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Urban Forestry Plans and Studies

Funding for urban forest planning, management and stewardship. Supports studies on sustainable expansion and resilience of community forests and trees.

  • Provider
    Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Green Municipal Fund (GMF)
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Urban Forestry Plans and Studies

Funding for urban forest planning, management and stewardship. Supports studies on sustainable expansion and resilience of community forests and trees.

  • Provider
    Federation of Canadian Municipalities – Green Municipal Fund (GMF)
  • Active
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Description

This funding opportunity is offered under the Growing Canada’s Community Canopies initiative. The program funds plans or studies focused on sustainable expansion and resilience of community forests and trees. Plans and studies must outline how the community will implement results to make real, measurable changes and must consider socio-economic benefits, community climate change resilience, biodiversity and ecosystem health.

Communities can receive funding for plans and studies that prioritize equity-deserving communities and address systematic inequalities in tree planting locations, resource distribution and access to long-term benefits of trees and urban green spaces.

Eligible Plan or Study Categories:

Urban forest strategy or plan
Long-term strategies or action plans to manage, enhance and protect the entire urban forest (e.g., urban forest strategy or management plan, urban forest operational plan, urban forest asset management plan)

Tree planting strategy or plan
Strategies or plans specifically aimed at guiding community-wide or regional tree planting efforts, with focus on achieving strategic tree planting goals such as increasing tree abundance (e.g., tree planting strategy or framework, tree planting master plan)

Urban forestry policy or guideline
Policies or guidelines that help shape effective urban forestry policies governing tree preservation, planting and maintenance (e.g., tree or urban forest bylaws, technical guidelines and standards, urban forestry best practices and operational design standards)

Urban forestry community engagement strategy or plan
Plans to involve community members in urban forest management and education (e.g., urban forest collaboration and partnership plans, community education and engagement strategy, capacity building strategy for tree planting and maintenance)

Urban forest assessment and analysis
Projects that involve gathering, analyzing and assessing data and information to better understand and manage urban forests (e.g., tree inventory, land cover analysis, planting site inventory, canopy growth modelling, planting prioritization study, forest structure and function study, urban forest climate vulnerability assessment, urban forest current conditions assessment, urban tree risk assessment)

Resources
  • Funder's website
      • Urban Forestry Plans and Studies
      • Releted Programs:
      • Tree planting

     

  • Contact
    • Email: gmfinfo@fcm.ca
    • Phone: 1-877-417-0550
    • Book a meeting with a GMF advisor
Deadline
  • April 15, 2026
Important Dates
  • Application deadline
    April 15, 2026 or until funding is fully allocated
Eligible Applicants
  • Municipalities
  • First Nations
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • Research Organization
  • Municipal-owned Organizations
Funding Details
  • Estimated amount per fund
    Grant up to $175,000
  • Funding Notes
    • Up to 80% of eligible costs
    • Municipalities with populations fewer than 10,000 and remote communities receive 90% cost share
    • Indigenous communities, or municipalities partnering with an Indigenous community, receive a 100% cost share
How to Apply
  • Fund Guidelines
      • Available here
  • Online Application
    • Complete the Readiness Check (available on program page)
    • Review the application guide
    • Create a client profile in the FCM Funding Portal
    • Submit pre-application form with supporting documents
    • GMF outreach officer review for eligibility
    • Submit full application if deemed eligible

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We make every effort to ensure the program details in this guide are accurate. In the event of a discrepancy between this guide and the funder’s official website, the information on the program website will take precedence.

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