The Outdoor Recreation Planning Assistance Program is designed to help build capacity at the local level through engaging consulting services and utilizing the Division of Outdoor Recreation staff’s technical expertise.
Donor Name: Utah Division of Outdoor Recreation
State: Utah
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2026
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Outdoor Adventure Commission (OAC) continues to recognize the need for planning support and has given an allocation of $2.5 million to Outdoor Recreation Planning Assistance (ORPA) to fund planning assistance and resource development.
Funding Information
Grant Up to $200,000.
Eligible Projects
- Feasibility/trail alignment studies
- NEPA/environmental assessments
- Cultural surveys
- Biological surveys
- Community outreach strategies and execution
- Stakeholder/steering committee facilitation (process collaboration)
- Plan development assistance (i.e. Master Trails Plan)
- Wayfinding strategies and/or design
- Conceptual trail & site design
- Visitor use mitigation strategies
- Mapping services
- Funding strategies
- Field data collection (trail assessments)
- Land-use recommendations and scenarios
- User conflict/trail etiquette strategies
- Assistance scoping the project in preparation for procurement (i.e. request for proposals, request for quotes, etc).
Eligibility Criteria
Municipalities, counties, federal agencies, non-profits and tribal governments.
For more information, visit Division of Outdoor Recreation.
