Department of Parkways and Parkways Tree Planting Grant

Managed by the Greater New Orleans Foundation

In December 2021, the New Orleans City Council enacted an ordinance to annually allocate funding to support nonprofit partners in Orleans Parish in planting trees on public property within the City of New Orleans.

Award Recipients by Planting Season

2022 - 2023: Healthy Community Services, NOLA Tree Project, Sustaining our Urban Landscape (SOUL), Tree-mend-us Love, Water Wise Gulf South
2023 - 2024: Friends of Lafitte Greenway, Groundwork New Orleans, Handson New Orleans, Healthy Community Services, Longue Vue House and Gardens, Lower 9th Ward Homeownership Association, NOLA Tree Project, SOUL, The Gentilly Terrace and Gardens Improvement Association, Water Wise Gulf South, Youth Rebuilding Together
2024 - 2025: Broad Community Connections, Center for Sustainable Engagement & Development, Chef Downman Business Association, Common Ground Relief, Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association, Groundwork New Orleans, New Orleans East Green Infrastructure Collective, New Marigny Neighborhood Association, NOLA Tree Project, Thrive New Orleans, Youth Rebuilding New Orleans
2025 – 2026: Algiers Economic Development Foundation, Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association, Faubourg St. John Neighborhood Association, Greater New Orleans Development Foundation, HandsOn New Orleans, Krewe of Red Beans, Limitless Vistas, Lafitte Greenway Partnership, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, New Marigny Neighborhood Association, NOLA Tree Project, Touro Synagogue