Deadline: 10-Aug-22
The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance Formula Grants – Construction.
This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to advise States, local units of government, and Indian Tribes of the potential availability of funds in their State for grants from the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) to acquire and/or develop lands for public outdoor recreation purposes.
The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was established in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and ensuring accessibility to present and future generations of US citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States.”
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $125,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $5,000,000
- Award Floor : $20,000
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- In accordance with 54 USC § 200305(a), only the State lead agency for LWCF may submit applications in response to this announcement, whether on behalf of itself or another entity. In this context a “State” includes the 50 US States, as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. The grants may be sub-awarded to other state or territory agencies, local political subdivisions, and Indian tribes. Local political subdivisions include: county, municipality, city, town, township, parish, local public authority, school district, special district (such as a park district), intrastate district, council of governments (whether or not incorporated as a nonprofit corporation under State law), any other regional or interstate government entity, or any agency or instrumentality of a local government. Individuals, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations are generally not eligible, although exceptions may be made for nonprofit organizations that are publicly-chartered under state or local law to serve a public purpose, such as managing a park or park district. In addition, a state must have a current NPS-approved SCORP to be eligible to apply for LWCF grants.
- The state lead agency is responsible for: reviewing proposals for completeness and eligibility requirements; ensuring that proposals meet and are consistent with outdoor recreation priorities outlined in the state or territory's SCORP; prioritizing proposals according to their Open Project Selection Process, and submitting final applications to the NPS for review and award of funds. For selected projects, the NPS makes financial assistance awards to the lead agency, which will be responsible for ensuring that allocated funds are used for the purposes of and in a manner consistent with this program, including any funds awarded to eligible sub-applicants. As the primary grantee for any sub-awarded grants,F Act and Manual, other applicable Federal requirements, and that performance goals are being achieved. The NPS cannot make grants to entities other than the state lead agency; applications submitted to this funding opportunity announcement by an entity other than the state lead agency will be automatically eliminated.
For more information visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342118