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2026 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

Forest Service

The intent of the National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share grant program is to advance solutions to the economic, health, and environmental challenges faced by communities. This year’s program focuses on advancing community tree resource utilization, which can reduce waste an

Funding
Estimated total program funding: $1,000,000
Category
Climate & Environment
Status
OPEN
Deadline
10/13/2026

About

The intent of the National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share grant program is to advance solutions to the economic, health, and environmental challenges faced by communities. This year’s program focuses on advancing community tree resource utilization, which can reduce waste and create value by turning wood generated from pruning, removals, storm events, and pest or disease outbreaks into useful products. These products may include lumber, slabs, furniture, flooring, biochar, or other materials that strengthen local economies, reduce disposal costs, and improve community resilience. The program seeks practical, creative, and replicable projects that help communities establish or expand wood‑utilization efforts. Competitive proposals will demonstrate how the project supports existing community forestry plans, applies industry‑recognized safety and tree‑care standards, and delivers clear economic, environmental, or workforce benefits. Projects should outline anticipated wood products, partnerships with professional or industry organizations, and opportunities for job creation, training, or certification. This program is intended for communities and their partners seeking to improve the management and use of their urban and community forests. Eligible applicants include state, local, and tribal governments, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and other community‑based partners. Projects must conform to laws and authorities in Section 9 of the Cooperative Forestry Assistance Act ([16 U.S.C. 2105] Urban and Community Forestry Assistance) as amended.

Applicant types

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Notice-specific evidence check

What an applicant must verify for 2026 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

Applicant evidence

  • Applicant type: State governments
  • Applicant type: County governments
  • Applicant type: City or township governments
  • Applicant type: Special district governments
  • Applicant type: Independent school districts
  • Applicant type: Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
  • Applicant type: Federally recognized tribal governments
  • Applicant type: Public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities

Opportunity boundaries

  • Recorded funding: Estimated total program funding: $1,000,000
  • Recorded deadline: October 13, 2026; confirm time zone and submission system.
  • Recorded focus: Community development
  • Recorded focus: Disaster prevention and relief
  • Recorded focus: Environment
  • Recorded focus: Natural resources
Do not infer missing fields: geographic eligibility. Absence from this directory record is not evidence that a restriction does not exist.
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Application checklist

How to apply for 2026 National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program

The steps below turn the recorded grant fields into a pre-submission check. They do not replace the current Notice of Funding Opportunity or its amendments.

Recorded eligibility

  • • Applicant types: Grants.gov eligibility code 00, Grants.gov eligibility code 01, Grants.gov eligibility code 02, Grants.gov eligibility code 04, Grants.gov eligibility code 05, Grants.gov eligibility code 06.
  • • Geographic scope is not structured in this record.
  • • No sufficiently specific eligibility summary is stored.

Focus areas: CD, DPR, ENV, NR

Recorded deadline

October 12, 2026 — confirm the time zone and submission system

A missing or rolling date is not permission to assume an open application window.

  1. 1. Confirm fitMatch your applicant type, location, project scope and any cost-share or registration rule to the official notice.
  2. 2. Read the noticeCollect the current guidelines, amendments, budget rules, required attachments and submission instructions.
  3. 3. Check timingRecord the deadline time zone, internal review date and any earlier registration or portal cut-off.
  4. 4. Submit thereUse the official application route and save the confirmation or submission reference.

Official sources

Recorded source: https://www.grants.gov/xml-extract

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Last directory verification: Sep 26, 2026.