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Funding Available for California Urban Forestry Projects

The National Tree Trust and California ReLeaf have announced that funding is available to community-based groups throughout California for urban forestry projects. The grant funds are made available by the CA Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and are administered through the CA ReLeaf 2004 Urban Forestry Grant Program.

Individual grants range from $1,000 to $7,500 for projects in one of three funding categories: Tree Planting; Tree Care: and Education, Outreach and Volunteer Development. Nonprofit organizations, unincorporated community groups, and city-affiliated volunteer entities — such as tree advisory boards or beautification committees — are eligible to apply. Applicants may submit only one proposal.

The application deadline is February 3, 2004, and award decisions will be announced March 23^rd. Grant recipients will have until May 13, 2005 to complete their grant-funded projects.

California ReLeaf promotes alliances among individuals, organizations, industries, and government, encouraging each to contribute to the livability of our cities and the protection of our local and global environment by planting and caring for trees. ReLeaf is a program of the National Tree Trust, an organization establish in 1990 to mobilize volunteer groups and promote public awareness of trees and their benefits throughout the United States.

The grant guidelines and application forms are available online at http://www.nationaltreetrust.org/releaf. To request a hard copy, please contact the grant coordinator at California ReLeaf at (949) 642-0127 or ehoskins@nationaltreetrust.org.

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