NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Green Communities Grant

The NJ Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Program (NJUCF) Green Communities aims to support local governments in creating a Community Forestry Management Plan (CFMP) and conducting necessary inventories. This initiative, funded by the USDA Forest Service and the New Jersey Shade Tree Fund, offers grants up to $5,000 for a CFMP alone or $20,000 for both the CFMP and inventory. Eligible entities include municipal and county governments.

PURPOSE OF FUNDING
To assist local governments in the development (Green Communities Grant) of a Community Forestry Management Plan (CFMP) and conduct an inventory as the basis of this plan. A CFMP is a document for action, guiding communities to establish and maintain healthy, safe, and sustainable urban and community forests.
Funding is provided by the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Program, the New Jersey Shade Tree and Community Forest Preservation License Plate Fund (N.J.S.A. 39.3-27.81), and the No Net Loss Compensatory Reforestation program [N.J.S.A. 13:1L-14.2(c)].
GRANT LIMITATIONS
The maximum awarded amount is $5,000 for a CFMP (Community Forestry Management Plan) alone or $20,000 for CFMP and inventory.

Eligibility

Municipal and County Governments (Green Communities Grant). Refer to the current year’s Request for Proposals (NJUCF Stewardship Grant).