Indiana communities land $2 million in DNR grants
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The Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry has awarded $2 million in grants to 16 communities throughout the state. The department says the funding will support tree planting and maintenance, workforce development, education, and tree inventory projects.
The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry program, which is dedicated to growing and maintaining urban trees, forests, and green spaces.
The program was established in the 1970s, according to the U.S. Forest Service, and received $1.5 billion in Inflation Reduction Act funding in 2022.
The DNR said the Indiana communities and organizations that are receiving a share of the $2 million in grants are using the funds specifically for underserved or disadvantaged areas.
The grant recipients are:
- City of Mount Vernon: $212,800
- Unity Gardens: $200,00
- City of Hammond/Delta Institute: $198,587
- Save Maumee: $177,823
- City of Elwood: $169,500
- City of Richmond: $159,789
- Jasper Newton Foundation: $157,945
- City of Terre Haute: $152,622
- City of Gary/The Nature Conservancy: $125,180
- Town of Clarksville: $122,000
- City of Shelbyville: $110,600
- City of Beech Grove: $103,500
- Northwest Landing: $74,940
- City of Kendallville: $63,845
- City of Madison: $47,725