Urban and Community Forestry Grants
Helping to create a sustainable urban forest.
The Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program strives to increase the long-term benefits trees provide, improve the public’s understanding and appreciation of urban trees, and advance urban forest management and tree care. Special consideration is given to projects serving disadvantaged and/or low-income communities.
Our grant application period will be open on August 1, 2025 for our Aliso Canyon Green Schoolyards 2025/2026 Grant solicitation. Applications will be accepted until 5:00 PM PDT on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
- Aliso Canyon Green Schoolyards 2025/2026 Application Link Here
- Aliso Canyon Green Schoolyards 2025/2026 Grant Guidelines
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Aliso Canyon Green Schoolyards Grants
- Informational Webinar August 4, 2025 9:30AM-10:45 AM
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- Informational Webinar August 12, 2025 4:00PM-5:15PM
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- Office Hours will start August 14, 2025 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM and occur every Thursday until September 25, 2025
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- August 21st
- August 28th
- September 4th
- September 11th
- September 18th
- September 25th
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- Aliso Canyon Green Schoolyards 2025/2026 Grant Guidelines
- Aliso Canyon 2025/2026 Eligibility Map
Applicant Required Standard Forms and Documentation Templates and Tools
- Payee Data Record Form (STD. 204)
- Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, Lower Tier Covered Transactions (AD-1048)
- CAL FIRE Environmental Checklist
- Urban Forestry Grants Resolution
- Long Term Tree Maintenance Plan Template
- Partnership Letter of Commitment Template
- Green Schoolyards MOU Template
- Aliso Canyon Green Schoolyards 2025/2026 Budget Template
- CA Air Resources Board Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculator Tool
- California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool
- CalEnviroScreen (CES) 4.0 o CalEnviroScreen is a mapping tool developed by OEHHA on behalf of CalEPA that analyzes data on environmental, public health and socioeconomic conditions in California’s census tracts to provide a clear picture of cumulative pollution burdens and vulnerabilities in communities throughout the state.
- Senate Bill 535 Disadvantaged Communities via the CalEPA
- California Climate Investments Priority Populations via California Air Resources Board
- Green Schoolyards Invoice Reporting Template
- Green Schoolyards Progress Activity Reporting Template
The application period for this grant solicitation is now closed.
2024 Inflation Reduction Act Applications Summary
In 2023, the UDSA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry 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) under President Biden's Justice40 Initiative and Executive Order 13985. California received a state allocation of Inflation Reduction Act funds, of which $30.8 million is available for grant projects working at a community, regional, or statewide scale in this funding opportunity.
- California IRA Grant Guidelines 2024 - Updated April 18, 2024
- eCivis User Guide
- California Climate Investments Funding Workbook for All Tribes
- IRA Project Application Budget Guidance Template
- IRA Green Schoolyard Additional Campus Budget Template
- Green Schoolyards Additional Campuses
Applicant Required Standard Forms and Documentation Templates & Tools
- Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion, Lower Tier Covered Transactions (AD-1048)
- Nondiscrimination Compliance Statement form (STD 19)
- Drug-Free Workplace Certification form (STD 21)
- Payee Data Record form (STD 204)
- CAL FIRE Environmental Checklist
- Urban Forestry Grants Resolution
- SAM.gov Registration
- IRA Long Term Tree Maintenance Plan Template
- Partnership Letter of Commitment Template
- IRA Green Schoolyards MOU Template
- CA Air Resources Board Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Calculator Tool
- Priority Populations, Disadvantaged, and Low-income Communities Tools
IRA Grant Reporting Forms
Inflation Reduction Act Grants
- Webinar: "How to Submit an IRA Application via eCivis"
- Webinar: "IRA Grant Opportunity Overview"
Green Schoolyards Nonprofit Childcare Facilities Grants
- 2023-2024 Green Schoolyards Grants Non-profit Child Care Facilities: Link to Webinar External Link
- Non-profit Child Care Facilities: Link to Q&A
Green Schoolyards Grants
- Green Schoolyards Grants Budget
- Signage Example
- Urban Forestry Reporting Package
- Green Schoolyards Additional Campuses Budget
- Green Schoolyards Additional Campuses - Implementation
- Green Schoolyards DSA pre-application meeting
- Find Jobs Tool
- Find Jobs User Guide
- Green Schoolyard Grants Progress Report Template
- Equipment Disposition Plan
- 2023-2024 CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Childcare Facilities Awards
- 2022-2023 CAL FIRE Green Schoolyards Grant Awards
- 2021-2022 CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program Project Awards
- 2019-2020 CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program Awards
- 2018-19 CAL FIRE Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program Project Awards
- 2024 California Inflation Reduction Act Grant Guidelines
- 2023/2024 Green Schoolyards Nonprofit Child Care Facilities Grant Guidelines
- 2022/2023 Green Schoolyards Grant Guidelines
- 2021/2022 Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant Guidelines
- 2020/2021 Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant Guidelines
- 2019/2020 Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant Guidelines
- 2018/2019 Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant Guidelines
- 2017/2018 Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant Guidelines
