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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Communities can </span>access up to $175,000 in support from the
<span lang="EN-US">Green Municipal Fund’s </span><i>Urban forestry plans and studies</i>
<i>funding.</i><span lang="EN-US"> This funding is designed to increase your local government’s capacity to strategically manage canopies while enhancing community and forest resilience, ecological health and social equity. </span> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You won’t have to do it alone. GMF also offers resources and coaching services that will support your community in
</span>creating or updating plans to manage existing trees, grow canopy cover and build policies that bring health and resilience benefits to all residents. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Apply for funding by April 15, 2026: <a href="https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/funding/urban-forestry-plans-studies">
https://greenmunicipalfund.ca/funding/urban-forestry-plans-studies</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA">Les municipalités peuvent obtenir un financement maximal de 175</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">000</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">$
du Fonds municipal vert pour élaborer un plan ou une étude de foresterie urbaine. Ce financement est conçu pour soutenir votre gouvernement municipal dans la gestion stratégique des canopées en améliorant la résilience des municipalités et des forêts, la santé
écologique et l’égalité sociale.</span><span lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA">Vous pouvez obtenir du soutien. Le Fonds municipal vert offre des ressources et des services d’encadrement pour aider votre collectivité à créer ou à mettre à jour des plans quant à la gestion des arbres établis, l’expansion
de la canopée et l’élaboration de politiques favorisant la résilience et des conditions saines pour tous les résidents.</span><span lang="FR"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-CA">Demandez du financement d’ici le 15</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">avril</span><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span><span lang="FR-CA">2026 :
<a href="https://fondsmunicipalvert.ca/financement/plans-etudes-foresterie-urbaine">
https://fondsmunicipalvert.ca/financement/plans-etudes-foresterie-urbaine</a></span><span lang="FR"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="https://fcm.ca/en/about-fcm/corporate-resources/land-acknowledgement" title="">Full Statement</a></p></td>
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