SFI Community Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
SFI Community Grants are awarded for collaborative community-based projects, activities, or events that support SFI's efforts to connect communities to forests.
Geographic Scope: United States and Canada
Focus Areas:
- Forest literacy and education
- Urban forest management
- Green job pathways
- Workforce development (diverse and resilient)
- Youth engagement in outdoor education and conservation
- Indigenous knowledge incorporation into forest management planning and education curriculum
- Community connections to forests through interactive exhibits and tours
Project Types Supported:
- Interactive outdoor exhibits
- In-person forest tours
- Online tools (apps, websites)
- Professional development for educators and community leaders
- Teacher training and curriculum development
Program History: Since 2010, SFI has awarded 101 Community Grants totaling more than $950,000
Contact Information:
- Website: forests.org/communitygrants
- SFI USA: 2121 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington, DC 20037, Phone: 202-596-3450
- SFI Canada: 1306 Wellington Street West, Suite 400, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3B2, Phone: 613-747-2454
- Media Contact: Christine Leduc, VP Communications and Government Relations, media@forests.org, 613-706-1114
What Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 28
- Total given
- $460K
- Median grant
- $11K
- Range
- $5,035–$106K
- By dollars: North Carolina 29%, Michigan 17%, Alabama 5%. Top recipient cities: Cary, NC; East Lansing, MI; Corvallis, OR.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 32% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Ncasi Foundation · Cary, NC
Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…
$106K
Michigan State University Extension Business Office · East Lansing, MI
Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…
$50K
Ncasi · Cary, NC
Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…
$25K
Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI
Forest conservation research. focus areas include biodiversity, water quality, and…
$20K
Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR
Capacity building for environmental education
$19K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Environmental education
- Workforce development
- Youth programs
- Native americans
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