Press Coverage

A group of valley organizations have announced that they have received a $5 million grant from the USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry program. The program is focused on creating, maintaining, and revitalizing green spaces in America's cities.

Work to re-beautify lots in some parts of Mahoning and Trumbull Counties is now getting more attention. The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation (YNDC) recently received a $5 million grant from the USDA Forest Service to plant thousands of trees in the Youngstown and Warren areas over the next five years.

Youngstown and Warren may get a little greener, shadier and beautiful due to a $5 million USDA Forest Service Urban and Community Forestry Inflation Reduction Act grant awarded to the Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation.

A proposed job creation grant agreement for Trivium Aluminum Packaging USA Corp. would provide a rebate to the manufacturer based on new job creation at its Youngstown plant, similar to the agreement approved with Steelite International USA Inc. City Finance Director Kyle Miasek presented details of the proposal at a meeting of City Council’s community planning and economic development committee late Tuesday afternoon.

The Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corp. and its partners have received a $5 million federal grant to plant 5,000 trees in Youngstown and Warren and remove thousands of dead ones in the two cities over the next five years.