Grants

Grants offered by the Virginia Department of Forestry and other agencies.

Fire Prevention

Money For Mitigation

• Communities in the wildland/urban interface (WUI) can take positive measures to reduce, or mitigate, potential threats from wildfire. Firewise Virginia offers new opportunities to help these communities and their landowners.
  Quarterly Deadlines: Jan. 1, Apr. 1, Jul. 1, Oct. 1.
  Introduction l Eligibility requirements.

Dry Hydrants

• Virginia’s dry hydrant grant program provides for the installation of dry hydrants to improve the rural water supply for fire suppression operations.
  Deadline: April 30, 2008
  • Dry Hydrant Grant Application (English; Word format l PDF format).

Volunteer Fire Assistance (VFA) Grants

• Information

Urban and Community Forestry Grants

• National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (NUCFAC)
  NUCFAC offers grants to support urban and community activities that are national or widespread in their impact or application. www.treelink.org/nucfac

Water Quality

Water Quality Improvement Fund (WQIF) Regional Grants Program

Through funds from the DCR Water Quality Improvement Act, VDOF has developed a Regional Grants program which is designed to restore and/or improve riparian health through the use of tree plantings or other vegetative techniques and may include riparian buffer plantings, stream restoration and stabilization, rain gardens and non - CREP stream tree planting. The grants should be written by the person or organization that will receive the funds, with technical assistance and support from the local VDOF. Grant applications should come from the organization to the VDOF Area Forester or Water Quality Engineer and after review be forwarded to CO for funding allocation and final approval.

The Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) will accept project proposals from private citizens, local units of government, approved non-profit organizations, civic groups, educational institutions, or community volunteer groups which meet the specific program objectives. Eligible project categories are described in detail in the attached flyer along with the proposal format.

Grants will be awarded as they are received, evaluated for compliance with the program and approved. Funds will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. For spring 2008 projects applications should be received by February 22, 2008

Detailed information l Application (English, Word format) l Budget Worksheet (English, Excel format)

Need more information or would like to participate?

• Contact: Barbara White, 434.220.9041.

Grant Writing

• Grant writing tips: http://www.treelink.org/grants/

Grants offered by Virginia state agencies

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Transportation Enhancement Grants:

Begins in April each year - deadline is November 1. Funding for:

• acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic sites
• scenic or historic highway programs
• landscaping and other scenic beautification
• historic preservation
• control and removal of outdoor advertising
• archaeological planning and research
• environmental mitigation

Grants and Scholarships offered by other agencies and groups

• Grants.gov
  This www.grants.gov Web site simplifies the grant management process and creates a centralized, online process to find and apply for more than 900 grant programs from 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
• National Tree Trust
  Start your own community tree nursery to meet planting needs on public property. Go to www.NationalTreeTrust.org for information and/or a grant proposal package.

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