Project Grant P24AP00413

This $500,000 Project Grant from the National Park Service, under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916), will support the Nevada Division of State Parks in developing a statewide historic context for outdoor recreation in Nevada. Key products include: research and development of a background history and relevant context for outdoor recreation resources and properties in Nevada; assessment of impacts from Land and Water Conservation Fund projects;...

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...

This Project Grant award from the National Park Service's Land and Water Conservation Fund (CFDA No. 15.916 - Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning) provides $114,000 to the State of Delaware, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) to complete the outdoor recreation assessment process for the 2024-2029 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) update. The funding will allow DNREC to collaborate with various stakeholders, including...

The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $661,566 Project Grant to the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) on October 1, 2024 under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The funding will support the development of the 2026 to 2030 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) for California. The SCORP will serve as an inclusive plan for nearly 1,000 agencies that operate 14,000 parks 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 Kentucky Department for Local Government (DLG) has been awarded a $526,008.88 federal Project Grant by the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). The grant will fund the development and maintenance of the 2025 Kentucky Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) over a 3-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The grant activities include hiring a SCORP specialist, conducting public...

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) received a $450,000 Project Grant award from the National Park Service under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to develop the State's 2024 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The planning grant will aid RIDEM in acquiring data to create the SCORP to improve Rhode Island's outdoor recreation and open space system and position the state as a recreational tourism...

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 Nebraska Game and Parks Commission will utilize a $125,472 Land and Water Conservation Fund grant from the Department of the Interior National Park Service to conduct an outdoor recreation survey for the state's 2026-2030 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan. The survey aims to determine issues of statewide importance regarding outdoor recreation and evaluate statewide recreation demand and preferences to inform the next plan update. This work supports the Outdoor Recreation...

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...