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Bedford to apply for 2026 urban forestry grant; host fee $3,900, IU intern to assess tree canopy
Summary
Officials said they will apply to a DNR/Indiana University urban green infrastructure program that would place a 400‑hour intern, fund a tree‑canopy assessment and aim to plant about 100 trees; the host fee is $3,900 and the White River Forestry Committee offered to match the local share.
A committee member told the board the town is preparing to apply for the 2026 Community and Urban Forestry Assistance grant through the Department of Natural Resources and a partnership with Indiana University’s urban green infrastructure cohort. The program would place an intern for roughly 400 hours to complete a full tree‑canopy assessment, identify planting needs and organize community planting and volunteer events aimed at planting about 100 trees the following fall. "They are going to then put on a bunch of different community events and get people to volunteer and kind of get people excited to in the fall of next year uh plant 100 trees," the speaker said.
The host fee for participation is $3,900; the grant is a one‑to‑one reimbursement match. The White River Forestry Committee has offered to match the town’s share so the two parties would share the initial cost and be reimbursed through the grant if awarded. The board moved and seconded approval to apply and to allow using the $3,900 host fee up front should the grant application be accepted; if the town is not accepted into the program, it will not proceed.
