Maricopa County Cooperative Extension Home Horticulture:
      Environmentally Responsible
      Gardening & Landscaping in the Low Desert


      National Tree Trust
      Partnership Enhancement Monetary Grant Program



    This program is a partnership between the National Tree Trust and qualifying 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organizations. Its purpose is to promote public awareness and a spirit of volunteerism in support of tree planting, maintenance, management, protection and cultivation projects in rural areas, communities in urban areas throughout the United States. All grant funds requested under this application must be matched equally by the applicant with non-federal funds.

    Incomplete applications, faxed applications and applications
    post marked after the October 1 deadline will not be considered for funding.

    Eligibility Requirements

    To be considered for grant funding under PEP, applying organization
    must meet the four following requirements:

      1) applicant must be a not-for-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization that meets the requirements of section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 501 (c)(3) [section 501 (c)(3) of Title, Internal Revenue Code]) and must currently be so certified;

      		3) applying organization must demonstrate that tree planting, maintenance and education are major components of the organization. Acceptable supporting documents include organizational by-laws, mission, strategic plan or program literature; and

      2) applying organization must be volunteer-based;

      		4)applying organization must have been in existence for a minimum of two years.

    Categories of Funding & Funding Levels

    • Tree Planting/Maintenance - minimum $2,000, not to exceed $7,000

    • Education/Training - minimum $2,000, not to exceed $10,000

    • Overhead/Administration - minimum $500, not to exceed $5,000

    • National/Regional Program/Project - minimum $5,000

      For additional information and applications, contact the PEP Grant Administrator at the National Tree Trust, 1-800-846-8733, ext 14.

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    National Tree Trust - 1998
    visitors since September 9, 1997
    Last Updated September 9, 1997
    Author: Cathy Rymer, Administrative Secretary, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
    Reviewed by: Lucy K. Bradley, Extension Agent Urban Horticulture, University of Arizona Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County
    © 1997 The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension, in Maricopa County
    Comments to Cathy Rymer,crymer@ag.arizona.edu 4341 E. Broadway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85040
    (602) 470-8086 ext. 308

    http://ag.arizona.edu/maricopa/garden/html/fund/treetrst.htm