Resources for
workforce
Funding
: Jun 9 – Aug 31, 2025
up to $200,000
Trees for Communities Grant Program
The Trees for Communities Grant Program supports urban forestry projects that will increase tree cover or contribute to other urban forestry objectives such as improvement of forest health or utilization of urban wood in communities of need. Recent awardee projects can be found here: Urban and Community Forestry Grant Accomplishments.
Potential projects include but are not limited to: (1) Tree planting, stewardship, and maintenance; (2) Planning projects (e.g. tree inventories and forest management plans); (3) Workforce development; (4) Invasive species management; and (5) Urban wood utilization.
Funding
: Jun 9 – Aug 31, 2025
up to $200,000
Trees for Communities Grant Program
The Trees for Communities Grant Program supports urban forestry projects that will increase tree cover or contribute to other urban forestry objectives such as improvement of forest health or utilization of urban wood in communities of need. Recent awardee projects can be found here: Urban and Community Forestry Grant Accomplishments.
Funding
: Aug 26 – Oct 23, 2024
Rooting Resilience: Funding and Technical Assistance for Urban and Community Forestry Projects
The Rooting Resilience Program will provide funding and technical assistance to community-based projects that build resilience and enhance communities’ abilities to plan and carry out forestry projects. This opportunity is available for projects located in federally designated disadvantaged communities, including urban, suburban, and rural communities in the United States and its territories. Special priority will be given to community-led groups that are seeking federal funding for the first time.
This opportunity is for urban and community forestry projects led by: Federally recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations/villages, Tribal organizations, organizations working in Tribal communities, or Community-based non-profits. The Rooting Resilience program will prioritize: (1) Work rooted in community. This includes work proposed by and with support from Tribal or disadvantaged community members who understand, based on lived experience, what approaches will work best for their area; (2) Entities or organizations that are seeking federal pass-through funding for the first time and/or have limited experience receiving charitable funds or grants; (3) Projects that clearly demonstrate the benefits of their proposed activities to their community and their local trees.
Funding
: Aug 26 – Oct 23, 2024
Rooting Resilience: Funding and Technical Assistance for Urban and Community Forestry Projects
The Rooting Resilience Program will provide funding and technical assistance to community-based projects that build resilience and enhance communities’ abilities to plan and carry out forestry projects. This opportunity is available for projects located in federally designated disadvantaged communities, including urban, suburban, and rural communities in the United States and its territories. Special priority will be given to community-led groups that are seeking federal funding for the first time.
Funding
: Feb 28 – May 28, 2024
$200,000 - $3,000,000
Clean Ports Program: Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides EPA with $3 billion to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. This new funding program will build on EPA’s Ports Initiative that helps our nation’s ports, a critical part of our infrastructure and supply chain, address public health and environmental impacts on surrounding communities. EPA has announced two separate Notices of Funding Opportunities to disburse the allocated $3 billion – the Zero-Emission Technology Deployment Competition AND the Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition.
The Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition is poised to fund climate and air quality planning activities at U.S. ports; including emissions inventories, strategy analysis, community engagement, and resiliency measure identification, all of which will build the capacity of port stakeholders to continue to reduce pollution and transition to zero-emissions operations over time.
Funding
: Feb 28 – May 28, 2024
$200,000 - $3,000,000
Clean Ports Program: Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 provides EPA with $3 billion to fund zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. This new funding program will build on EPA’s Ports Initiative that helps our nation’s ports, a critical part of our infrastructure and supply chain, address public health and environmental impacts on surrounding communities. EPA has announced two separate Notices of Funding Opportunities to disburse the allocated $3 billion – the Zero-Emission Technology Deployment Competition AND the Climate and Air Quality Planning Competition.