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Find similar grantsOutdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program is sponsored by U.S. National Park Service. The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) is a nationally competitive grant program that provides funding to enhance recreation opportunities in rural and urban communities.
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Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program - Land and Water Conservation Fund (U.S. National Park Service) Skip to global NPS navigation Skip to the footer section Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program Montbello Open Space Park in Denver, Colorado, opened in 2021 with federal funds from an Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership grant.
Mundus Bishop / Scott Dressel-Martin The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) is a nationally competitive grant program that provides funding to enhance recreation opportunities in rural and urban communities. ORLP’s funding helps communities to create new outdoor recreation spaces, reinvigorate existing parks, and form connections between people and the outdoors. Recreation is core to the American experience.
ORLP is making recreation attainable for more Americans funding an array of projects from sports fields and playgrounds to walking trails, and community gardens. Land acquisition, site development, or renovation of existing facilities are all possible ORLP projects. Projects are locally led and designed to meet pressing community needs.
Since 2014, ORLP has invested over $385 million in projects nationwide with funding from the Land and Water Conservation Fund. Basic ORLP Grant Requirements Find additional requirements and information in the Lands & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Manual . Population Eligibility - 25,000 or more, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native organizations, and Native Hawaiian community organizations, are eligible regardless of population. Matching Requirement - ORLP reimburses up to 50% of all project costs. Applicants are responsible for finding other non-federal funds for at least 50% of project costs.
Perpetuity Requirement - ORLP projects must be maintained and accessible exclusively for public outdoor recreation use in perpetuity. Other Land & Water Conservation Fund Requirements – As an LWCF program, ORLP projects must align with the LWCF Act, LWCF Manual , and your relevant state’s State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP).
Technical assistance for ORLP applications Contact the National Park Service’s ORLP program via email . Last updated: May 13, 2026
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local governments, federally recognized tribes, Alaska Native organizations, and Native Hawaiian community organizations in areas with populations of 25,000 or more. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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History of Equal Rights Grants is a program from the U.S. National Park Service funded through the Historic Preservation Fund that supports the preservation of sites related to the struggle to achieve equal rights for all Americans. The program is not limited to any specific group and encourages the broadest possible interpretation of sites associated with efforts to achieve equal rights. It funds physical preservation work and pre-preservation planning for sites listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or designated as National Historic Landmarks. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require a non-federal match. Eligible applicants include states, tribes, local governments, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Applications are submitted via Grants.gov under Assistance Listing 15.966.
Underrepresented Communities Grants is a program from the U.S. National Park Service that funds efforts to diversify listings in the National Register of Historic Places. Administered through the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF), the program supports surveys and inventories of historic properties associated with communities underrepresented in the National Register, as well as the development of nominations for specific sites. All funded projects must result in the submission of a new or amended nomination to the National Register of Historic Places. Grants are awarded through a competitive process and do not require a non-federal match. Eligible applicants include states, tribes, local governments, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations. Applications must be submitted via Grants.gov under Assistance Listing 15.966.
The Fund for Women & Girls Grant Program is sponsored by The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC). The Fund for Women & Girls, an initiative of TFEC, makes grants to local nonprofit organizations in specific South Central PA counties. The grants support projects that advance the lives of women and girls by providing opportunities to address basic needs, develop economic self-sufficiency, and strengthen health and safety needs.
VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.