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Parks and Open Space Florida Forever Grant Program is sponsored by Florida Department of Environmental Protection. This program provides funding to local governments and eligible nonprofit environmental organizations for the acquisition of community-based parks, open space, and greenways that align with outdoor recreation and natural resource protection needs identified in local government c…
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Parks and Open Space Florida Forever Grant Program | Florida Department of Environmental Protection Parks and Open Space Florida Forever Grant Program Land-And-Recreation-Grants Quick links Florida Communities Trust (FCT) Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) Land and Water Conservation Fund Program (LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grants Program (ORLP) Readiness and Recreation Initiative (LWCF + REPI) Recreational Trails Program (RTP) Additional Funding Resources Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts Capital Outlay Grant Program (SMWWCO) All Land-And-Recreation-Grants content Scroll for More Quick Links Parks and Open Space Florida Forever Grant Program 2025-26 Grant Submission Cycle and Webinar Application Webinar Grant Submission Cycle Application Materials View the Webinar Recording November 3, 2025 - January 19, 2026 Application Instructions NEW!
Application Development Resources The preservation of green space, including parks, open space, beaches and natural areas, is an important factor in creating livable communities. In 1989, the Florida Communities Trust was created to meet this need. The Trust was funded through the Preservation 2000 bond program until the Florida Forever program was approved by the Florida Legislature in 1999.
The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever grant program provides funding to local governments and eligible nonprofit environmental organizations for acquisition of community-based parks, open space and greenways that further outdoor recreation and natural resource protection needs identified in local government comprehensive plans.
The program provides local governments the opportunity to leverage local dollars with state dollars to optimize conservation benefits and encourages both public-private partnerships and land acquisition initiatives.
The Parks and Open Space Florida Forever Grant Program requires local governments to provide a minimum 25% match, except for nonprofit environmental organizations and small local governments (defined as municipalities with a population less than 10,000 and counties with a population less than 75,000). FCT FY2024-25 Priority List FCT FY2023-24 Priority List Post-Completion Responsibilities Stewardship Reports - Updated!
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Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Local governments and eligible nonprofit environmental organizations. Small local governments (municipalities under 10,000; counties under 75,000) are exempt from match requirements. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
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EPA is seeking insightful, expert, and cost-effective applications from eligible applicants to provide the Chesapeake Bay Program’s non-federal partners with technical analysis and programmatic evaluation support related to water quality modeling and monitoring and spatial systems to manage, analyze, and map environmental data. The project assists the partners in meeting their restoration and protection goals and in increasing the transfer of scientific understanding to the Chesapeake Bay Program modeling, monitoring, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) activities. The recipient will support modeling, monitoring, and GIS programs needed to explain and communicate the health of and changes in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem. Funding Opportunity Number: EPA-R3-CBP-23-18. Assistance Listing: 66.466. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ENV. Award Amount: Up to $5.3M per award.
Clean Ports Program is sponsored by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Clean Ports Program provides funding for zero-emission port equipment and infrastructure, as well as climate and air quality planning at U.S. ports. It aims to reduce diesel pollution and build a foundation for the port sector to transition to fully zero-emissions operations.