You are accessing a Virginia Department of Forestry information system. Usage of this system may be monitored, recorded, and subject to audit.  Use of the system and/or information indicates consent to monitoring and recording. Unauthorized use is prohibited and subject to criminal and civil penalties.

Beginning April 4, 2022, a Unique Entity ID is required to receive federally sourced grant funds.  The UEI is a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to an entity by SAM.gov. If you have not yet been assigned a UEI, visit SAM.gov to apply for one. Please note that data entered in SAM.gov must match federal tax data exactly and you must opt-in for public view in order for DOF to validate your UEI. Only federal awards require a UEI; non-federal (state and privately funded awards) do not. For more information, visit SAM.gov or the Federal Service Desk, FDS.gov.  

DOF cannot provide full or partial grant funding for individual pieces of equipment valued at $5,000 or above.

Effective April 2023, the value of in-kind volunteer time should be calculated using $31.80 per hour for purposes of match, as published by the Independent Sector. For volunteer work prior to April 2023, the rate is $29.95 per hour.  Only projects with a pre-approved volunteer labor match component in their budget may use these rates.

A log for staff and volunteer time and activities is available HERE. 

These instructional guides are currently available:

2023 Virginia Trees for Clean Water (VTCW)

2023 Urban & Community Forestry (U&CF)

How to Register

How to Sign a Contract

How to Request a Contract Amendment

How to File a Claim