Opportunity ID: 350903

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: P24AS00498
Funding Opportunity Title: Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Outdoor Recreation – Aquisition and Development
Expected Number of Awards: –
Assistance Listings: 15.916 — Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 5
Posted Date: Nov 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: Dec 11, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Archive Date: May 28, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding: $224,145,000
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people, or an unincorporated area with a population of a least 30,000, as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town (or unincorporated area) of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Park Service
Description:

The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]” This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years. Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments. 
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

NPS_Inquiries@nps.gov
Email:NPS_inquiries@nps.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Updated Synopsis to align with NOFO change to allow projects in unincorporated areas of 30,000 or more people, to be considered, and to allow unincorporated areas of 30,000 or more to eligible subrecipients. Dec 11, 2023
Contact email has been updated. Nov 07, 2023
Trying a third time to get the correct estimated total program funding to be $224,145,000 Nov 07, 2023
Changed the amount of Estimated Total Funding, which had a typo. Nov 07, 2023
Nov 07, 2023

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 5

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: P24AS00498
Funding Opportunity Title: Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Outdoor Recreation – Aquisition and Development
Expected Number of Awards: –
Assistance Listings: 15.916 — Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 5
Posted Date: Nov 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: Dec 11, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Archive Date: May 28, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding: $224,145,000
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people, or an unincorporated area with a population of a least 30,000, as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town (or unincorporated area) of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Park Service
Description:

The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]” This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years. Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments. 
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

NPS_Inquiries@nps.gov
Email:NPS_inquiries@nps.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 4

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: P24AS00498
Funding Opportunity Title: Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Outdoor Recreation – Aquisition and Development
Expected Number of Awards: –
Assistance Listings: 15.916 — Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 4
Posted Date: Nov 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: Dec 11, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: –
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Archive Date: May 28, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding: $224,145,000
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Park Service
Description:

The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]” This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years. Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments. 
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

NPS_Inquiries@nps.gov
Email:NPS_inquiries@nps.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: P24AS00498
Funding Opportunity Title: Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Outdoor Recreation – Aquisition and Development
Expected Number of Awards: –
Assistance Listings: 15.916 — Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 3
Posted Date: Nov 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: Nov 16, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: –
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Archive Date: May 28, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding: $224,145,000
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Park Service
Description:

The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]” This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years. Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments. 
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Susan Broeksmit

susan_broeksmit@nps.gov
Email:susan_broeksmit@nps.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: P24AS00498
Funding Opportunity Title: Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Outdoor Recreation – Aquisition and Development
Expected Number of Awards: –
Assistance Listings: 15.916 — Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 2
Posted Date: Nov 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: Nov 16, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: –
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Archive Date: May 28, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding: $220,000,000
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Park Service
Description:

The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]” This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years. Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments. 
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Susan Broeksmit

susan_broeksmit@nps.gov
Email:susan_broeksmit@nps.gov

DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: P24AS00498
Funding Opportunity Title: Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation: –
Funding Instrument Type: Grant
Category of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification)
Category Explanation: Outdoor Recreation – Aquisition and Development
Expected Number of Awards: –
Assistance Listings: 15.916 — Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Nov 07, 2023
Last Updated Date: Nov 07, 2023
Original Closing Date for Applications: –
Current Closing Date for Applications: Apr 30, 2024 Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Archive Date: May 28, 2024
Estimated Total Program Funding: $224,145
Award Ceiling: $15,000,000
Award Floor: $300,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Park Service
Description: The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]”  This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years.  Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas.  With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments. 
Link to Additional Information: –
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Susan Broeksmit
susan_broeksmit@nps.gov
Email:susan_broeksmit@nps.gov

Folder 350903 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> ORLP Round 7 NOFO Final v6.pdf

Folder 350903 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> SF429B and Cover-V1.0 (1).pdf

Folder 350903 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Common LWCF Ineligible Costs.pdf

Folder 350903 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Rnd 7 Template Project Narrative Form.pdf

Folder 350903 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Rnd 7 Template Budget Narrative Form.pdf

Folder 350903 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Rnd 7 Project Images Form.pdf

Folder 350903 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> Rnd 7 Application Checkist.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: NPS_Inquiries@nps.gov
Email: NPS_inquiries@nps.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.916 P24AS00498 Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program PKG00283736 Nov 10, 2023 Apr 30, 2024 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

350903 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf

350903 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf

350903 SF424D-1.1.pdf

350903 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

350903 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf

350903 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf

Optional forms

350903 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf

350903 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf

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