TREE Fund fall grant application cycle opens

The Tree Research and Education Endowment (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 Aug. 1 to Oct. 1, with letters of inquiry due by Sept. 15. Full descriptions for each of these grant programs and the application process are available at treefund.org.

The John Z. Duling Grant Program provides startup 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 U.S. and awards up to $10,000.

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

The Bob Skiera Memorial Fund Building Bridges Initiative Grant Program, with assistance from the John White Memorial Fund, supports projects that 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 policymakers, awarding up to $30,000.

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

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