[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 248 (Wednesday, December 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79039-79040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30657]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Announcement for the 2009 U.S. Forest Service Urban and
Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant Program.
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SUMMARY: The National Urban and Community Foresty Advisory Council,
(NUCFAC), is charged, by law, to provide recommendations to the
Secretary of Agriculture on urban forestry related issues and
opportunities. Part of the Council's role is to recommend the criteria
for the U.S. Forest Service's Urban and Community Forestry, (U&CF)
Challenge Cost Share Grant Program.
NUCFAC has revised their criteria for the U.S. Forest Service's
U&CF Challenge Cost Share Grant Program for 2009. The new U&CF
Challenge Cost Share Grant Program will be solicited in two categories:
Innovation grants and Best Practices grants. At total anticipated
amount of one million dollars will be divided in half between the two
categories.
Innovation Grants
Innovation grants, are to focus on one of the Council's identified
priority issues confronting the UC&F
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community: Energy Conservation, Climate Change and Public Health.
NUCFAC will seek proposals from organizations and partnerships that
demonstrate the reach, resources and expertise needed to deliver
meaningful, replicable results. As much as $500,000 would be available
in 2009 for one or more Innovation Grants.
2009 Best Practices Grants
Smaller grants will be funded up to $50,000 per
application for organizations that can implement, demonstrate, and
disseminate replicable approaches to: Make best practices/latest
science in urban forestry accessible to practitioners;
Nurture networks of urban forestry practitioners within
existing conservation, organizations, professional societies, social
networks, and Internet communities; and
Address other challenges to the U&CF community.
DATES: Applications are available electronically at the following Web
site, http://www.grants.gov, due by 11:59 p.m., February 17, 2009.
Those that do not have access to a computer may request a hardcopy
of the application and instructions by contacting Nancy Stremple at the
address below.
ADDRESSES: Written comments concerning this announcement should be
addressed to Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff to National Urban and
Community Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th St., SW., Yates Building
(1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151. Comments may also be
sent via e-mail to [email protected], or via facsimile to 202-690-
5792.
All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at 201 14th St., SW.,
Yates Building (1 Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151. Visitors
are encouraged to call ahead to 202-205-1054 to facilitate entry into
the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Stremple, Executive Staff or
Robert Prather, Staff Assistant to National Urban and Community
Forestry Advisory Council, 201 14th St., SW., Yates Building (1
Central) MS-1151, Washington, DC 20250-1151, phone 202-205-1054.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2009 U.S. Forest Service Urban and
Community Forestry Challenge Cost Share Grant instructions and
application are posted on http://www.grants.gov. The instructions only
will be posted on the NUCFAC and U.S. Forest Service Web sites at:
http://www.treelink.org/nucfac and http://www.fs.fed.us/ucf/nucfac.
If interested applicants are not already registered in grants.gov,
they are encouraged to register now. The process may take up to two
weeks to collect the required information.
Dated: December 18, 2008.
Robin L. Thompson,
Associate Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry.
[FR Doc. E8-30657 Filed 12-23-08; 8:45 am]
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