Urban & Community Forestry Program Operations: Budget Guidance

The guide outlines allowable and unallowable costs, budget categories, and reimbursement procedures for the Urban & Community Forestry Program, emphasizing compliance with 2 CFR 200 and Forest Service requirements.

• Grantees must adhere to specific budget categories: Project Labor (including fringe benefits for staff, excluding contractors), Travel, Equipment, Supplies, Contractual, and Other. Capital equipment purchases exceeding $5,000 per unit are prohibited, though equipment rentals are permitted.
• Indirect costs are capped at 10% unless the entity has a negotiated indirect cost rate (NICRA). Certain activities are strictly unallowable, including infrastructure costs, lobbying, alcoholic beverages, and general entertainment, unless specifically authorized for programmatic purposes.
• Tree removals are generally prohibited unless the trees are dead, pose a high risk to public safety or urban forest health in a disadvantaged community, or are damaged by invasive insect pests; such removals must be followed by replacement plantings.
• Payments are made on a reimbursable basis using Form SF-270, and no advances are permitted. Reimbursements may be delayed if reports are late or if the entity's SAM.gov registration is not current.
• Entities with expenditures exceeding $750,000 must produce a Single Audit in accordance with 2 CFR 200.501. Budget modifications of less than 10% between categories are allowed if approved by the Case Manager and Grant Manager.

APA

GreenLatinos (n.d.). Urban & Community Forestry Program Operations: Budget Guidance. https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GreenLatinos-Urban-Community-Forestry-Grant-Budget-Guidance.pdf

Chicago

GreenLatinos. Urban & Community Forestry Program Operations: Budget Guidance. n.d. https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GreenLatinos-Urban-Community-Forestry-Grant-Budget-Guidance.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenlatinosndurban, author = {{GreenLatinos}}, title = {{Urban \& Community Forestry Program Operations: Budget Guidance}}, institution = {GreenLatinos}, url = {https://www.greenlatinos.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/GreenLatinos-Urban-Community-Forestry-Grant-Budget-Guidance.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }