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Want to spruce up your neighborhood? Here's your chance to get money to plant trees - Deadline July 20

Susan Mernit Wed, 11 Jul at 11:45pm
Want to spruce up your neighborhood? Here's your chance to get money to plant trees - Deadline July 20

By Oakland Local Editorial Team


If you and your neighbors have any interest in getting funding to plant trees in your neighborhood, this is the program you need to know about.

The California ReLeaf Urban Forestry and Education Grant Program is funded through contracts with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and Region IX of the Environmental Protection Agency and will take application from nonprofits and groups with a fiscal sponsor to plant trees on public property

Eligible applicants include incorporated nonprofit organizations and unincorporated community-based groups, with a financial sponsor, located in California. Individual funding requests range from $1,000 to $10,000. Proposals must be postmarked by July 20.

Click on the links below to download PDF copies of the guidelines, application and other helpful materials. To request a hard copy, please email gro.faelerainrofilac@sllimc or call (916) 497-0035.

2012 California ReLeaf Urban Forestry & Education Grant Program Guidelines

2012 California ReLeaf Urban Forestry & Education Grant Application

2012 California ReLeaf Urban Forestry & Education Grant Budget Preparation Form

2012 California ReLeaf Urban Forestry & Education Grant Budget SAMPLE

Guideline Specifications for selecting, planting and early care of young trees – This document is a compilation of the “Guideline Specification for Nursery Tree Quality, Strategies for Growing a High‐Quality Root System, Trunk and Crown in a Container Nursery,” and the Tree Care Cue Cards. It has been prepared to help green industry professionals in the efforts to select, plant and care for young trees.

About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the co-founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, a popular speaker and facilitator, and a consultant to media, non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland with a rescue dog named Cazzie, a little dog named Violet, a fat grey cat named Gracie, a very cool housemate, and a yard in serious need of soil remediation. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.