The Arbor Day Foundation and TD Bank announce TD Green Streets, a grant program supporting innovative practices in community
forestry. Certain municipalities are eligible to receive one of ten $20,000
grants in support of local forestry projects in low- to moderate-income
(LMI) neighborhoods.
To be
eligible for a TD Green Streets grant, municipalities must be current Arbor Day
Foundation Tree City USA®-recognized communities within TD Bank’s footprint. In
Connecticut, those communities are: Bridgeport, Danbury, East Hartford, Hartford,
Middletown, New Haven, Norwalk, Stamford, West Hartford, and West Haven.
Up to 50 percent of the proposed
funding can be used to purchase new trees.
Deadline = January 31, 2013.
Evaluation Process: TD Green Streets grant applications will be reviewed by
representatives from Arbor Day Foundation and TD and evaluated on weighted
criteria that include Innovation (25%), Partnership/Community Involvement (40%), Technical
Training/Education (15%) Maintenance (15%), and Evaluation (5%).
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