USDA FS UCF IRA - 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Introduction
Webinar Details
When:
Mar 29, 2023 3:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 00:42 (hh:mm)
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Presenter(s):
- John Podesta, Senior Advisor to the President for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation
- Jaelith Hall Rivera, Deputy Chief of State, Private and Tribal Forestry, USDA’s Forest Service
- Beattra Wilson, Assistant Director of Urban and Community Forestry, State, Private and Tribal Forestry Deputy Chief Area, USDA’s Forest Service
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What is the Inflation Reduction Action funding for Urban and Community Forestry?
In early April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service will announce a Notice of Funding Opportunity for the Urban and Community Forestry Program. Under the Inflation Reduction Act, the Urban and Community Forestry Program received a historic $1.5 billion to support urban tree-planting, urban forest planning and management, and related activities, particularly in disadvantaged communities. View this webinar to find out more about this upcoming funding opportunity and how to apply.
The Urban and Community Forestry program now has a wider range of eligible recipients for this IRA funding opportunity, such as: local and state governments; agencies or governmental entities for Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, Federal States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Palau, Virgin Islands, the District of Columbia or insular areas; Federally Recognized Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations/villages, and Tribal organizations; Nonprofit organizations; Public and State-controlled institutions of higher education; and community-based organizations.
NOFO Title: Inflation Reduction Act - Urban and Community Forestry
Funding Opportunity Number: USDA-FS-2023-UCF-IRA-01
Apply Online Now through June 1st, 2023 at the UCF Online Grant Portal.
Resources:
- Urban and Community Forestry Program Home Page: Urban and Community Forestry Program
- Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook: Inflation Reduction Act Guidebook
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