Winnipeg, MB – Local community groups and organizations are once again eligible for funding to help grow Winnipeg’s tree canopy.
Applications for the 2025 Home Grown Grant, supported by the Government of Canada Two Billion Trees Program, opened today.
This marks the third year funding is being made available to registered not-for-profits looking to organize tree planting projects in their communities. In 2022, Winnipeg received more than $7 million over five years for its larger Home Grown Tree Planting Program, which includes both the grant and internal planting efforts.
Successful applicants can receive up to $20,000 each from the grant program for planting projects that focus on adding trees to geographic areas of higher poverty and underserved areas of the city.
In addition to the funding, successful Home Grown grant applicants will receive one-on-one guidance and oversight from a City of Winnipeg arborist and ongoing support to ensure their respective programs’ success.
To be eligible, community organizations must be either incorporated or a registered not-for-profit and have identified a planting site on public property within their respective community. Full criteria and application forms can be found at winnipeg.ca/homegrowngrant.
The application deadline for the 2025 planting year is November 12, 2024.