The U.S. Government is offering this grant to support vital conservation and environmental protection efforts nationwide. This funding combines assistance from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) for states, enabling the acquisition and development of land and water areas for public outdoor recreation and conservation. Simultaneously, it includes the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Partnership Challenge Program, which aims to safeguard military readiness. This is achieved by preventing incompatible development near military installations and preserving critical natural habitats through collaborative partnerships. The grant encourages strategic investments in natural resources, fostering both public access to outdoor spaces and ensuring the long-term sustainability of military operations and surrounding ecosystems.
Opportunity ID: 347006
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P23AS00318 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance + Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Partnership Challenge 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 |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 12.017 — Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Mar 21, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 21, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date and must be submitted by the State Lead Agency via Grants.gov. The State Lead Agencies may establish earlier deadlines for project sponsors to submit their proposals for their review for nomination to the national competition. Applications sent by facsimile, email, or mail delivery will not be accepted. Applications that are not received by the deadline will not be considered. The NPS will accept applications that: 1) were accepted in Grants.gov by the stipulated time, based on the time/date stamp in Grants.gov and 2) have been validated in Grants.gov, even if they are not forwarded to the DOI’s grant management system before the deadline.You are encouraged to submit your application well before the deadline and not wait until the last minute. The uploading and transfer process can take a while, especially when Grants.gov is getting heavy use. In addition, after the application is submitted, it is validated before it is forwarded to the NPS. Normally this happens within a few minutes to a couple of hours, but it can take Grants.gov up to a day or two to validate or reject an application. You can monitor your 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 after you successfully submit to Grants.gov as you will need it for tracking. Sometimes there are glitches that prevent actual transmission, for example, applications that exceed 200MB in size do not get forwarded to the DOI system. Technical difficulties with application submittal should be directed to the Grants.gov help desk. NPS staff can confirm receipt of submission but cannot resolve issues with Grants.gov or extend the application deadline due to difficulties with submission via Grants.gov. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 21, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date and must be submitted by the State Lead Agency via Grants.gov. The State Lead Agencies may establish earlier deadlines for project sponsors to submit their proposals for their review for nomination to the national competition. Applications sent by facsimile, email, or mail delivery will not be accepted. Applications that are not received by the deadline will not be considered. The NPS will accept applications that: 1) were accepted in Grants.gov by the stipulated time, based on the time/date stamp in Grants.gov and 2) have been validated in Grants.gov, even if they are not forwarded to the DOI’s grant management system before the deadline.You are encouraged to submit your application well before the deadline and not wait until the last minute. The uploading and transfer process can take a while, especially when Grants.gov is getting heavy use. In addition, after the application is submitted, it is validated before it is forwarded to the NPS. Normally this happens within a few minutes to a couple of hours, but it can take Grants.gov up to a day or two to validate or reject an application. You can monitor your 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 after you successfully submit to Grants.gov as you will need it for tracking. Sometimes there are glitches that prevent actual transmission, for example, applications that exceed 200MB in size do not get forwarded to the DOI system. Technical difficulties with application submittal should be directed to the Grants.gov help desk. NPS staff can confirm receipt of submission but cannot resolve issues with Grants.gov or extend the application deadline due to difficulties with submission via Grants.gov. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 31, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $250,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state and territory has a lead agency designated by the Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the lead agency can be the applicant for an LWCF grant. The lead agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency will be eliminated without consideration. Individuals, nonprofit organizations, and other private entities are not eligible as applicants or subrecipients.Eligible subrecipients (aka project sponsors) include state agencies and local units of government (e.g., state political subdivisions such as cities, counties, and special purpose districts such as park districts). Although Federally-recognized Indian Tribes are eligible for LWCF grants, they are not eligible to receive funds under 10 U.S.C 2684a, therefore REPI program funds could not be used to satisfy the non-federal cost share requirements for projects proposed to occur on tribal land. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | N/A |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.nps.gov/lwcf |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Elisabeth Fondriest
elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov Email:elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 347006 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> P23AS00318 LWCF+REPI.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Elisabeth Fondriest elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov Email: elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.916 | P23AS00318 | Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance + Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Partnership Challenge Program | PKG00280703 | Mar 21, 2023 | Aug 21, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
347006 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
347006 SF424C_2_0-2.0.pdf
347006 SF424D-1.1.pdf
347006 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
347006 Project_AbstractSummary_2_0-2.0.pdf
347006 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
347006 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
347006 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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