GreenLatinos’ Urban and Community Forestry (UCF) Program is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Grant Program. The UCF Program seeks to promote tree equity in historically underserved and underrepresented communities, with a focus on engaging these communities to collaborate with municipalities and CBOs to address restoration and resilience, urban forestry workforce development, and the expansion of urban tree canopy to combat extreme heat.
In 2023, GreenLatinos was selected by the Forest Service as one of twelve (12) national pass-through partners to administer $20 million in USDA IRA UCF funding to municipalities and CBOs in several states. GreenLatinos has already awarded $11.5 million to 18 municipalities in California and Illinois, and is working closely with these municipalities to ensure participation from disadvantaged communities in their urban forestry planning, tree planting and maintenance, and urban forestry workforce development programs. GreenLatinos is currently accepting applications from CBOs for its “Trees in Your Community” Grant Program. Click here to learn more.
GreenLatinos works closely with community-based organizations (CBOs) and municipalities in historically underrepresented communities via frontline, grassroots efforts to promote public private partnerships to more effectively address tree equity, heat mitigation, restoration and resilience and urban forestry workforce development.
We understand that many CBOs need technical assistance and in-depth guidance when dealing with urban forestry planning and implementation in their communities. We are working to build a repository of information via this web page that will be accessible to anyone seeking guidance on topics within urban and community forestry.
HELPFUL URBAN & COMMUNITY FORESTRY RESOURCES:
USFS Region 3 (for Subawardees in AZ and NM)
USFS Region 5 (for Subawardees in CA)
USFS Region 8 (for Subawardees in Puerto Rico & USVI)
USFS Region 9 (for Subawardees in the Greater Chicago Metro area - IL, IN, and WI)
Landscape plants - Edward F. Gilman - UF/IFAS (ufl.edu)
https://selectree.calpoly.edu/
Vibrant Cities Lab : Resources for Urban Forestry, Trees, and Green Infrastructure
| •Bellflower, CA
•Carson, CA •Chula Vista, CA •Corona, CA •El Cajon, CA •Escondido, CA •Fremont, CA •Glendale, CA •Goleta, CA |
•Hanford, CA
•Hayward, CA •Laguna Beach, CA •Oxnard, CA •Sacramento, CA •Signal Hill, CA •Arlington Heights, IL •Evanston, IL •Skokie, IL |
