The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded $42,585,500 in grants to nine state organizations to plant and maintain trees, combat extreme heat, and improve access to green space in communities throughout Hawaiʻi.

The largest award of $20 million went to Kupu, a conservation and youth education nonprofit based in Honolulu.

In addition to Kupu, the other organizations awarded grants include:

• Smart Trees Pacific – $9 million

• Grow Good Hawaiʻi -$5 million

• Friends of Amy B.H. Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden – $2 million

• State of Hawaiʻi Department of Land & Natural Resources (DLNR) Division of Forestry & Wildlife – $2 million

• University of Hawaiʻi – $2 million

• Akaka Foundation for Tropical Forests – $1 million

• City & County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation – $1 million

• DLNR – $585,500

 

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