This planning grant will focus on the preparation of the usvi territorial comprehensive outdoor recreation plan

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) will provide $210,000 to the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Planning & Natural Resources to prepare the U.S. Virgin Islands Territorial Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. The plan will establish a framework to address current issues and opportunities related to meeting the demand for both active and passive outdoor recreation in the U.S. Virgin Islands. This planning effort fulfills a requirement for the U.S. Virgin Islands to be eligible for future LWCF assistance in acquiring, developing, and maintaining public lands for outdoor recreation.

Since the inception of the federal land and water conservation fund program in 1965 the preparation of the statewide and territorialwide comprehensive outdoor recreation plan has been required for states and territories to be eligible for lwcf assistance with the acquisition development and maintenance of public lands for outdoor recreation. The tcorp of the usvi establishes a framework for addressing current issues and opportunities related to meet the demand for both active and passive recreation opportunities and fulfills this requirement.