The Sustainable Forestry Initiative is pleased to announce the opening of the Request For Proposals for the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Programs. The deadline for proposals for this nationwide program is October 2.

-- Conservation Grants: Priority for projects which measure, demonstrate, or establish methodologies to demonstrate, the conservation-related values of SFI-certified forestlands (lands certified to the SFI Forest Management Standard), or such values which result from application of the SFI Fiber Sourcing standard.

-- Community Grants: SFI seeks requests in the following six areas: connect youth to forests; train and educate current and future practitioners and professionals; support and promote Aboriginal, Tribal and Heritage values; support underserved communities through forestry, with a focus on urban forestry, rural communities and/or minority landowners; promote best practices for using forest products certified to SFI standards, including programs such as “It Starts at Home” and partnerships with Habitat for Humanity; and or demonstrate the conservation values of SFI-certified forests through community-related projects.

Since 2010, SFI has awarded 66 Conservation and Community Partnership Grants totaling more than $1.9 million to foster research and pilot efforts to better inform future decisions about our forests. When leveraged with project partner contributions that total exceeds $7.1 million.

SFI is looking forward to another successful and productive year for the Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program. This year SFI will award up to $400,000 in new Conservation and Community Partnership projects.

For more information, visit the SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Programs webpage.

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8/17/2015