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Wisconsin Community Fund Grants is a competitive grant program from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources that funds urban forestry projects across the state. Regular Urban Forestry grants range from $1,000 to $25,000 and support efforts to improve a community's capacity to manage trees, conserve, protect, expand, or improve the urban forest resource—excluding routine forestry activities.
Startup Urban Forestry grants ($1,000–$5,000) are available for communities launching or restarting community forestry programs. All grants are cost-share, requiring a dollar-for-dollar match. Up to $559,680 total is available in the 2025 cycle.
Eligible applicants include cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes, and 501(c)(3) nonprofits conducting projects in Wisconsin.
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2025 DNR Urban Forestry Grant Applications Open July 1, 2024 | Wisconsin DNR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 2024-06-07 Contact: Nicolle Spafford, DNR Urban Forestry Grants Manager Nicolle. Spafford@wisconsin. gov or 715-896-7099 2025 DNR Urban Forestry Grant Applications Open July 1, 2024 MADISON, Wis.
– The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced it will award up to $559,680 to cities, villages, towns, counties, tribes and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations through its competitive Urban Forestry Grant program. Regular Urban Forestry grants are competitive cost-share grants ranging from $1,000 to $25,000, and grant recipients must match each grant dollar-for-dollar.
These grants fund projects that improve a community’s capacity to manage its trees and projects that help conserve, protect, expand or improve the urban forest resource. These grants do not subsidize routine forestry activities. Startup Urban Forestry grants are competitive cost-share grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000, and grant recipients must match each grant dollar-for-dollar.
These grants are available for communities that want to start or restart a community forestry program. Both regular and startup grants are awarded to organizations in or conducting projects in Wisconsin that align with state and national goals for increasing the urban forest canopy and the benefits it provides. Applications for the 2025 grant cycle will be accepted from July 1, 2024, through Oct.
1, 2024. For more information, visit the Urban Forestry Grants webpage . If you have questions regarding the application process and eligible projects, contact your DNR Urban Forestry Coordinator .
The Office of Communications connects journalists with DNR experts on a wide range of topics. For the fastest response, please email DNRPress@Wisconsin. gov and the first available public information officer will respond to you.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Wisconsin nonprofits and community groups Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $1,000 - $25,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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