Urban and Community Forestry Subaward Programs

Background

The Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) Urban & Community Forestry (UCF) received $26.6 million to stand up two subaward programs offering $10 million explicitly devoted to the nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon, and $12.5 million available to all eligible entities in the State of Oregon. Both funding opportunities aim to promote community and urban forest investment and tree equity for overburdened and underserved communities. This initiative strives to support Tribal, rural, and urban communities by providing benefits beyond individual project or program investments.

These Federal Financial Assistance grant awards 23-DG-11062765-093 and 24-DG-11062765-084 are administered by ODF. As the pass-through entity, ODF will be managing all subawards for the duration of this funding opportunity. Assistance with proposal development, technical consultation, and application writing is available upon request as part of the subaward programs.

Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon call for proposals

Proposal submission period: Proposals may be submitted on an ongoing basis starting on May 1, 2024, until June 30, 2026.

Amount of funding available: $10,000 to $1,000,000 (No match required)

Nine-Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon application PDF | WORD

Budget template EXCEL

Subaward assistance questionnaire

This program is under development and will open in June 2024.

Note: Applications may be submitted by individual entities or coalitions of multiple entities.

Eligible entities

Nine Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon*
Tribal organizations/coalitions
Local government entities (e.g., city or county government, public school district, soil and water conservation district, etc.)
Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education (e.g., Oregon University System)
Non-profit and community-based organizations
Academic institutions

* Only Federally Recognized Tribes of Oregon are eligible for the Tribal Governments Subaward Program.

Ineligible entities

For-profit companies (Note: Although for-profit companies cannot be the primary applicant, they can be contractual partners in an application)
Individuals/private citizens
State and federal agencies

UCF Program vision and goals

Our mission

Help all Oregonians improve their quality of life by promoting community investments in trees and green infrastructure.

Program goals

Support community and urban forestry assessment, planning, and prioritization
Support culturally responsive community and urban forestry education, engagement, recreation, and community-building initiatives
Build capacity with collective impact through a community and urban forestry network
Support community forestry and natural resource-related workforce development
Significantly expand tree production, planting, and maintenance
Support monitoring, adaptive management, and lesson sharing

Oregon Department of Forestry is an equal opportunity provider.

Funding opportunity is provided by the USDA Forest Service - Federal Assistance Listing 10.727 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program.

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