Urban forestry startup grants support small projects focused on initial steps in community tree care and management.
Donor Name: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources
State: Wisconsin
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 10/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
Projects may consist of no more than three of the following eight components:

tree planting;
tree pruning;
tree removal;
tree inventory;
insect and disease treatment;
staff training;
urban forestry management plan; and
information/education/outreach (may include forming a tree board, writing a tree ordinance, staff and/or volunteer training, or improving awareness of the importance of community trees and their management).

Funding Information

Grants range from $1,000 to $5,000 and require a 50–50 match (total project cost range is $2,000 to $10,000).
Projects begin Jan. 1 and must be completed within one calendar year.

Eligibility Criteria
Cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations who meet two or more of the following conditions:

Starting, or recently started, a community-wide tree care program.
Resuming tree care and management activities that were once a regular community-wide program that ended.
Community tree care (planting, pruning, removal) by staff or contractors is infrequently performed.
Involvement and support for community trees and their care by boards/committees, elected officials, organizations and/or residents is low to non-existent.
There are no trained staff, contractors or volunteers authorized to handle, advise or oversee community tree care and management.

For more information, visit Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.