Our 2025 grants program includes two grant categories:
- Tree Maintenance & Removal Grants, administered by the VT Urban & Community Forestry Program
- Community Tree Planting Grants, administered by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission in collaboration with the VT Urban & Community Forestry Program
Both grant categories are now open and accepting applications. The two grant categories have the same application deadline of January 10th, 2025 and neither have a cost-share requirement. However, the categories have different award amounts, geographic eligibility criteria, and are administered and supported by different entities.
See below for specific information and webpages for the two grant categories and visit our 2025 VT UCF Grants Eligibility Map to explore project eligibility based on specific location or to see statewide eligibility for each grant category.
Program staff from VT UCF and the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission will host two open office hours webinars to share information about the grant categories and to answer questions about project types, application development, and submission process.
- Wednesday, October 9th, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting; Meeting ID: 273 942 168 765, Passcode: 8uKbec
- Tuesday, December 10th, 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Join Microsoft Teams Meeting; Meeting ID: 281 998 149 612, Passcode: jTvmxY
Tree Maintenance & Removal Grants
Funded through an unprecedented one-time allocation from the USDA Forest Service through the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, this category will support work in specific communities to maintain a healthy urban canopy and address dead and high-risk trees.
- $119,000 available
- $5,000 minimum award, $20,000 maximum
- No cost-share requirement
- Projects must be completed by June 30th, 2027
- Eligibility: Projects must take place in or directly serve “disadvantaged communities”, which are census tracts included in one or more of the following datasets:
- The federal Council on Environmental Quality’s Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool
- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Opportunity Zones dataset
- The U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development’s dataset for low to moderate income (LMI) areas
Community Tree Planting Grants
The Community Tree Planting Grant (CTPG) funds tree planting projects in high priority areas across Vermont. This grant program is made possible through American Rescue Plan Act State Fiscal Recovery funds.
- $315,000 available
- $5,000 minimum award, $75,000 maximum
- No cost-share requirement
- Projects must be completed by July 31, 2026
- Eligibility: statewide
- Administered by the Chittenden County Regional Planning Commission
- VT UCF offers technical support for applicants and award winners.