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Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program

ID: P24AS00498 • Type: Posted
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Description

The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States[.]" This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing grants to states, and through states to local units of government and federally-recognized Indian tribes, for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities.The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is then allocated to the states based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for LWCF grants, states must maintain an approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which must be updated at least once every five years. Among other things, SCORPs are used to assess the supply and demand for outdoor recreation resources and set priorities for the use of LWCF funds. In 2014, in coordination with Congress and the Secretary of the Interior, NPS created the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program, a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. NPS designed the ORLP with input from Congressional Committee staff, the States, and other interested parties. As designed, the goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. With Congressional support, the NPS has funded and issued grants pursuant to the ORLP each year. ORLP grants are selected through an NPS-lead national competition following a solicitation and nomination by the States, and such grants do not count against State apportionments.

Background
The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was created by Congress in 1964 to assist in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors. The program provides grants to states, local units of government, and federally-recognized Indian tribes for projects that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public through the acquisition of lands and waters for parks and other outdoor recreation areas, as well as through the development of new, or the renovation of existing, outdoor recreation facilities. The program is operated by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

Grant Details
The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program is a competitive grant program administered under the authority of the LWCF Act. The goal of the ORLP Program is to provide new or significantly improve recreation opportunities for disadvantaged communities in larger urbanized areas. The program will prioritize projects that are nature-based and have additional benefits such as expanding public-private partnerships, providing economic benefits to the local community, using sustainable design/materials, including site features that consider the needs of all demographics, and involving the redevelopment of a blighted or distressed property.

The application process for ORLP is multi-step: States solicit proposals from eligible project sponsors and select and submit abbreviated applications to NPS for projects they find eligible. Each proposal is reviewed and scored by an independent merit panel and technical reviewers. Based on the reviews, NPS determines which projects are selected and invited to submit a full application for NPS review. Final applications must be submitted within one year of project selection.

Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include state governments and eligible sub-recipients such as local units of governments, special purpose districts, and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.

Cost sharing or matching in the amount of 1:1 is required to be eligible for an award under this NOFO. Non-Federal cost match may include cash, in-kind contributions of land, materials, and/or volunteer services.

Applications must not use any federally appropriated funds or matching funds under a Federal award to pay any person for lobbying in connection with the award.

Period of Performance
The period of performance for this grant opportunity is from November 1, 2025 to February 28, 2027.

Grant Value
The estimated total funding available for this round is up to $224,145,000 appropriated by Congress in fiscal year 2023 plus unused funds from prior years if available subject to Congressional action.

Projects will be awarded a minimum award of $300,000 and maximum award of $15,000,000.

Place of Performance
The specific geographic location(s) where the grant will be performed includes incorporated cities (or towns) having a population of 30,000 or more in the 2020 Census within disadvantaged communities lacking access to walkable outdoor recreation.
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Overview

Agency
National Park Service (NPS) [DOI]
Category of Funding
Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Program (CFDA)
15.916 - Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
True
Source
Grants.gov
On 11/7/23 National Park Service posted grant opportunity P24AS00498 for Round 7 Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program with funding of $224.1 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 15.916 Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning.

Timing

Posted Date
Nov. 7, 2023, 12:00 a.m. EST
Closing Date
April 30, 2024, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Closing Date Explanation
Applicants are held responsible for their proposals being submitted to the National Park Service. Applications must be received by Tuesday April 30, 2024. Applicants are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline. Note: Per 2 CFR 1402.204 (f) Bureaus and offices must consider the timeliness of the application submission. Applications that are submitted beyond the announced deadline date must be removed from the review process. Application preparation time may take several weeks, so please start the application process as soon as possible. If it is determined that a proposal was not considered due to lateness, the applicant will be notified during the selection process.States can monitor the application’s status by using “Track My Application” on Grants.gov.  Be sure to record the Grants.gov tracking number which will displayed on the confirmation page in Grants.gov immediately 
Last Updated
Dec. 11, 2023, 3:31 p.m. EST
Version
5
Archive Date
May 28, 2024

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
State governments
Additional Info
In accordance with 54 U.S.C. 200305(a), each state has a lead agency designated by the State’s Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF in that state, and only the State Lead Agency can be an applicant for an LWCF grant. Therefore, only the State Lead Agencies are eligible to submit applications for ORLP grants. The State Lead Agency may submit on behalf of themselves or another eligible subrecipient.Applications submitted directly by entities other than the State Lead Agency for LWCF, will be eliminated without consideration.Eligible sub-recipients (aka project sponsors) includes state agencies, local units of governments and special purpose districts (must be an entity created by a legislative authority with a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas and be able to demonstrate it can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program), and federally-recognized Indian Tribes.An eligible sub-recipient must either be an incorporated city or town of at least 30,000 people, or an unincorporated area with a population of a least 30,000, as of the 2020 Census, or, if the subrecipient is a county or special purpose district, the project must be serving an incorporated city or town (or unincorporated area) of at least 30,000 or more people. The park or recreation area and the disadvantaged community(ies) must all be within the city or town.Parks/sites that are currently receiving an LWCF formula grant, or that received an LWCF formula grant that closed within the last seven years (even if the scope of the project is different) and, parks/sites that received more than one previous ORLP award are not eligible. 

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$15,000,000
Floor
$300,000
Estimated Program Funding
$224,145,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
National Park Service
Contact Email
nps_inquiries@nps.gov   Profile
Contact Phone
303-495-027

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