(AP) — Grant funds are available for communities and organizations that wish to plant shade trees.

The application deadline is Oct. 1 for Trees for Nebraska Towns grant funds.

About $250,000 in grants is available this year. The money is provided by the Nebraska Environmental Trust, a beneficiary of the Nebraska Lottery.

Application forms are available online at [email protected]. Contact Kendall Weyers at 402-472-6693 or [email protected] for more information.