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Find similar grantsFY27 Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) is sponsored by Central Virginia Planning District Commission (through Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation). This funding opportunity from the Central Virginia Planning District Commission is for open-space lands preservation.
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WebGrants - Virginia Outdoors Foundation Funding Opportunity Details If you are already a WebGrants user you can login to apply for this opportunity. If you are not a registered user you can register to apply for an account. 3962 - Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) - FY25 -Fall Round Funding Opportunity Details Final Application Deadline: Aug 8, 2024 5:00 PM Posted Date Jun 25, 2024 8:18 AM Award Amount Range $10,000.
00 - No Limit Project Dates 11/14/2024 - 11/16/2026 Award Announcement Date 10/10/2024 Recurring Opportunity Yes Program Officer Emily White Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) Established by the Virginia General Assembly in 1997 and administered by the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF), the Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) provides grants for acquisitions, easements, rights of way, and other methods of protecting open space for farming, forestry, recreation, wildlife, water quality, and more.
In most cases, a right, privilege, or interest in real estate must be conveyed to either VOF or a locality, pursuant to Virginia’s Open-Space Land Act, to be eligible for PTF funding VOF hosts two grant rounds annually, with requests for proposals announced in January and June or July each year, and grant awards made in June and October or November. Grant agreements have a two-year lifespan.
VOF seeks proposals for projects that provide new or expanded public access to open space, such as parks, preserves, trails, greenways, outdoor classrooms, beaches, and boat launches, as well as projects that protect exceptional natural and cultural resources for the benefit of the Commonwealth. Proposals may be submitted for both public and private lands.
PTF grants may be awarded to any person, organization, or locality with a real estate interest to convey on either public or private land. Land already under locality ownership may be eligible for PTF funding as long as the parcel is not already protected through certain existing deed restrictions.
Land Protection Partnership Permanent land protection is a required component of the Preservation Trust Fund, with the legislative language specifying that in most cases, the Virginia Outdoors Foundation or a locality must take a real estate interest in a property(ies). Usually, the preferred applicant or land protection partner is the locality.
A Preservation Trust Fund grant award may be given to an applicant without a confirmed land protection partner. Grant recipients without the required partner may accept the grant award and use the two-year grant lifespan to develop the necessary partnership. No funds may be disbursed until the real estate interest is conveyed.
The amount of funding available for each grant round is determined annually. In recent cycles, grant awards have averaged $150,000 per project. However, there is no absolute cap and exceptional projects, as well as those with substantiated need, have been funded at higher amounts.
Applicants are encouraged to request the amount of funding that would allow the project to be fully implemented. Partial funding is possible. Funds may be disbursed only when a real estate interest has been conveyed to VOF, a locality, or an approved eligible holder under the Open-Space Land Act.
Once a land protection instrument is recorded, the grant award may be issued in full with spend-down reporting to follow. While VOF is offering grant awards for both public access and exceptional natural and cultural resource protection projects, VOF is prioritizing those projects in which the interest in real estate includes a provision to provide access to the property by the public.
Successful proposals will protect and preserve open green space. Funding for resource protection easements will be prioritized for those projects that show exceptional characteristics in the following categories: historic and cultural, water quality, scenic and open space, habitat, agriculture and forestry, and policy alignment. Deed restrictions will protect the highest conservation values of a property.
PTF grants may pay for any costs that are associated with the conveyance of an interest, right, or privilege in open space to VOF, a locality, or an approved eligible holder under the Open-Space Land Act including fee-simple acquisition, development rights, public access rights of way, leases, legal costs, and survey costs.
Components critical for public use of the land may also be included in the grant request such as infrastructure and the associated necessary engineering, design, and planning. Although design costs may be included as part of a larger proposal, priority will be given to shovel-ready land protection projects with tangible, measurable results.
While infrastructure is an eligible cost, impervious surface will be capped, and project sites that are currently predominantly hardscape or are intended to be predominately hardscape are not good candidates for PTF funding.
Federal Program Compatibility The requirement for VOF or a locality to take a real-estate interest may complicate or prevent land from being eligible for federal sources of grant funding, federal ownership, or, in the case of a tribal applicant, to have ownership placed in federal trust for the benefit of the tribe. Grant applicants who may be considering federal partnerships of any kind should contact grant staff before applying.
Applications will be accepted through an online process, which can be accessed at https://www. vof. org/protect/grants/ptf/ .
Interested applicants should check the website for updates. Please contact grant program staff at grants@vof. org with any questions about the application process or project eligibility.
Resource Material Resource Material Description File Name Type Size Upload Date A. PTF Fact Sheet FY25 A. PTF Fact Sheet FY25.
pdf PTF Fact Sheet FY25. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 01:48 PM B. FY25 Grant Timeline B.
FY25 Grant Timeline. pdf FY25 Grant Timeline. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM C.
FY25 PTF Grant Program Manual with Appendix C. FY25 PTF Grant Program Manual with Appendix. pdf FY25 PTF Grant Program Manual with Appendix.
pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM D. Preservation Trust Fund Project Review Criteria FY25 D. Preservation Trust Fund Project Review Criteria FY25.
pdf Preservation Trust Fund Project Review Criteria FY25. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM E. Reference PTF Application E.
Reference PTF Application. pdf Reference PTF Application. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM F.
Reference PTF Fund Supplemental Material List F. Reference PTF Fund Supplemental Material List. pdf Reference PTF Fund Supplemental Material List.
pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM G. PTF Program Required Materials G. PTF Program Required Materials.
pdf PTF Program Required Materials. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM H. PTF Sample Deed Language H.
PTF Sample Deed Language. pdf PTF Sample Deed Language. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM I.
Deed of Dedication to Open-Space Template I. Deed of Dedication to Open-Space Template. pdf Deed of Dedication to Open-Space Template.
pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM J. SAMPLE PTF Grant Agreement Template J. SAMPLE PTF Grant Agreement Template.
pdf SAMPLE PTF Grant Agreement Template. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM K. SAMPLE PTF Grant Budget Template K.
SAMPLE PTF Grant Budget Template. pdf SAMPLE PTF Grant Budget Template. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM L.
Conservation Grants Program Request for Extension L. Conservation Grants Program Request for Extension. pdf Conservation Grants Program Request for Extension.
pdf 237 KB 06/24/2024 02:05 PM M. SAMPLE PTF Progress Report M. SAMPLE PTF Progress Report.
pdf SAMPLE PTF Progress Report. pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM N. SAMPLE PTF Financial Report N.
SAMPLE PTF Financial Report. pdf SAMPLE PTF Financial Report. pdf 134 KB 06/24/2024 02:05 PM O.
SAMPLE PTF Final Report O. SAMPLE PTF Final Report. pdf SAMPLE PTF Final Report.
pdf 168 KB 06/24/2024 02:05 PM P. Sample Application, City of Norfolk, Elizabeth River Trail Larchmont Trailhead P. Sample Application City of Norfolk Elizabeth River Trail Larchmont Trailhead.
pdf pdf 13 MB 06/24/2024 01:39 PM P. Sample Application, County of Lancaster Virginia, Carter Cove County Park Creation P. Sample Application County of Lancaster Virginia Carter Cove County Park Creation.
pdf pdf 9 MB 06/24/2024 01:39 PM P. Sample Application, Downtown Greens Inc, Downtown Greens Land Expansion Project P. Sample Application Downtown Greens Inc Downtown Greens Land Expansion Project.
pdf pdf 10 MB 06/24/2024 01:39 PM P. Sample Application, Friends of Southwest Virginia, Big Cherry Lake, Big Stone Gap, VA P. Sample Application Friends of Southwest Virginia Big Cherry Lake Big Stone Gap VA.
pdf pdf 7 MB 06/24/2024 01:39 PM P. Sample Application, Shenandoah County, Public River Access Along the North Fork P. Sample Application Shenandoah County Public River Access Along the North Fork.
pdf pdf 7 MB 06/24/2024 03:08 PM PTF Application User Guide PTF Application User Guide. pdf pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM PTF Final Report User Guide PTF Final Report User Guide. pdf pdf 1 MB 06/24/2024 02:05 PM PTF Grant Award Request User Guide PTF Grant Award Request User Guide.
pdf pdf 1 MB 06/24/2024 02:05 PM PTF Grant Award Spend Down User Guide PTF Grant Award Spend Down User Guide. pdf pdf 1 MB 06/24/2024 02:05 PM PTF Progress Report User Guide PTF Progress Report User Guide. pdf pdf 0 bytes 06/24/2024 02:05 PM Website Links Website links Virginia Outdoors Foundation http://www.
virginiaoutdoorsfoundation. org/ Preservation Trust Fund Grant Program https://www. vof.
org/protect/grants/ptf/ Code of Virginia, Chapter 17. Open-Space Land Act https://law. lis.
virginia. gov/vacode/title10. 1/chapter17/ Code of Virginia, Chapter 18 Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund https://law.
lis. virginia. gov/vacode/title10.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Interested parties within the Central Virginia Planning District Commission's service area; typically local governments and non-profit organizations focused on land conservation. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was July 29, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
FY27 Open-Space Lands Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) is funded by Central Virginia Planning District Commission (through Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This opportunity targets applicants in Virginia. If your organization operates elsewhere, check the official notice for location requirements.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
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