Maryland Department of Transportation

Urban Tree Program 

The MDOT Urban Tree Program is a stewardship community tree planting program to help plant trees in communities that have lost trees as a result of transportation construction projects. The program was established by statute (Transportation - §2–103.8) out of the 2021 legislative session and was developed as a grant program in partnership with the Department of Natural Resources and the Maryland Urban and Community Forestry Committee (MUCFC). The opportunity to apply for grant funding is open year-round! Applications will be reviewed twice a year for spring and fall planting seasons, January 15 and July 15 respectively. The program awards up to $5,000 for planting projects with additional funds available for pocket forest projects. The program supports the Maryland Five Million Trees initiative and supports MDOT’s efforts to being the greenest department of transportation in the country.

To learn more about the program and apply for funding, this page provides an overview of the Urban Tree Program as well as application resources for those who would like to apply.

Check out the MDOT UTP awardee dashboard here

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Fall 2025 Urban Tree Grant Program Awardees:

Awardee Project Title Number of Trees Award Amount
Wild Potomac Brunswick Community Tree Planting Project 92 $4,711.00
Wild Potomac Brunswick Campground Riparian Tree Planting 95 $4,052.00
Town of Smithsburg Town Lot on Geiser Way 75 $4,989.00
Mobilize Frederick The Frederick Cooler Neighborhoods Project – Waverly Elementary School 14 $1,377.86
Mobilize Frederick The Frederick Cooler Neighborhoods Project – Monocacy Elementary School 5 $388.69
Mobilize Frederick The Frederick Cooler Neighborhoods Project – Lincoln Elementary School 3 $182.00
Nature Forward Ensuring Healthy Future Forests Near the Maryland Purple Line 315 $4,999.08
Hampstead Tree Commission Panther Park Trail Planting Phase 1 27 $2,995.00
Friends of Ballenger Run Friends of Ballenger Run Tree Project 8 $1,000.00
Town of Thurmont Town of Thurmont – Trolley Trail at River Run Farms 11 $929.00

If you have any questions on the MDOT Urban Tree Program, please reach out to Nick Kurtz at [email protected].