The Arizona State Land Department Forestry Division and the Arizona Community Tree Council is pleased to announce the Urban and Community Forestry, Community Challenge Grant Program.

Grants are available to eligible Arizona communities, non-profit corporations, and other groups on a competitive basis. The purpose of the grant program is to stimulate the development of necessary and effective urban and community forestry projects. The primary objective of the grant program is the use of volunteerism to enhance the urban forest in your community.

A wide range of projects are eligible for funding. Those that serve as many people as possible, involve volunteers, show knowledge of approved tree care techniques, and demonstrate an awareness of the benefits of trees and the importance of a local urban forestry program are encouraged. Among the many possible eligible activities are:

• Hiring a forestry student or other individual for a summer urban forestry apprenticeship
• Initiating an Urban Forestry management program
• Hiring a forestry or landscape design consultant to assist your community in developing a tree inventory, master plan or design plan.
• Attending tree planting, care and related forestry educational programs.
• Developing and presenting tree planting and care workshops for homeowners and others
• Developing a self-guided tree tour of your community that identifies tree and shrub species
• Developing a demonstration tree maintenance project.

Completed applications for funding must be submitted by September to:

Arizona State Land Department
Forestry Division - CCGP Application
1616 W. Adams
Phoenix AZ 85007

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Community Challenge Grant

Last Updated June 23, 1998
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Comments to Cathy Rymer,crymer@ag.arizona.edu 4341 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040
(602) 470-8086 ext. 308

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