Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pleased to announce the 2022-2023 funding cycle for the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program.
The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program is a grant and loan program administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and authorized by The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act.
The purpose of the Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Program is to provide support to state parks and trails; to support local parks and trails of state and regional significance; to provide stewardship of conservation land; and to acquire critical areas for the provision or protection of clean water, wildlife, hunting, or fishing, for military installation buffering or for natural resource based outdoor recreation. This mission is accomplished through the distribution of funds through the Conserve Georgia Grant and low interest loans.
Funding Information
- Conserve Georgia grant and loan requests have a $500,000 minimum and are limited to a maximum award of $3,000,000.
- There is no minimum or maximum grant request amounts for the projects submitted by State agencies.
Eligible Projects
- Local Parks and Trails of State and Regional Significance
- State Stewardship
- State Land Acquisition
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible Project Applicants include:
- Qualified local governments as defined in paragraph 18 of subsection (a) of O.C.G.A. 50- 8-2:
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A county or municipality which:
- Has a comprehensive plan in conformity with the minimum standards and procedures;
- Has made its local plan implementation mechanisms consistent with those established in its comprehensive plan and with the minimum standards and procedures;
- Has not failed to participate in the department's mediation or other means of resolving conflicts in a manner which, in the judgment of the department, reflects a good faith effort to resolve any conflict; and
- Must be in good standing with the Department of Community Affairs (DCA)
- Any constituted recreation authority registered with DCA
- State agencies
- Nongovernmental entities, defined as any nonprofit organization on file with the Secretary of State Office primarily concerned with the protection and conservation of land and natural resources, as evidenced by its organizational documents.
- Note: Applicants may contact DCA to verify if they have met these criteria and are thus currently in good standing.
For more information, visit DNR.
For more information, visit https://gadnr.org/gosp