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Grant funding is available to bring our programming to your home town. We need YOU to be a local champion for trees. Our Trees Forever staff is available to help you plan and develop your planting project, submit your design and application, and even recruit volunteers and plan your planting event. If you have any questions, please call 1-800-369-1269, ext. 110 

Applications for Iowa and Wisconsin are open! Deadline to apply is November 1st.

Grants up to $5,000 (per community) for trees only in Iowa or Wisconsin communities where Alliant Energy provides electric and/or natural gas service.

Alliant Energy

Applications are open! Deadline to apply is November 1st.

Grants of up to $5,000 (per community) for trees only in Iowa communities that are served by Black Hills Energy.

Black Hills Energy

Check out the ways to get involved in replanting the Cedar Rapids tree canopy! Lead a project or plant on your property.

ReLeaf Cedar Rapids

Applications now closed.

Iowa Communities with populations equal to or less than 10,000 are eligible to apply to receive planning and design services that encourage visionary and yet strategic thinking about transportation improvements. Eight communities are selected for the program each year.

Iowa’s Living Roadways
Community Visioning

Applications are open! Deadline to apply is October 31st.

Grants of $3,000 to $15,000 are available to eligible Illinois communities to aid in diversifying their community forests. The grants will help communities expand their canopy and capacity by planting more diverse trees in their communities. 

Illinois Community Canopy:
Tree Planting

Applications are open! Deadline to apply is October 31st.

Fund the completion of a tree inventory and management plan that will guide your town to maintain and expand its canopy and help address issues discovered during the inventory. Completing an inventory/management plan would earn a community the opportunity to apply for another tree planting grant. To determine if your community is eligible check the IRA screening tool.

Illinois Community Canopy:
Tree Inventory & Management

Applications are open! Deadline to apply is October 31st.

Eligible communities can apply for these competitive grants to pay for tree removal of dead, dying, or damaged trees on public land by a certified professional. Communities can then be eligible for a tree planting grant to replace trees that are removed.

Illinois Community Canopy:
Tree Removal

Check out the programming available to Central Iowa residents and get involved planting, preserving, and protecting trees in your community.

One Million Trees
Central Iowa

Applications now closed.

Grants of $500 to $3,000 are available to Illinois communities diversifying their community forests or recovering from natural or man-made disasters particularly emerald ash borer (EAB). The grants will also help communities prepare for these disasters by planting more diverse disease- and storm-resistant shade trees. Projects may include planting trees along streets, trails, community entryways, at schools, public buildings, parks and more.

Illinois Community Forestry
Recover, Replant, Restore

Community Project Funding Guide

Check out the Community Project Funding Guide for a compiled list of available funding sources, grant opportunities, and useful resources!

Funding Guide