Community & Urban Forestry Annual Grants
The DNR Division of Forestry Community & Urban Forestry (CUF) program sponsors a grant program each year in partnership with the United States Forest Service (USFS). Please see the dropdown menu below for available grant opportunities in 2026. All grants require a 1:1 match from partners and are distributed on a reimbursable basis.
Eligibility
To be eligible for a grant, applicants must be a municipality, nonprofit 501(c)3, school, place of worship, or higher education institution.
Application Process
• Applications will open mid-summer 2026.
• The application portal will open mid-summer when applications open, allowing you to apply for this grant on the State Budget Agency (SBA) website.
• You will submit all documents through the Euna Grants Portal on the SBA website by clicking on the apply button within the grant announcement. Instructions on how to use the portal are here.
• We no longer accept grant applications submitted to our email inbox. All applications and documents must be submitted through this portal.
For Current Grant Recipients
• Accomplishment reporting is due for all current grant recipients on June and Dec. 30 of each year.
• The accomplishment report form can be found here.
Questions?
DNR Division of Forestry CUF
Phone: 317-234-6741
Email: rstenger@dnr.IN.gov
CUF
Grants
This grant seeks to invest in the long-term growth and development of community forestry programs in Indiana to support:
- Protection of existing community & urban tree canopy cover
- Expansion of community & urban tree canopy cover
- Improvement of community & urban forestry tree canopy resilience to pests, storm events and changes in climate through best management and maintenance practices
Project Types include:
- Education/Training
- Ordinance/Tree Protection Policies Development, Implementation or Update
- Establishment of a not-for-profit organization
- Tree Planting
- Invasive Species Replacement Program
- Establishing an Urban Food Forest/Community Garden
- Tree Inventory or Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
- Management/Response Plan Development/Update
Your requests for grant funds must be for a minimum of $1,000 to a maximum of $30,000.
Grant Documents:
Only communities with a population of 10,000 or less are eligible for this grant.
This grant seeks to invest in the long-term growth and development of community forestry programs in Indiana to support:
- Protection of existing community & urban tree canopy cover
- Expansion of community & urban tree canopy cover
- Improvement of community & urban forestry tree canopy resilience to pests, storm events and changes in climate through best management and maintenance practices
Project Types include:
- Education/Training
- Ordinance/Tree Protection Policies Development, Implementation or Update
- Establishment of a not-for-profit organization
- Tree Planting
- Tree Inventory or Urban Tree Canopy Assessment
- Management/Response Plan Development/Update
Your requests for grant funds must be for a minimum of $500 to a maximum of $5,000.
Grant Documents:
