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Shade Tree group seeks city match to pursue $50,000 DCNR grant for Chestnut Street trees
Summary
Shade Tree representatives asked council for matching funds (about 20% or roughly $10,000) to pursue a DCNR community forestry grant; council discussed using about $7,000 remaining in an economic-development account and in-kind DPW support.
Representatives of the Shade Tree group asked Sunbury council for support to pursue a Community and Watershed Forestry grant from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources that has a $50,000 minimum award and typically requires a 20% local match.
The Shade Tree speaker explained the group already won a smaller award to plant 20 trees on Chestnut Street and has a forester's recommendations for species and planting locations. "It's the community and watershed forestry grant. It's a $50,000 minimum grant...we would need 20% matching money for that grant, which would be about $10," the Shade Tree representative said. Council members discussed using remaining economic-development funds (about $7,000 was noted in the meeting) plus in-kind help from DPW for matching and asked the Shade Tree group to supply a list of trees and a plan so staff could evaluate feasibility.
Council staff and Randy Buhner (who said he helps write grants) offered to assist the nonprofit in preparing applications; members noted the city cannot always be the direct recipient for some foundation funds and encouraged the nonprofit to demonstrate local matching and volunteers in grant applications.
