18 Apr Green Infrastructure Funding Through US Forest Service Grant Program

The US Forest Service has announced the availability of grant funds to be awarded through the 2014 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 widespread impact and application. This year green infrastructure has been identified as a priority issue.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

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Dear Urban and Community Forestry Partners:

We are pleased to announce the posting of the 2014 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Grant Program:  Request for Proposals (RFP)

Due to the continual changes to our end of year grant award due dates, we are shifting the program timeline to allow more time for applicants to apply, and proposals to be reviewed, and awarded.  

This year the grant proposals will be due July 15, 2013.    We plan to announce future grant “Requests for Proposals” in January of each year.

The 2014 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Information is posted on the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council’s Website:   www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac and Grants.gov www.grants.gov  

Search [CFDA number:  10.675], or [Grant Opportunity No.:  USDA-FS-UCF-01-2014]

The grant applications are to be submitted through grants.gov:

This year, the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) has identified three national grant categories:

1. Making Urban Trees and Forests More Resilient to the Impacts of Natural Disasters and the Long-term Impacts of Climate Change
2. Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis
3. Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Manage and Mitigate Stormwater to Improve Water Quality

An applicant may apply to more than one category; however they are to use a separate application for each category. 

The purpose of these grants is to address national issues. This RFP is not for local or State-wide projects.

Please contact me or your Forest Service Regional Urban Forestry Program Manager, if you are interested in applying and have any questions.   The Forest Service Regional Urban forestry Coordinators are located:  http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/contact_regional.html. 

For Region 2 Mountain the new contact is: Claire Harper, claireharper@fs.fed.us and the new contact for Region 6 Pacific North West /Region 10 Alaska is:

Kathy Sheehan, ksheehan@fs.fed.us

Thank you for your support of the U.S. Forest Service’s National Urban and Community Forestry Assistance Program. 

Best Regards

Nancy Stremple
Natural Resource Specialist
Executive Staff,
National Urban and Community Forestry
Advisory Council, (NUCFAC)
U.S. Forest Service
201 14th street, SW
Sidney Yates Building (MS-1151)
Washington D.C. 20250-1151
Desk: 202-205-7829
Cell: 202-309-9873
nstremple@fs.fed.us
www.fs.fed.us/ucf

Temporary Duty Location as of 10/2012- 12/2013
S&PF RPE 9
1601 North Kent Street
Rosslyn, VA 22209

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Chris Kloss
US EPA Office of Water
Green Infrastructure Program
Water Permits Division (4203M)
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington DC 20460
202.564.1438   l   kloss.christopher@epa.gov