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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#036A38">Tree Canada’s <i>Community Tree Grants</i> program is now accepting applications until December 3rd, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our <a href="https://treecanada.ca/grants-awards/community-tree-grants/">
Community Tree Grants</a> support community greening, innovation and stewardship initiatives across the country by offering funding and technical support to help start, upgrade, or achieve your greening goals through tree and shrub planting.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Our three Community Tree Grants are:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u>Greening Canada’s School Grounds</u></b><br>
Our <a href="https://treecanada.ca/grants-awards/greening-canadas-school-grounds/"><b>Greening Canada’s School Grounds</b></a> grants help strengthen the relationship between students and nature.<br>
<b><i>Who is Eligible:</i></b> Tree Canada supports greening projects wherever learning takes place, including on educational institution properties such as elementary schools, primary schools, high schools, universities, colleges and training centers across
Canada.<br>
<b><i>Grant Amount:</i></b> Up to $10,000 is available per project.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u>Edible Trees</u></b><br>
Our <a href="https://treecanada.ca/grants-awards/edible-trees/"><b>Edible Trees</b></a> grants help connect people with local food sources and builds community by planting trees and shrubs that produce fruits, nuts, seeds, berries, and pods<br>
<b><i>Who is Eligible:</i></b> Funding is available to educational institutions, Indigenous communities, community groups or gardens, food banks, community housing projects, municipalities, or other groups interested in planting edible trees on publicly accessible
sites.<br>
<b><i>Grant Amount:</i> </b>Up to $10,000 is available per project.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u>Treemendous Communities</u></b><br>
Our <a href="https://treecanada.ca/grants-awards/treemendous-communities/"><b>Treemendous Communities</b></a> grants encourage and support community tree planting projects that create long-lasting benefits. We accept a wide range of project proposals such as
heat island mitigation projects, biodiversity corridors, stormwater retention, invasive species control, riparian planting, park and street tree plantings, and more.<br>
<b><i>Who is Eligible:</i></b> Tree Canada supports greening projects wherever people live, work or play. Treemendous Communities funding is available to Canadian municipalities, Indigenous communities, business improvement associations, non-profits and
<b>community groups.<br>
<i>Grant Amount:</i></b> Up to $10,000 is available per project.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Visit the Frequently Asked Questions page to learn how to apply:
<a href="https://treecanada.ca/grants-awards/community-tree-grants-faq/">Community Tree Grants - Frequently Asked Questions - Tree Canada</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:#036A38">Le programme
<i>Subventions d’arbres communautaires </i>d’Arbres Canada accepte maintenant les demandes jusqu'au 3 décembre 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="FR">Nos programmes <a href="https://arbrescanada.ca/subventions-et-prix/subventions-darbres-communautaires/">
Subventions d’arbres communautaires</a> soutiennent des initiatives de verdissement, d’innovation et d’intendance environnementale dans les collectivités partout au pays. Nous offrons un appui financier et technique pour vous aider à établir, ajuster ou atteindre
vos objectifs de verdissement grâce à la plantation d’arbres et d’arbustes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA">Il existe trois types de subventions d’arbres communautaires.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u><span lang="FR-CA">Verdissement des cours d’école</span></u></b><u><span lang="FR-CA"><br>
</span></u><span lang="FR-CA">Nos subventions </span><a href="https://arbrescanada.ca/subventions-et-prix/verdissement-des-cours-decole/"><b><span lang="FR-CA">Verdissement des cours d’école</span></b></a><span lang="FR-CA"> contribuent à renforcer le lien
entre les élèves et la nature.<br>
<b><i>Projets admissibles :</i> </b>Arbres Canada soutient des projets de verdissement dans tous les lieux d’enseignement : écoles élémentaires, écoles primaires, écoles secondaires, universités, collèges et centres de formation partout au Canada.<br>
<b><i>Montant de la subvention :</i></b> Jusqu’à $10 000 par projet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u><span lang="FR-CA">Arbres comestibles</span></u></b><span lang="FR-CA"><br>
Nos subventions </span><a href="https://arbrescanada.ca/subventions-et-prix/les-arbres-comestibles/"><b><span lang="FR-CA">Arbres comestibles</span></b></a><span lang="FR-CA"> contribuent à établir un lien entre les gens et les sources locales de nourriture
et à renforcer le sentiment de communauté en plantant des arbres et des arbustes qui produisent des fruits, des noix, des graines, des baies et des gousses.<br>
<b><i>Projets admissibles :</i></b> Une subvention peut être accordée aux établissements d’enseignement, aux communautés autochtones, aux groupes et aux jardins communautaires, aux banques alimentaires, aux projets de logement communautaire, aux municipalités
ou à d’autres groupes qui souhaitent planter des arbres à fruits ou à noix comestibles sur des terrains accessibles au public.<br>
<b><i>Montant de la subvention :</i></b> Jusqu’à $10 000 par projet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><b><u><span lang="FR-CA">Communautés Formid’arbres</span></u></b><span lang="FR-CA"><br>
Les subventions </span><a href="https://arbrescanada.ca/subventions-et-prix/communautes-formidarbres/"><b><span lang="FR-CA">Communautés Formid’arbres</span></b></a><span lang="FR-CA"> encouragent et soutiennent les projets de plantation d’arbres communautaires
qui offrent des bienfaits à long terme. Nous acceptons un large éventail de propositions de projets : atténuation des îlots de chaleur, corridors de biodiversité, rétention des eaux de ruissellement, contrôle des espèces invasives, plantations le long des
cours d’eau, plantations dans des parcs et dans des rues, et bien d’autres encore.<br>
<b><i>Projets admissibles :</i></b> Arbres Canada soutient des projets de verdissement là où les gens vivent, travaillent ou se divertissent. Les subventions du programme Communautés Formid’arbres sont destinées aux municipalités canadiennes, aux communautés
autochtones, aux associations d’amélioration des affaires, aux organismes à but non lucratif et aux groupes communautaires.<br>
<b><i>Montant de la subvention :</i></b> Jusqu’à $10 000 par projet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR">Consultez la page des foires aux questions pour savoir comment postuler :
</span><a href="https://arbrescanada.ca/subventions-et-prix/subventions-darbres-communautaires-faq/"><span lang="FR-CA">Subventions d’arbres communautaires - Foire aux questions - Arbres Canada</span></a><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">Valerie Molino<br>
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#404040;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">Communications Coordinator | Coordonnatrice des communications</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none"><br>
</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="color:#404040;mso-ligatures:none">613-567-5545 ext | poste 259<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Tree Canada</span></b></a><b><span style="color:#00B050"><br>
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