Opportunity Information: Apply for P23AS00476
The LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition and Construction (FY23 Cycle 1) opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) grant program under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1964. Its core purpose is to help states and territories protect, build, and improve publicly accessible outdoor recreation resources so current and future residents and visitors have places to be active outdoors. In practical terms, the program funds two main categories of work: acquiring land or water for public outdoor recreation, and developing new or renovating existing outdoor recreation facilities. Projects can range from neighborhood and community parks to playgrounds, picnic areas, campgrounds, trails, swimming pools, and sports fields, along with certain supporting infrastructure that makes these places usable and accessible, such as parking areas, trailheads, roads tied directly to recreation access, and restrooms.
A key requirement is that any area or facility supported by LWCF state assistance funds must be publicly owned and open to the general public. The intent is broad public benefit, so funded sites cannot be restricted to special or exclusive groups. This public recreation commitment is central to the program and shapes what types of proposals are considered eligible and competitive.
Applications do not go directly from cities, counties, or tribes to the federal government. Instead, the LWCF process runs through each state or territory's designated LWCF "state lead agency." Under federal law (54 U.S.C. 200305(a)), only the state lead agency is allowed to submit an application in response to this announcement, whether the project is for the state itself or for another eligible entity. Any application submitted by someone other than the state lead agency is automatically eliminated, which means prospective applicants need to start by working through their state or territory program contact. NPS maintains a list of LWCF state contact agencies, and interested entities are expected to reach out to that lead agency to learn about funding availability, timelines, state priorities, and the state's specific selection criteria and process.
Selection is competitive at the state or territory level. The state lead agency solicits proposals from potential sub-applicants such as other state agencies, local governments, and Indian tribes, then runs a competition to identify the strongest projects. Projects are ranked based on the state's Open Project Selection Process and must align with the priorities and needs identified in the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). Having a current, NPS-approved SCORP is a baseline eligibility condition for the state or territory to participate in LWCF grants at all. After the state competition, the top-ranked projects, within the funding available to that state, are nominated to NPS for final review, selection, and award.
Eligible applicants at the federal submission level are state governments (including the 50 states plus American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). While only the state lead agency can apply to NPS, awarded funds may be sub-awarded by the state to eligible entities. Those eligible sub-recipients can include other state or territorial agencies, local political subdivisions (such as counties, municipalities, towns, townships, parishes, special districts like park districts, school districts, councils of governments, and similar local governmental bodies), and Indian tribes. Individuals, private organizations, and most nonprofit organizations are generally not eligible, though there can be limited exceptions for nonprofits that are publicly chartered under state or local law to carry out a public purpose (for example, entities established to manage a park or park district).
Once an award is made, NPS issues the grant to the state lead agency, and that agency serves as the primary grantee. The lead agency is responsible for day-to-day oversight and for ensuring all spending and implementation follow the LWCF Act and LWCF Manual, along with any other applicable federal requirements. This includes monitoring any sub-awards, confirming that projects stay consistent with SCORP priorities and the approved scope, and ensuring performance and compliance obligations are met.
From the opportunity record, this is a discretionary grant (Funding Opportunity Number P23AS00476) administered by the National Park Service under CFDA 15.916. The original closing date for this cycle was February 3, 2023. The listed award ceiling is $8,000,000. The opportunity was created on December 22, 2022.Apply for P23AS00476
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition & Construction - FY23 Cycle 1" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.916.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-12-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-02-03. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $8,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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