Urban Greening Program (Discontinued)

California Climate Investments – Urban Greening Grant Program is sponsored by California Natural Resources Agency (via California Climate Investments). This program funds projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions by creating new green spaces, parks, and urban forestry projects, particularly in disadvantaged communities. It aims to improve public health and provide climate resilience benefits.

Urban and Community Forestry Program Grant is sponsored by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). This grant provides funding for a range of activities related to urban forestry including plant establishment and care, long-term forest maintenance and maintenance planning, planting site preparation, job training and workforce development, and advocacy and outreach. Schoolyard greening projects which meet grant criteria may be funded.

The Urban Greening Grant Program is a grant from the California Natural Resources Agency that funds nature-based solutions to help California communities become more climate resilient. Projects may include tree planting for strategic shade, expanding green spaces for heat refuge, and creating green streets and alleyways that capture and clean stormwater to mitigate urban heat island effects and extreme heat. Funded through the voter-approved Climate Bond (Proposition 4), approximately $100 million is allocated for this program awarded in two competitive rounds. Eligible applicants include nonprofit organizations, local governments, and community groups in California. Individual awards reach up to $500,000. No application deadline is currently listed.

California Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act Grants is sponsored by CAL FIRE (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection). This program, administered by CAL FIRE, utilizes federal Inflation Reduction Act funding to support urban and community forestry projects in historically disadvantaged communities throughout California. The grants aim to increase equitable access to urban tree canopy, broaden community engagement in urban forest planning and management, and improve community and urban forest resilience to climate change. There are six grant options: Urban Forest Expansion and Improvement, Urban Forest Management Activities, Urban Forestry Education and Workforce Development, Urban Forestry Regional or Statewide Impact, Urban Forest Equity Capacity Building, and Green Schoolyards.