Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00286
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program is a discretionary grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service (NPS). The program is designed to strengthen outdoor recreation nationwide by providing matching grant funds to states, which can then support eligible projects and, through state processes, help local governments carry out recreation investments. At its core, the program helps communities protect and improve places where the public can spend time outdoors, including acquiring land or water interests for recreation and developing or upgrading recreation facilities.
This particular opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00286) falls under the grant funding instrument type and is categorized within Environment and Natural Resources, with an additional “Other” category noted in the original listing. The eligible applicants for the federal submission are state governments, reflecting the program structure where states act as the primary recipients and administrators of LWCF assistance within their boundaries. States typically run their own competitive selection or prioritization process aligned with statewide outdoor recreation plans, then sponsor or pass support along to local governments for eligible acquisition and development projects.
The program’s purpose is straightforward: to increase and improve outdoor recreation opportunities for the public. “Acquisition” generally refers to purchasing land or securing interests in land or water needed for public recreation, while “development” generally refers to building, expanding, or rehabilitating recreation amenities such as parks, trails, access points, and related public-use facilities. Because LWCF is a matching program, grant recipients are expected to provide non-federal matching funds or eligible match sources to share project costs, reinforcing local and state commitment and stretching federal dollars across more projects.
For this 2018 cycle, the opportunity was created on June 6, 2018, with an original closing date of July 31, 2018. A key procedural note in the listing is that applications needed to be reviewed and cleared by NPS before final submission for award processing, which signals that states and any subrecipients needed to meet federal requirements and documentation standards before an award could be finalized. The award ceiling listed is $2,500,000 per award, and the program anticipated approximately 150 awards, suggesting broad national distribution across multiple states and numerous recreation projects.
The CFDA number associated with this opportunity is 15.916, which corresponds to the Land and Water Conservation Fund State and Local Assistance program in federal assistance tracking systems. Overall, the funding opportunity supports tangible, public-facing outdoor recreation outcomes by helping states and local partners acquire key recreation lands and waters and develop or improve the facilities that enable people to use and enjoy them.Apply for P18AS00286
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment, natural resources, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Land and Water Conservation Fund State and Local Assistance Program" 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 Jun 06, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 31, 2018 Applications must have been reviewed and cleared by NPS for final submission for award processing.. (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 $2,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 150 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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