LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Planning - FY24
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- P-P-LWCF-24-006
- Agency
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National Park Service
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- $2,500 to $250,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Categories
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- Community Development
- Natural Resources
- Eligible applicants
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- State Governments
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
This notice of funding opportunity is from the National Park Service to provide funding to State governments to develop or update Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans. Eligible projects include developing or revising the SCORP document and conducting other recreation planning projects to inform the SCORP. To qualify for LWCF funding, States must have an approved SCORP that assesses outdoor recreation needs and priorities at least once every five years. The NPS will evaluate applications based on how well proposed projects align with the State's SCORP priorities. Applications are due by July 12, 2024.
Funding will be provided through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program under the Land and Water Conservation Fund. All work must be carried out within the applicant State. There is no minimum or maximum stated award amount, though historically funding has supported the full cost of developing or revising a SCORP plan according to the NPS Financial Assistance Manual.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
This notice of funding opportunity is to advise the State lead agencies for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) of the availability of funds for projects to develop or update their State-wide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) or supporting elements of it, as well as for other types of recreation planning projects. The LWCF Act requires each state to develop and maintain a SCORP for overall program eligibility for LWCF grants.
The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is implemented 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, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each fiscal year Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is in turn allocated to the States based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for the funding, States must have a current SCORP in place that assesses demand and need for outdoor recreation resources and sets priorities for the use of LWCF funds. Projects selected for LWCF funding should address priority needs or goals of the SCORP. The NPS must review and approve each State's SCORP, which is updated at least once every 5 years.
The LWCF Grant Assistance Manual establishes the eligibility, procedural, and programmatic requirements for LWCF grants. A copy of the current volume of the LWCF Financial Assistance Manual (Volume 72, October 1, 2023) can be found at FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL (nps.gov). Chapter 2 of the Manual outlines the SCORP process and requirements.
Update #1 ·
This notice of funding opportunity is to advise the State lead agencies for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) of the availability of funds for projects to develop or update their State-wide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) or supporting elements of it, as well as for other types of recreation planning projects that can help inform the SCORP. The LWCF Act requires each state to develop and maintain a SCORP for overall program eligibility for LWCF grants.
The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is implemented 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, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each fiscal year Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is in turn allocated to the States based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for the funding, States must have a current SCORP in place that assesses demand and need for outdoor recreation resources and sets priorities for the use of LWCF funds. Projects selected for LWCF funding should address priority needs or goals of the SCORP. The NPS must review and approve each State's SCORP, which is updated at least once every 5 years.
The LWCF Grant Assistance Manual establishes the eligibility, procedural, and programmatic requirements for LWCF grants. A copy of the current volume of the LWCF Financial Assistance Manual (Volume 72, October 1, 2023) can be found at FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL (nps.gov). Chapter 2 of the Manual outlines the SCORP process and requirements.
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