 The
New Jersey Green Communities Challenge Grants are designed
to promote the community forests of New Jersey. This is a
matching grant (at least a half of your project cost
will be provided by you, but can be in the form of in-kind
services). Generally, we will consider any project that
promotes, enhances, or studies the community forest. In the
past these have ranged from municipal tree inventories and
health assessments to grade school Arbor Day celebrations.
This is a reimbursement grant (you send us the receipts for
your project and we send you the matching dollars you were
awarded).
- Awards up to $4,000
- Professional and technical guidance from the Bureau of
Forest Management
- December deadline
- Three page project proposal, budget, supporting documents
required
- Contact: Dave Johnson, Forester
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Project Themes
- Community Forestry Program Development Plans
- Community Forestry Implementation Projects
- Community Forestry Tree Maintenance Projects
- Community Forestry Research Projects
- Mini-grants (Educational grants of $500)
Green Communities Grant Program Goals
- To sustain healthy tree cover
- To encourage the development of new local community forestry
programs
- To support existing community forestry programs
- To increase environmental, social, and economic benefits
to communities by assisting local community forestry programs
- To encourage community participation by adult and youth
volunteers
- To stimulate projects that will encourage the creation
of a Comprehensive Community Forestry Plan by each participating
community
- To develop partnerships with government agencies, nonprofit
organizations, and private corporations that will encourage
future support of local community forestry programs
Evaluation Criteria
- Responsiveness to grant program's goals
- Addresses community involvement and partnerships
- Innovative project elements
- Thoroughness of grant application and support documents
- Budget clarity
- Reasonable and justifable budget elements
- Extra credit given for attending the current year NJ Shade
Tree Federation Conference in October (submit a signed copy
of the Community Forestry Evaluation Credit Form available
at the conference)
- Municipalities receive extra credit for Tree City status
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