Communities, tribes and non-profit organizations have until the end of next week (Oct. 13, 2023) to apply for South Dakota’s 2023 Community Forestry Grant program.
The program grants can be used to help solve specific community forestry problems or to demonstrate the importance of trees and urban forests in our communities. Grant funds must be used for trees or tree management on public land or in the public right of ways. Funds can also be used for professional services, tree inventories and assessments, existing tree care and maintenance, urban food forests, training and education and new tree plantings. Communities must provide an equivalent match– either cash or in-kind contributions– for all funds awarded.
Applications and accompanying documentation must be submitted to the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Division of Resource Conservation and Forestry by October 13, 2023.
Guidelines and the grant application can be found at: https://danr.sd.gov/Conservation/Forestry/UrbanandCommunityForestry/ComprehensiveChallengeGrants/default.aspx.
For more information, please contact John Hartland at 605-933-9650 or John.Hartland@state.sd.us.
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