Deadline: 09-Dec-2024
The Tree Canada is now accepting applications for its Community Tree Grants to Support community planting for long-term benefits.
The Community Tree Grants support community greening, innovation and stewardship initiatives across the country by offering funding and technical support to help start, upgrade, or achieve your greening goals through tree and shrub planting.
This includes supporting local planting projects as well as developing and rolling out urban forest best management practices and innovative urban design solutions. Each year they help schools, community groups, Indigenous communities, and municipalities across Canada to increase their green infrastructure.
Benefits
- Improved Health: Promotes mental well-being and reduces stress, heart rate and blood pressure.
- Cooler Cities: Reduces the urban heat island effect by lowering temperatures in cities.
- Economic Benefits: Helps create attractive business districts and improve visitors’ perceptions of them.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to $10,000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Tree Canada supports greening projects wherever people live, work or play. Treemendous Communities funding is available to Canadian municipalities, Indigenous communities, business improvement associations, non-profit organisations and community groups.
For more information, visit Tree Canada.