How much funding does MSD's Urban Reforestation Program Grant provide?

MSD's Urban Reforestation Program Grant provides $40,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for MSD's Urban Reforestation Program Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

MSD's Urban Reforestation Program Grant

Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy IN

Foundation Environmental Conservation Grants Environmental Grants

Funding Amount

$40,000

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Overview

Funder: Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), in partnership with Kentucky Department of Environmental Protection and United States Environmental Protection Agency

Program Background: Created to issue grants for tree planting on public and private land

Focus Areas:

Tree and shrub planting
Native vegetation restoration
Stormwater management (trees intercept rainwater and reduce sewer overflow)
Air quality improvement

Geographic Scope: Louisville, Kentucky area (MSD goal: plant 14,000 trees in Louisville area by 2024)

What Gets Funded:

Planting of native trees and shrubs
Areas where invasive species (bush honeysuckle) have been cleared
Species selection based on area conditions, geography, geology, and historic planting plans

Species Planted:

Trees: Black Gum, Oak, Hickory
Shrubs: Viburnums, Spicebush

Olmsted Parks Conservancy History:

First grant received in 2012
$40,000 grant allowed planting of close to 1,500 native trees and shrubs in Cherokee and Seneca Parks
Plantings in areas cleared of invasive bush honeysuckle