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!