Deadline: 9 December 2024
The Tree Canada is seeking applications for its Community Tree Grants for purchasing and planting edible trees and shrubs, site preparation, tree maintenance, planting materials and developing education materials.
The Community Tree Grants support community greening, innovation and stewardship initiatives across the country by offering funding and technical support to help start, upgrade, or achieve the greening goals through tree and shrub planting.
This includes supporting local planting projects as well as developing and rolling out urban forest best management practices and innovative urban design solutions. Each year they help schools, community groups, Indigenous communities, and municipalities across Canada to increase their green infrastructure.
Benefits
- Increased Access to Healthy Food: While about 1 in 10 Canadians have experienced food insecurity, planting edible trees is a common-sense approach to providing nutritious food.
- Improved Physical and Mental Health: Food insecurity is often reported alongside poor physical and mental health, and multiple chronic conditions.
- Stronger Community Ties: Edible trees help to strengthen social ties and build a greater sense of community.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: up to $10,000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is available to educational institutions, Indigenous communities, community groups or gardens, food banks, community housing projects, municipalities, or other groups interested in planting edible trees on publicly accessible sites.
For more information, visit Tree Canada.
