California Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act

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California Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act

 

APPLICATION DEADLINE 05/30/2024

 

In 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program awarded $1.5 billion to states, projects, and national initiatives that support urban communities in ensuring equitable access to trees and their benefits via the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022. The USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program is a covered program under President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative, established through Executive Order 13985. The Inflation Reduction Act provides up to $1.5 billion for Urban and Community Forestry investments across the nation that foster:

1) Increased and equitable access to urban tree canopy and associated human health, environmental,
and economic benefits in disadvantaged communities,

2) Broadened community engagement in local urban forest planning, tree planting, and management
activities, and

3) Improved community and urban forest resilience to climate change, extreme heat, forest pests and
diseases, and storm events through best management and maintenance practices.

Learn more here.