The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance program provides grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.
Donor Name: Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA)
State: Alabama
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000,000
Details:
Purpose
As designed, the purpose of the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program is to provide new or significantly improved recreation opportunities in economically-disadvantaged communities, consistent with the purposes and requirements of the LWCF Act and LWCF Manual, and that:
- Meet recreation goals as identified in, and align with, at least one priority of, the State’s
- Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
- Are located within or abutting an incorporated city (or town) having a population of 30,000 or more.
- Serve the specific needs of a community(ies) that is (are) severely lacking in walkable, publicly accessible, outdoor recreation (“park deserts”), and that has a poverty rate of at least 20% or that is at least 10 percentage points higher than that of the project city, county, and state rates.
Grant Priorities
The competition will prioritize the selection of projects that:
- Provide new recreational opportunities, particularly those that will increase access to nature’s benefits, such as green spaces, shady areas (via tree cover), and natural landscapes that help cool the air and reduce urban heat island effects, reduce pollution, and have positive effects on mental and physical health.
- Empowered and engaged members of the target community in the project development and design of the plans for the park.
- Create or expand public-private partnerships that leverage matching share resources (e.g., money or donations of land, supplies, or services, etc.).
- Benefit from a high degree of coordination among the public, multiple levels of government, and the private sector.
- Advance goals of, or meet, priority recreation needs identified in numerous local, regional, state plans and/or initiatives.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Funding
- $192,000,000
- Maximum Award
- $10,000,000
- Minimum Award
- $300,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants:
- State governments
- Additional Information on Eligibility:
- In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the lead agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the state lead agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The lead agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible sub recipient.
- Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration. Individuals, nonprofit organizations, and other private entities are not eligible as applicants or sub-recipients.
- Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) include state agencies, local units of government (state political subdivisions such as cities, towns, counties, and special purpose districts such as park districts), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.
For more information, visit ADECA.
