2012-13 Urban Forestry and Education Grant Program

June 4, 2012

Support for this program provided by

$250,000 for Tree Planting and Tree Care Projects

Grants up to $10,000

Staff Funding for Organizing Tree Plantings

Environmental Education Component

Increased Technical Assistance

Guidelines

Application

Support

Questions

Guidelines Overview

Eligible Applicants

One Application Per Organization

Match Component

Project Time Period

Project Types Tree Planting with an

environmental education component Example: teaching school kids how to

plant trees through hands-on demonstrations

Tree Care with an environmental education component Example: conducting a citizen forester

class on proper pruning and maintenance

What is an Environmental Education Component?

Webinar

Workshop

Classroom Activity

Other Educational Method

EPA Strategic Environmental Priorities

Taking Action on Climate Change

Improving Air Quality

Cleaning up our Communities

Protecting America’s Waters

Eligible Costs

Trees

Materials

Staff

Administration

Proposal Review 10 Questions – Equally Weighted

Two Committees

Disqualifying a Proposal

Review Timeline

Notifying Applicants

Project Start Date

Application & Logistics Pdf Form

Text shrinks to fit

Click to send function

Attach feature

Separate Excel Budget

Environmental Education: Outputs and Outcomes

Community Participation

Audience

At-risk Youth

Volunteers

Students

Other

Budget Matching Funds

Staffing and Admin Caps

Adherence to Categories

Signage

Sample

Other Application Points

Explanation of Expenses

Category-specific Pages

Additional Project Considerations

Support

Web Resources

Glossary

Technical Assistance

Sample Templates

Sample Templates Pre/Post-Test Questionnaires

Public Essay

Lickert Scale

Concept Map

Other

Tree of Knowledge Model

Closing Comments Applications due July 20th, 2012

Visit www.californiareleaf.org for resources

Contact us for help at (916) 497-0035

Good Luck and Thanks for Participating!