title 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act) for the Fiscal Year 2017 Urban and Community Forestry (U&CF) Program may provide, approximately $900,000 in grant funds to be awarded through the 2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program. Funds are to support national urban and community forestry projects on nonfederal public land that have a national or multi-state impact and application. All awards are based on the availability of funding, which may be subject to change.Eligible Applicants: Any U.S. non-Federal organization and Tribal agencies, operating within the United States or its territories, may apply for the Challenge Cost-Share grant. While collaboration with Federal agencies is encouraged, a Federal agency may not receive funding or be used as match to the Federal funds being requested. Individuals and private land are not eligible. Proposals are required to address National or multi-state, multi-tribal land urban forestry issues. The Forest Service will address any conflicts of interest.Not Eligible: If an entity has a local/State tree-planting projects, capital improvements to property of any ownership, and/or projects that have only a local impact and applicability are not eligible and they should contact their State Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator for assistance in identifying funding alternatives at the local level. The list of State Coordinators may be found at the following website: State Urban Foresters' Contact List

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 11 doors

2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Gr… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (11 doors: State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +7 more). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Disaster Prevention and Relief · Education · Environment · Health · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (CD;DPR;ED;ENV;HL;NR;ST). Inside Forest Service's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 00
State governments
Code 01
County governments
Code 02
City or township governments
Code 04
Special district governments
Code 05
Independent school districts
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 07
Federally recognized tribal governments
Code 08
Public / Indian housing authorities
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.

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Agency Contact

Nancy Stremple Urban Forestry Program Specialist Phone 202-309-9873

What to do next

2017 National Urban and Community Forestry Gr… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 10.675 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Urban and Community Forestry Program indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Forest Service lists 143 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants