1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
2025 Competitive Grant Program is sponsored by Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District. A landmark competitive grant program to accelerate the development of parks, trails, and green infrastructure across Los Angeles County. It targets shovel-ready, climate-smart projects, with at least 30 percent of funding reserved for areas with high or very high park need.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Competitive Grant Programs - RPOSD Competitive Grant Programs Funded by Measure A, RPOSD’s competitive grant programs are designed to invest in eligible programmatic or capital projects consistent with or similar to those identified in the Parks Need Assessment and bridge the equity gap. Explore the rest of this page to learn more about each specific program!
Closed Competitive Grant Programs Total Available Funding: $18 million Guidelines Release Date July 15, 2025 Application Deadline 10 AM on October 30, 2025 Anticipated Award Announcement No later than March 2026 2025 Competitive Grants Resource Page Application filing opens on August 1, 2025, on the Grants Management System . This took place on July 23, 2025 . We shared an overview about the grant opportunities and how to apply.
Frequently Asked Questions Questions may also be submitted during scheduled webinars or online information sessions. All questions must be submitted by October 15, 2025 , to ensure a response before the application deadline.
for acquisition-only projects that meet the goals of the Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation and Protection Competitive Grant Program or the Regional Recreation, Multi-use Trails and Accessibility Competitive Grant Program. This program prioritizes urgent acquisitions in High or Very High Need Study Areas as well as trails connections and access, wildlife corridors, and critical habitat.
Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 3 & 4 Every 3 years 2027, 2030 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here.
County Cultural Facilities for projects that acquire, develop, improve, and/or restore a County Cultural Facility, defined as a building owned or operated by the County of Los Angeles which shall be used for the programming, production, presentation, or exhibition of natural history and any of the arts and cultural disciplines.
These disciplines include music, dance, theatre, creative writing, literature, architecture, painting, sculpture, folk arts, photography, crafts, media arts, and visual arts. Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 4 Every 3 years 2026, 2029 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here.
Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation and Protection for projects that improve and protect open space, watersheds, and water resources through planning, acquisition, development, improvement, and restoration of multi-benefit parks. Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 3 Every 3 years 2028, 2031 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here.
2025 Cycle Awarded in 2026 2021 Cycle Awarded in 2022 for planning and design efforts such as feasibility studies, conceptual designs, design development drawings, construction documents, and other site studies required to effectively plan and design a park, trail, open space, or other recreation project.
Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 3 & 4 Every 3 years 2028, 2031 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here.
2025 Cycle Awarded in 2026 for programs that increase Los Angeles County residents’ accessibility to public lands, park facilities, and park amenities, including education, interpretive services, safety information, transportation, and other activities, especially for those in high and very high-need areas.
Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 3 & 4 Every 3 years 2026, 2029 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here. Regional Recreation Facilities, Multi-use Trails and Accessibility for acquisition, development, improvement, restoration, or rehabilitation projects that improve, connect, and protect regional recreational facilities, trails, and accessibility.
Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 4 Every 3 years 2028, 2031 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here. 2021 Cycle Awarded in 2022 2025 Cycle Awarded in 2026 Youth and Veteran Job Training and Placement for programs that provide education and skills training (career development) or certification and job placement in the field of parks and recreation to youth and veterans.
Fund Category Frequency Next Anticipated Cycles 5 Every 3 years 2026, 2029 Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here. Complete this form to join our mailing list and stay posted about upcoming workshops, application dates, etc. Your browser does not support the video tag. Your browser does not support the video tag.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Cities, agencies, and nonprofits in Los Angeles County. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $100,000 to $4,000,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
2025 Competitive Grant Program is funded by Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
NASA published an RFI on September 12, 2026 seeking states willing to host and sponsor the new United States Space Academy, with responses due October 26 at 6 p.m. EDT through SAM.gov. Only a governor or a governor's designee may submit, and only once per state. The timeline demands groundbreaking by 2027, 300 students in temporary facilities in 2028, and a permanent campus by 2031. Here is what that structure actually means for universities, economic development agencies, and contractors in the states that compete.
Read articleA rewrite of the federal grants rulebook would let political appointees pre-approve or cancel discretionary grants, add per-expense written justification, and layer new state verification before dollars reach districts — while House appropriators move to cut Title I by 9 percent ($1.6 billion). A Senate stopgap blocks the rule only until December 11, 2026. Here is what changes for education grant recipients and the readiness moves to make now.
Read articleNASA funds SBIR proposals in propulsion, in-space manufacturing, life support, autonomy, and Earth observation. Here are the topic areas and how to position for the 2026 restart.
Read article