New Tree Planting Grants

Grants are closed for 2010.

We are very excited to announce that the Preservation Trust of Vermont will be offering $75,000 in tree planting grants for the 2010 planting season. These grants will be very similar to the previous Trees for Local Communities (TLC) grants. There is one new criteria that you should be aware of, these grants will only be available for Designated Downtowns and Designated Village Centers, and the planting must occur in these boundaries.

Just as before, applications will require planting and tree establishment maintenance plans, and will need to be matched 50/50. The maximum grant amount is up to $10,000.

Funding for this effort is being provided by Bruce Lisman.

Tree inventory training in Essex as part of a TLC Planning grant to conduct a street tree inventory.

Supporting Your Grant Applications

• Technical Assistance: If your community needs assistance in developing planting or maintenance plans, with selecting sites and trees, or have any question regarding selecting, planting and caring for trees in your community, contact your District Urban and Community Forester.
  
  
• Resources to help: Before you select your sites, choose trees and plant the trees, check out our community forestry library, there are many resources to guide you.

Other Funding Resources

• VLCT Grant Workshop (PDF 94 KB) - This document is an outcome of a grant workshop put on by the Vermont League of Cities and Towns (VLCT) in 2008. It offers a list of grant opportunities in the state and a grant development checklist.
  
  
• Historic Preservation Grant Opportunities (PDF 101 KB) - This document, developed by the Division of Historic Preservation, offers a very comprehensive funding directory. While the intent is for historic preservation projects, several of the opportunities would accept urban and community forestry projects.
  
  
• Fundraising for Urban and Community Forestry (PDF 405 KB) - A fact sheet developed by the UCF program, offers local fundraising ideas.
  
  
• New England Grassroots Environmental Fund - The grants range in size from $500 - $2.500. Their mission is to energize and nurture long-term civic engagement in local initiatives that create and maintain healthy, just, safe and environmentally sustainable communities.