The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program provides funding for a broad range of land protection and outdoor recreation, including local and state parks, trails, water access, and the conservation and restoration of state land.
Donor Name: Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office
State: Washington
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2026
Size of the Grant: More than $1 million
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program was envisioned as a way for the state to accomplish two goals: acquire valuable recreation and habitat lands before they were lost to other uses and develop recreation areas for a growing population.
Typical Projects
- Buying land for a park
- Building ball fields, courts, regional athletic complexes
- Renovating community parks
- Developing regional trails
- Building waterfront parks
- Developing state lands.
Funding Categories
- Acquisition Projects: $1 million
- Development Projects: $500,000
- Combination Projects (Acquisition with either development or renovation: $1 million, of which not more than $500,000 may be for development costs
- State Lands Development and Renovation: Minimum $25,000, maximum $325,000
- State Parks
- Trails
- Water Access.
Eligible Projects
- Land Acquisition
- Acquisition includes the purchase of perpetual interest in real property or non-perpetual interests such as leases and easements. Acquisition of non perpetual interests must be for at least fifty years and may not be revocable at will. Incidental costs related to acquisition are eligible.
- Development
- Local and State Parks
- Buildings
- Campgrounds, cabins
- Fishing floats
- Hard court areas
- Interpretive kiosks, signs
- Outdoor swimming pools
- Picnic shelters
- Play areas
- Playing fields
- Restrooms
- Roads, paths, and parking
- View areas.
- State Lands Development and Renovatio
- Campgrounds
- Fishing piers and platforms
- Interpretive kiosks, signs
- Launch ramps and floats
- Picnic shelters
- Restrooms
- Roads, paths, and trails
- Trail
- Benches, tables
- Bridges and boardwalks
- Interpretive kiosks, signs
- Restrooms
- Trails
- Trailheads
- Viewpoints
- Water Access
- Buoys
- Fishing piers and platforms
- Interpretive kiosks, signs
- Launch ramps, floats
- Picnic shelters
- Restrooms
- Roads and paths.
Eligibility Criteria
- Local Parks Category
- Cities, counties, towns
- Federally recognized Native American tribes
- Special purpose districts, port districts, or other political subdivisions of the state providing services to less than the entire state
- State Lands Development and Renovation Category
- Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife
- Washington State Department of Natural Resources
- State Parks Category
- Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission
- Trails and Water Access Categories
- Cities, counties, towns
- Federally recognized Native American tribes
- Special purpose districts, port districts, or other political subdivisions of the state providing services to less than the entire state
- State agencies (Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission and Washington State Departments of Enterprise Services, Fish and Wildlife, and Natural Resources).
For more information, visit WSRCO.
