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ARRA Urban Forestry Grant Details
Available only in Lincoln and Flathead Counties
Grant Amount: $20,000 to $150,000
Match Amount: None required; however matching funds are part
of scoring criteria
Application Deadline: September 10, 2009
The intent of ARRA funding is primarily focused on creating and sustaining jobs. No matching funds are required for these grants; however they will be considered a creiterion during evaluation. Key project components include:
Promote employment and economic assistance to local nursery landscape businesses and arborists
Grant application (doc)
Grant application (pdf)
Monthly Progress Report in Word and PDF format (available online soon)
Project Report Form in Word and PDF format (available online soon)
Excellence Awards
Grant Amount: $1,000
Nomination Deadline: August 28, 2009
The Urban Forestry Excellence Awards recognize communities with outstanding achievements in creating and maintaining a sustainable urban forestry program. The Montana DNRC, with assistance from the Montana Urban & Community Forestry Association (MUCFA), select one community each from the Western and Eastern regions of Montana. These communities show exemplary efforts in advocating proper practices in urban forestry and promoting the benefits of the program. Each is presented with their award during the Montana League of Cities and Towns conference in the fall. The award consists of a special plaque and a $1,000 grant towards an urban forestry project within the community.
Nominations for 2009 are currently being accepted. City & town officials, or community representatives - Please download and complete the form below and send to the listed address. For more information, please contact your DNRC urban forester or local representative.
Arbor Day Grant Details
Grant Amount: $300 for all communities, $1,000 for Tree City USA designees
Match Amount: An additional 35% of grant award
Application Deadline: January 1st of each calendar year
Application Form (pdf)
Application Form (doc)
UCF Project Report Form (pdf)
UCF Project Report Form (doc)
SAMPLE UCF Project Report Form in pdf format
Program Development Grant Details
Grant Amount: $1,000 to $25,000
Match Amount: An additional 100% of grant award
Application Deadline: October 30, 2009
Program Development & Grant Application in Word format
Program Development & Grant Application in pdf format
Congratulations to the 2009-2010 DNRC Urban and Community Forestry Program Development Recipients!
Community |
Program Development Projects |
Anaconda |
Tree planting on Anaconda’s main boulevards and a planned pilot tree inventory project. |
Bozeman |
Bozeman will receive funding to purchase new tree inventory software. |
Choteau |
Removal, replacement and pruning of hazard trees that experienced damage after an unseasonable spring freeze in 2008. |
Colstrip |
Completion of community tree inventory, tree planting on Main Street and tree planting educational classes for the community. |
Glendive |
Boulevard tree Pruning and maintenance work to comply with Glendive’s tree ordinance. |
Laurel |
Tree Planting, pruning and maintenance in local parks. |
Missoula |
Inventory of city trees and data collection. Purchase of new tree inventory software, training, data entry and current record conversion. |
Polson |
Complete city tree inventory. |
Shelby |
Development of wind break, irrigation improvements and planting materials purchased for Municipal Tree and Turf Farm. |
Townsend |
Training for city tree crews in pruning and maintenance to comply with city tree ordinance. |
Tree City USA Grant Details
Grant Amount: $500
Match Amount: An additional 35% of grant award
Application Deadline: Open
Grant applications are available to new Tree City USA communities after their application has been approved by the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation and the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Tree City USA - Instructional Worksheet for Recertification
