The Granville County Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Advisory Committee is accepting grant applications for the 2022-2023 grant program.
Donor Name: Granville County Parks
State: North Carolina
County: Granville County (NC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/07/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Granville County’s Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Programming Funds are used to facilitate the development and support of active and passive recreation and leisure activities for Granville County residents.
The objective is to make these activities available to as many residents, and from as broad a spectrum of residents, as possible. Recreation programming should seek to serve all age groups. The Granville County Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Advisory Committee Bylaws prohibit discrimination in the use of funds.
The Granville County Parks, Greenways, and Recreation Advisory Committee intends to broaden the geographic and programming scope to make recreation more accessible for more Granville County residents. The FY 2023 funding priorities for the committee are listed below. While the committee intends to prioritize certain locations and recreational amenities in order to achieve strategic goals in the county, all locations and projects that meet grant guidelines will be considered.
Recreational Priorities
- Walking trails
- Playgrounds
- ADA and inclusive recreation equipment and recreation for youth and adults of varying needs
- Outdoor fitness equipment
- Dog parks
- Basketball
- Bicycle trails
- Picnic shelters and tables
- Pickleball
- Parks, facilities, and activities that do not require a membership fee
- Open park space for family friendly activities/passive recreation
Funding Information
Submitted requests may not exceed $25,000.
Grant Period
Eligible Project Costs must occur between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023.
Funding may be used for:
- activities and products directly relating to programming (i.e. football helmets; temporary or guest instructors for non-government organizations; art supplies; reusable uniforms; reusable equipment; field maintenance, including chalk; replacement or repair of integral programming equipment; excursions for seniors; etc…)
- non-recreational support amenities will be considered but not prioritized
- documented hardship participation scholarships, but that reimbursement request cannot exceed $2,500 and may only be made once for each program offered. Hardship standards must be documented and individual scholarship requests must be attached to the funding request with personal information concealed for privacy considerations of requesting family in order to be considered.
Geographic Priorities
- Areas outside of large municipal limits
- Areas not in close proximity to existing recreational facilities, especially those of like kind
Eligibility Criteria
Public funds must be spent on a public purpose. Applicants must be a government entity or non-profit organization. Applicants do not have to be a registered 501c-3, but it is encouraged. If you do not have a tax identification number, you may be asked for additional verification of your organization’s structure, purpose, and history. Applicants that are awarded grant funds must register as a vendor with the Granville County Finance Department.
For more information, visit Recreation Grant Applications.
