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Eligible applicants include cities, counties and qualifying districts. Districts include, but are not limited to, school, park, recreation, water, and local taxing districts. Non-profit organizations are not eligible for this grant type, but may be partners in such projects.
Eligible projects must:
– Result in a net GHG benefit calculated using CARB’s FY 2017-18 quantification methodology. This requires that the project have a tree planting component during the project performance period.
– Be for performing or updating a tree inventory, establishing a new urban forest management plan or updating an existing management plan, establishing or updating an urban forestry related policy or ordinance, or performing mapping and analysis to inform the other activities preceding.
– Show proof of an existing urban forest/ tree protection system (city ordinance, general plan element, etc.), or must create one during the grant performance period.
– Show proof of having an existing urban forester, arborist, or other qualified position responsible for urban forest resources or have such a professional retained under contract.
– Be located in, or immediately adjacent to, an “urban area” or “urban cluster” as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. (http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/2010urbanruralclass.html)
– Complete an urban forest inventory before developing a management plan, though both may be completed during the grant performance period.
– If funded, have a long term (40-50 year) urban management plan with a comprehensive document, not solely a maintenance plan.
– Have a provision for periodic review of any funded urban forest management plan.
– Collect tree inventory data according to criteria in Appendix J
– Demonstrate how they will implement and utilize the inventory, mapping, analysis, and/or urban forest management plan.
– Agree to refer to the urban forest management plan as a guiding policy document in an ordinance, a general plan element or another binding, enforceable way as approved by CAL FIRE staff.
– Show that the community where the project will occur was, and will continue to be, authentically engaged about the project.
– Include an education and outreach component. Not more than 20% of grant funds may be used for this education and outreach component. The education and outreach component as part of the overall project can be shown as project match dollars by the applicant.
– Provide maintenance on trees planted (including replacement) for at least three years after project completion. Evidence of long term care for the trees must also be shown. Projects that meet the criteria for benefiting a disadvantaged community may qualify to receive funds for maintenance in a trust fund at project completion.
– Select trees and plant materials that are climate appropriate and well suited to the site, such as species being classified as very low, low, or moderate water use species or are justified for the planting site(s) selected
– Adhere to Appendix I at minimum for tree planting
– Provide an electronic and printed copy of all grant products to the CAL FIRE Urban & Community Forestry Program at the conclusion of the grant in a format specified by CAL FIRE.
– Acknowledge CAL Fire’s Urban and Community Forestry program and the funding source, CCI, in any documents or other media produced
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