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PA's Environmental Justice Forests Grant Program is a grant from TreePennsylvania, funded through PA DCNR, that funds tree canopy expansion in Environmental Justice communities throughout Pennsylvania.
The program prioritizes areas where residents face disproportionate environmental burdens and lack of green infrastructure, aiming to reduce urban heat islands, improve air quality, and expand outdoor recreational and educational opportunities. Projects focus on bare root tree planting in designated Environmental Justice areas.
Eligible applicants are communities and organizations located within Environmental Justice areas across Pennsylvania. Awards have ranged from $4,000 to $30,000 in bare root tree planting funds, with amounts varying by project scope.
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PA’s Environmental Justice Forests Grant Program TreePennsylvania’s PA’s Environmental Justice Forests grant program aims to provide opportunities for communities to increase tree canopy within specific Environmental Justice (EJ) areas throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, while concurrently engaging and educating community members on the myriad of benefits provided by community and urban forests.
With a multi-phase, multi-year approach, PA’s EJ Forests plans to : (1) increase tree equity scores through targeted tree plantings in multiple communities across the Commonwealth, (2) provide Tree Tender training for members within those communities, and (3) provide technical assistance through the development of sustainable urban and community forestry practices.
This collaborative project, in coordination and partnership with Penn State Extension Urban Foresters as well as PA DCNR Service Foresters , will directly assist communities in addressing climate resiliency, storm water reduction, water quality improvement, urban heat island mitigation, as well as increasing the health and wellbeing of community members.
PA’s Environmental Justice Efforts The Commonwealth of PA’s Department of Environmental Protection’s Office of Environmental Justice provides a wealth of information about this important topic.
Those interested in learning more can visit : PA DEP : Environmental Justice Policy – September 2023 (slides) PA DEP : Office of Environmental Justice (website) TreePennsylvania PA’s Environmental Justice Forest’s Grant Program The primary goal of this program is to provide funding for Bare Root Trees within Environmental justice areas throughout the Commonwealth.
TreePennsylvania was fortunate to receive generous funding through PA DCNR for this grant program.
Accurate mapping tools to determine areas in need To that end, TreePennsylvania will ask applicants to utilize the Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) and/or DEP Environmental Justice layers on TreeKeepers , the DCNR tree mapping tool, to identify potential tree planting areas which meet the specific criteria for this grant program .
CEJST is a screening tool developed by the Council on Environmental Quality as directed by President Biden in 2021. This mapping tool uses specific dataset as indicators of burden, including : climate change, energy, health, housing, legacy pollution, transportation, water and wastewater, and workforce development. For more information about data and methodologies specific to CEJST, visit their website .
Recipients of TreePennsylvania’s PA’s Environmental Justice Forest Grant : Bloomsburg , Columbia County – awarded $3,000 for site prep and $12,000 to plant 100 bare root trees. City of Easton , Northampton County – awarded $3,000 for site prep and $12,000 to plant 100 bare root trees. Borough of Kingston , Luzerne County – awarded $5,460 for site prep and $21,840 to plant 182 bare root trees.
Lake Erie Arboretum at Frontier Park , Erie County – awarded $4,500 for site prep and $18,000 to plant 150 bare root trees. City of Meadville , Crawford County – awarded $2,600 for site prep and $8,400 to plant 70 bare root trees City of Scranton , Lackawanna County – awarded $7,500 for site prep and $30,000 to plant 250 bare root trees. Upper Macungie Township , Lehigh County – awarded $7,200 to plant 60 bare root trees.
Downtown York, Inc. , York County – awarded $4,000 for site prep and $12,000 to plant 100 bare root trees. TreePennsylvania’s PA’s Environmental Justice Forests RFP PA DCNR TreeKeeper mapping software PA DEP : Environmental Justice Policy – September 2023 (slides) PA DEP : Office of Environmental Justice (website) Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Communities within Environmental Justice areas throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Varies (e.g., awarded projects ranging from $4,000 to $30,000 in bare root tree planting funds) Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Clean Ports Program is sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Clean Ports Program provides funding for zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure, as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. It aims to reduce diesel pollution and build a foundation for the port sector to transition to fully zero-emissions operations.