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Community Forest Program

This program offers a unique opportunity for communities to acquire and conserve forests that provide public access and recreational opportunities, protect vital water supplies and wildlife habitat, serve as demonstration sites for private forest landowners, and provide economic benefits from timber and non-timber products.

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Forest Service

Eligibility

Nonprofit Organization

Government and Tribes

Focus

Education

Infrastructure and Acquisitions

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

The primary purpose of the CDBG program is the development of viable communities through the provision of decent affordable housing, a suitable living environment, and the expansion of economic opportunities, principally for the benefit of persons of low and moderate income. ​

Funding

USDA Rural Development

Rural Business Development Grants

The purpose of the program is to promote economic development and job creation projects through the awarding of grant funds to eligible entities.

Funding

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

Wisconsin Assessment Monies (WAM)

This program provides funding to address specific brownfields sites where potential or known contamination is acting as an impediment to economic redevelopment.

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