COMMUNITY FORESTRY AND LANDSCAPE GRANT PROGRAMS FOR NEBRASKA

Brief summary of tree & landscape grant opportunities
CEP Funds Granted for 2008
TNT Funds Granted for 2007
Design and Plant Selection for Sustainable Landscapes
Plant Diversity
Design, Plant Selection & Maintenance Recommendations
Design Assistance from Nebraska Statewide Arboretum Consultants
Specifications for Partnership Projects
Tree Planting Detail

NSA Community Landscape Award Winners 1980-2007

In close partnership with the University of Nebraska and the Nebraska Forest Service, NSA has assisted more than 150 Nebraska communities with the care and development of public green spaces through the Community Landscape Program since 1986. To date, this effort has provided a total of over $4 million in funding assistance to nearly 400 projects. More than just a granting initiative, however, the program also provides information and technical assistance to better enable these communities to use sustainable, environmentally-sound landscape practices in the planting and care of public landscapes.

Community Enhancement Program
The Nebraska Community Enhancement Program (CEP) is a cooperative effort of the Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR), Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. This program makes available federal transportation funds to assist communities and other public entities in Nebraska with the implementation of landscaping projects on public property that improve the state's transportation corridors. Typical projects include trail and street tree plantings, highway corridor improvements, and landscape enhancements to community signs and entry-ways. For information about the program, contact Sue Kohles at (402) 472-2212 or email skohles2@unl.edu.

2008 Community Enhancement Program Landscape Grant Projects:
Adams, Daniel Freeman School Native Garden, $5,120
Bassett, Rock County High School Entryway, $5,872
Bellevue, Roadway Island Triangle, $2,500
Bellevue, Two Springs Elementary School Grove, $4,352
Brady, Street Trees, $9,200
Chadron, Middle School Project, $4,285
Chapman, Bader Memorial Park Beautification, $4,352
Cozad, Cozad ROW Plantings, $8,000
Fremont, Ilgenfritz Paking Lot, $5,000
Fullerton, Nance County Veterans Memorial, $10,000
Gering, Five Rocks Road Xeriscape, $10,000
Hallam, Volunteer Fire Department, $15,040
Hickman, Entrance Sign Landscape, $8,500
Kimball, Downtown Streetscape, $11,000
LaVista, Keystone Trail Connector, $15,200
Lawrence, Highway 4 Enhancement, $5,520
Lexington, Dawson County Fairgrounds, $5,000
Lincoln, Downtown Landscape Restoration, $15,000
Lincoln, Regional Center Shrub Garden, $838
Lincoln, Southeast Community College Frontage, $6,000
Lindsay, Welcome Sign & Lake Enhancement, $3,014
McCool Junction, Community Sign Landscaping, $1,586
Nebraska City, North Entrance Welcome Sign, $2,400
Neligh, Public Library, $4,000
Norfolk, Public School Trees and Landscape, $6,240
Ogallala, Housing Authority Street Trees, $1,968
Ogallala, Humphrey Pond, $10,000
Ogallala, Retree Kickoff Street Trees, $17,000
Omaha, Alice Buffet Middle School Community Trail, $12,000
Omaha, Douglas County Health Center, $8,300
Omaha, Meadow Drive Entrance, $2,400
Omaha, Sacred Heart Landscape and ROW Improvement, $14,200
Omaha, Willow Wood Circle, $10,000
Orleans, Street Trees, $9,678
Papillion, 96th Street Project, $7,980
Pleasanton, Welcome Sign & Rosalia Park, $15,000
Scottsbluff, Lacy Park, $14,400
Seward, Plum Creek Trailhead, $5,000
South Sioux City, Riverview Drive, $15,792
St. Paul, Howard County Hospital, $10,000
Sterling, Park Drive, $4,547
Syracuse, Sports Complex, $15,000
Valley, Reichmuth Road, $15,000
Total Allocated $356,284

Trees for Nebraska Towns (TNT) is a cooperative effort of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum and the Nebraska Forest Service making nearly $300,000 in grant funds available for tree planting in communities across the state. The principal goals of the program are to improve species diversity in participating communities; to promote the planting of large-growing shade trees or evergreens; and to foster better maintenance of trees for long-term success.
TNT Projects Funded for 2007:
Albion, Boone County Fairgrounds, $10,200
Alliance, Alliance Cemetery, $3,500
Auburn, Nemaha County Fairgrounds, $4,000
Bancroft, B-R School Arboretum, $4,500
Beatrice, Big Blue River Trail - 3rd Phase, $3,000
Bellevue, Fontenelle Forest, $4,800
Crete, Doane College Tree Replacement, $5,500
Crete, Street Trees, $10,000
David City, Butler County Fairgrounds, $4,500
Fremont, Fremont Middle School, $5,000
Friend, Andrew Cemetery, $8,775
Friend, Friend Rec Center & Golf Course, $3,245
Fullerton, Street Trees, $15,000
Geneva, Fillmore County Courthouse, $5,150
Gering, Carpenter Center, $7,500
Hartington, Community Complex & Felber Park, $8,300
Hastings, Central Community College, $4,850
Hastings, City Tree Planting Initiative, $9,600
Hemingford, Box Butte County Fairgrounds, $10,000
Hickman, Prairie View Park, $10,000
Hooper, Park Plantings, $4,770
Kearney, Buffalo County Courthouse Parking, $4,000
Laurel, Norris Addition, $4,200
Lexington, High School, $6,450
Lincoln, LES Substation, $7,500
Lincoln, Street Trees, $10,000
Neligh, Antelope Memorial Hospital, $7,500
Ogallala, Housing Authority, $4,000
Omaha, College of St. Mary, $10,000
Omaha, Gross High School, $1,550
Omaha, Prospect Hill Cemetery, $9,000
Omaha, Southwest Neighborhood Parks, $10,000
Omaha, Washington Elementary School, $1,744
Overton, Ohm Drive Park & North Park, $2,365
Pender, Levee Trail, $15,000
Scottsbluff, Landers Memorial Park & Soccer Complex, $15,000
Scottsbluff, Public Housing Complex, $7,500
Shelton, Veteran's Park, $4,200
South Sioux City, Dible Soccer Complex, $7,420
Total Allocated $269,619

National Funding Sources for Public Landscapes
EPA Environmental Education Grant Program
Youth Garden Grants

Nebraska Statewide Arboretum
P.O. Box 830715
University of Nebraska
Lincoln, NE 68583-0715
402-472-2971