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Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program is sponsored by U.S. National Park Service. Provides matching grants to state, local, and tribal governments for the acquisition of land and the development of facilities for public outdoor recreation. Funds are distributed annually to support basic recreation facilities in every state and territory.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: State, local, and tribal governments. Local units of government participate as subrecipients of the state. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows varies (over $327 million in formula grants and $134 million in competitive grants distributed in 2026). Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program is funded by U.S. National Park Service. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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IDNR's OSLAD program closes at 5:00 p.m. on August 31, 2026, with $37.5 million available, a $1,125,000 ceiling for land acquisition and $600,000 for development. The standard deal is 50/50. The deal that matters for small towns is the full-funding provision for economically distressed communities — and the thing that disqualifies applicants is not the project, it is GATA prequalification.
Read articleA new Interior Department policy routes every grant and cooperative agreement of $50,000 or more through two political appointees for manual review. The result is a backlog of roughly 1,400 grants and $362 million in delayed funding — up from fewer than 10 two years ago. Here is how the bottleneck works, why it matters even for recipients who already have an award letter, and what nonprofits, universities, states, and tribes should do to protect projects that depend on Interior dollars.
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