The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Fiscal Management Division has been awarded a $490,837.10 Project Grant from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant funding will support the development of a new Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for the state of Pennsylvania. The SCORP will outline recreational priorities and guide the...
The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources received a $138,288 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office. The grant will fund development of New Hampshire's 2024-2028 State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). This federal program provides assistance for projects included in statewide comprehensive outdoor recreation plans...
The Kentucky Department for Local Government has been awarded a $526,008.88 federal Project Grant from the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to maintain and develop the state's 2025 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The award, with a period of performance from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will fund a combination of in-house resources including a SCORP specialist position, public outreach and...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service has awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) for the development and publishing of Alabama's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) covering the 2026-2030 period. The SCORP will inventory existing public and private recreation resources, analyze population distribution...
The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $661,566 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR). The funding will support CDPR's development of the 2026-2030 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for California. This high-level plan will include feedback and input from local park directors, planners, nonprofit organizations, and...
The Department of Natural Resources received a $250,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Interior National Park Service National Office. The grant was awarded on July 21, 2021 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to prepare and submit the state's 2023-2027 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). As indicated in the program description, the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program provides...
The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) received an $8,768,571.66 federal Project Grant award under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) from the National Park Service. The grant will fund renovations to Nocho Park in East Greensboro, North Carolina to provide much-needed improvements to an underserved community. Key project components include replacing restrooms, upgrading a...
The National Park Service awarded a $375,280 Project Grant to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Division of State Library, for the Hookerton Recreation and Greenway Development project. This funding supports the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), which provides assistance for projects included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans and the acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and...
This Project Grant award from the U.S. National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) provides $195,805 in federal funds to the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (NCDNCR) to increase the capacity of the LWCF State Assistance program. The award will fund three focus areas over the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025: 1) Hiring a new full-time temporary Grant Compliance...
The Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation in Vermont received a $123,400 Project Grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning (CFDA 15.916) program. The grant will enable the Vermont agency to create an inclusive statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) and develop a planning process action plan to guide future SCORP updates. The primary focus of the SCORP will be to conduct a...