National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC) is an appointed advisory council to the Secretary of Agriculture on urban forestry and related issues. The 1990 Farm Bill created NUCFAC to bring together the wide variety of voices raised about a common concern: the present health and future preservation of America's urban forests. NUCFAC was founded to synthesize the full spectrum of views into a consistent vision, as a foundation for practical policy on urban forestry.

• Current NUCFAC Membership (PDF)
• Ten-year Action Plan 2006-2016 (PDF)

Fiscal Year 2014 Grant Applications

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC), announces the posting of the U.S. Forest Service FY 2014 Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share grant program. This year, there are three grant categories:

1. Making Urban Trees and Forests More Resilient to the Impacts of Natural Disasters and the Long-term Impacts of Climate Change
2. Green Infrastructure Jobs Analysis
3. Utilizing Green Infrastructure to Manage and Mitigate Stormwater to Improve Water Quality

The request for proposal, instructions, proposal template, and required application forms may be downloaded:

• 2014 U.S. Forest Service National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program Request for Pre-Proposals (RFP) and Application Instructions (PDF, 373 KB)
• National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program Proposal Template (Microsoft Word, 39 KB)
• SF424 - Application for Federal Assistance (PDF, 56 KB)
• SF424 A - Budget Information (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• SF424 B - Assurances (PDF, 872 KB)

Applications are to be submitted to Grants.gov by 11:59 PM EST July 15, 2013. Interested public may also download a copy of the application and instructions from Grants.gov reference: CFDA 10.675.

For more information or assistance, contact:

Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff
Phone: 202-205-7829
Email: nstremple@fs.fed.us

US Forest Service
Last modified: April 10, 2013
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