Three examples of activities eligible for funding are given below. The Centerville Beautification Committee wants to expand the committee's activities from taking care of the community's flowerbeds at the local park to doing a street tree inventory to assess the value and condition of their urban forest resources and to plant new trees in existing vacancies. They need seed money to expand the committee to accomplish the job. A mailing to community residents is planned to explain the task objectives and to solicit volunteers.
Money is needed to purchase stationary, for postage, safety vests, tally sheets and tools.
The Middleboro Shade Tree Commission wants to try out an extensive planting program using the seedling and tree shelter method. They want the residents to pay for the seedlings, Tubex shelter and stake, and to plant the seedlings. The commission needs money to Xerox and mail information about the program, planting procedure and an informational decal to paste on the shelters. The local cable company has agreed to air a five-minute demonstration video on the information channel after the residents have received the written materials. In this example grant funds could not be used to purchase seedlings, shelters or stakes but only for materials or services to get the program implemented.