MSD's Urban Reforestation Program Grant
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
What Louisville Olmsted Parks Conservancy actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2023
- 1
- Total given
- $480K
- Median grant
- $480K
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Fields of Work
- Environmental conservation
- Environment
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