Opportunity USDA-FS-2009

The summary for the Opportunity USDA-FS-2009 Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity USDA-FS-2009
	CFDA Number:	10.675
	CFDA Description:	Urban and Community Forestry Program
	Federal Agency Name:	Forest Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Natural Resources
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-FS-2009
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Nov 21, 2008
	Creation Date:	Nov 24, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2009
	Archive Date:	Mar 19, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	12
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$0
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education - Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) serves to advise the Secretary of Agriculture on the status of the nation's urban and community forests. The Council seeks to establish sustainable urban and community forests, by encouraging communities of all sizes to manage and protect their natural resources. Well managed urban forests provide critical environmental services that can improve the public's health, and well being; economic viability and restore functioning environmental systems for people today and future generations. This year the National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council revised its grant categories and process to the Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program. The funds will be divided into two categories of: Innovation and Best Practices Innovation Grants: The Council anticipates awarding one or more grants out of the $500,000 available. Priority areas for these grants include: energy conservation, climate change and public health. The Innovation Grants will require a pr-proposal. Best Practices Grants: will award a maximum of $50,000 per application from $500,000 available. This category addresses improvements to existing urban forestry related best practices or developing a needed best practices related to urban forestry activities. The priorities for these smaller grants are listed on page 5. Only a Full Proposal will be required for these grants. Through the U.S. Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry competitive Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program, the Council only supports urban and community forestry projects that have national or multi-state, significance in their impact or application. The U.S. Forest Service derives the authority for the National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program from the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act (Section 9). Funds are to support urban and community forestry projects that have a national or widespread impact and application. All awards are based on the availability of funding, which may be subject to change.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac
Grant Announcement Contact: Nancy Stremple Urban Forestry Program Splst Phone 202-205-7829

Nancy Stremple [nstremple@fs.fed.us]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity USDA-FS-UCF-01-2011; • 2010 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant; • U. S. FOREST SERVICE: URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY NATIONAL CHALLEGE COST-SHARE GRANT PROGAM-2009 Sp...; • U. S. FOREST SERVICE: URBAN AND COMMUNITY FORESTRY NATIONAL CHALLEGE COST-SHARE GRANT PROGAM-2009 Sp...; • 2008 Challenge Cost Share Grant Program Request for PreProposals