E9-24137. National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council

AGENCY:

Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION:

Announcement for the 2010 U.S. Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Challenge Cost-Share Grant Opportunity.

SUMMARY:

The National Urban and Community Forestry Advisory Council (Council) 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.

The Council has revised their criteria for the U.S. Forest Service's U&CF Challenge Cost-Share Grant Program for 2010. The 2010 Grant Program will solicit innovative grant proposals. A total anticipated amount of $900,000 would be available in 2010 for Innovation Grants.

Innovation Grants

Innovation grants are to focus on one of the Council's identified priority issues confronting the U&CF community: Energy Conservation, Climate Change, Public Health, and Green Infrastructure Assessment.

The Council will seek proposals from organizations and partnerships that demonstrate the reach, resources, and expertise to deliver meaningful, replicable results.

DATES:

Applications are available electronically at the following Web site, http://www.grants.gov. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m., December 15, 2010.

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 [e-mail], 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. 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 the U&CF 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 [phone].

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, Monday through Friday.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The 2010 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 U.S. Forest Service Web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/​ucf.

If interested applicants are not already registered in Grants.gov, they are encouraged to register now. The process may take up to 2 weeks to collect the required information.

Dated: October 1, 2009.

Robin L. Thompson,

Associate Deputy Chief, State & Private Forestry.