2025 Rural Roadside Ash Tree Removal Grants

The Vermont Urban & Community Forestry Program (VT UCF) is seeking applications from municipalities in Washington, Caledonia, or Orange County that are ready to fell ash trees within the municipal right-of-way along unpaved roads. Priority will be given to municipalities that have not yet removed ash trees but show readiness to do so. Financial assistance between $6,000 and $12,000 is accompanied by technical assistance from VT UCF staff.

Funding will support costs associated with the removal of priority ash trees in municipal rights-of-way by contracted arborists or loggers, municipal staff (usually town highway or public works crews), or a combination of both. Municipalities may also request technical assistance to prioritize project locations, develop an RFP package, select and mark ash (Fraxinus species only) trees for removal, communicate with affected landowners, or provide outreach and education materials.

Learn more about municipal ash tree management

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Rural Roadside Ash Tree Removal Grants

  • $24,000 available
  • $6,000 minimum award, $12,000 maximum
  • No cost-share requirement
  • Applications due March 28, 2025
  • Projects must be completed by June 1, 2026

Read the Grant Overview

Eligibility

Applicants must: 

  1. Be a municipality 

  2. Be located within Washington, Caledonia, or Orange County in Vermont. 

  3. Have an existing ash (Fraxinus species only) tree inventory of a proposed project location, likely between one and four miles of road. This may be a tally or digital inventory that includes ash tree locations and size classes (usually measured as diameter-at-breast-height).

Grant Category Information

This document contains all relevant information to support applications for this category.

2025 Roadside Ash Tree Removal Grants Overview 

Application

Use the online grant application form below to apply for a 2025 Rural Roadside Ash Removal Grant.

Once started, applications cannot be saved or restarted in the form application.  We highly recommend using the grant application worksheet below to develop your application and transfer your answers into the online application form once ready to submit. 

Grant Application Worksheet (Word doc)

Grant Application Worksheet (Printable PDF)

When your application is ready to submit, transfer your answers to the online grant application form.

 Grant Application ONLINE Form

Required Attachments & Additional Guidance

Attachments must be emailed as separate PDFs in a single email to elise.schadler@vermont.gov by the grant application deadline.

Questions

For more information or assistance, contact the VT UCF staff listed below.