Read Article AUGUSTA — Up to $100,000 is available to Maine’s local governments, municipalities, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations through Project Canopy’s community assistance grant program. Project Canopy – Maine’s community forestry program, a program of the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry’s (DACF) Maine Forest Service – has awarded community forestry project grants totaling more than $600,000 since 2015. Project Canopy grants are available in two categories: Planning and Education, and Tree Planting and Maintenance. Planning and Education grants have a maximum award of $10,000, typically range from $6,000 to $8,000, and require a 50-percent cost-share with cash or in-kind services. Planting and Maintenance grants have a maximum award of $8,000.