FALL 2024 GRANT APPLICATION CYCLE NOW OPEN

Tree Research and Education Endowment Fund’s (TREE Fund’s) fall 2024 grant application cycle is now open.

Six grant programs are now accepting applications. The fall cycle application period runs from August 1 to October 1 with Letters of Inquiry due by September 15. Full descriptions for each of these grant programs and the application process are available on TREE Fund’s website.

The John Z. Duling Grant Program provides start up or seed funding to support innovative research and technology transfer projects and awards up to $25,000.

The Jack Kimmel International Grant Program provides funding for arboriculture research by applicants working primarily outside the United States and awards up to $10,000.

The Safe Arborist Techniques Fund Grant Program support original research that creates a safer work environment for people working in the tree care industry and the general public they serve and awards up to $15,000.

The Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative Grant Program, with assistance from the John White Memorial Fund, supports projects which help arborists and urban foresters communicate the value of trees and urban forests on a global basis through technology transfer and engagement with developers, builders, civil engineers, city planners, elected officials, and other policy makers and awards up to $30,000.

The Tree and Soil Research Fund Grant Program supports projects with research of interest to the landscape architecture community with a special focus in the area of trees and soils that support them and awards up to $10,000.

The Hyland R. Johns Grant Program support research that directly affects the work of industry professionals and awards up to $25,000.

TREE Fund is a non-profit organization whose mission is to support scientific discovery and dissemination of new knowledge in the fields of arboriculture and urban forestry. TREE Fund promotes scientific inquiry designed to benefit commercial, residential, utility and consulting arborists, urban foresters, and other professionals in related fields in their shared work to create, support and sustain vibrant urban canopies. TREE Fund offers nine grants and six scholarships each year. More information can be found at www.treefund.org.