Urban
Grant Funding
Transportation and Enhancement Tree Planting Program Grant.
The Transportation Enhancement Tree Planting Program is a statewide
initiative to plant trees for the purpose of enhancing transportation.
The program is administered by the Mississippi Forestry Commission
with financial support from the Mississippi Department of Transportation and advisory support from the Mississippi Urban
Forest Council, Inc.
Tree planting projects funded under the Transportation Enhancement
Tree Planting Program must have a direct relationship to the
transportation system, but are not required to be linked to a state or
federal highway. Projects may be undertaken on public properties in
close proximity to (in sight of) a public transportation corridor. Such corridors or facilities include, but are not limited to,
municipal, county, state or federal roadways, railways, depots,
transportation administration buildings, port facilities, and bike or
pedestrian paths. Some examples of transportation enhancement through
tree planting include the use of trees as a screen, for erosion control,
as stream buffers, sight or sound barriers, windbreaks, for shade or for
aesthetic improvements. Plants that are not trees will not be included
in project funding or local match.
Only units of state or local government
are eligible to apply for a
grant to plant trees on state or locally owned public land within sight
of a transportation corridor. Deadline
for returning grant package is August 15, 2009. This
grant package is designed to be downloaded, completed by filling-in-the
blanks and mailed to Rick Olson at 301 North Lamar Street, Suite 300,
Jackson, Mississippi 39201.
2009 Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Challenge Grant
Program
The purpose of this grant is to aid in the development of
long-term, self-sustaining urban and community forestry programs.
The goal of the Urban and Community Forestry Program is to inspire or
enhance local or statewide urban and community forestry programs.
Funds are available on a 50 percent federal/
50 percent non-federal matching basis through competitive grant
proposals.
Click
here for a example copy of the grant package. Deadline for
this grant was August 3, 2009.
More grants:
National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council – Competitive
challenge grants to support urban
and community activities that are national or widespread in their impact or
application.
Mississippi Department of
Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks – Recreation is an important benefit of the
urban forest and the
Land and Water Conservation Fund’s Outdoor Recreation
grant may provide a useful funding mechanism to assist you.
Mississippi Department of
Environmental Quality – The community forest is a valuable contributor to
mitigating the impact of air and water pollution.
Grant Writing Tips:
Grant writing tips can be found
at Mississippi Resource Conservation and
Development District.
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