Opportunity Information: Apply for P22AS00639
The LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Construction - FY22 Cycle I (Funding Opportunity Number P22AS00639) is a National Park Service (NPS) grant opportunity under CFDA 15.916 that supports the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program, first established in 1964. The program is designed to help states preserve, develop, and ensure long-term public access to outdoor recreation resources that improve quality of life and support public health. In practical terms, this funding helps communities protect land for parks and recreation and build or upgrade the kinds of facilities people use every day for outdoor activity.
This particular grant cycle focuses on projects that acquire land or water for public outdoor recreation and/or construct, renovate, or develop recreation facilities. Eligible project types can include community parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, campgrounds, trails, swimming pools, sports fields, and related infrastructure that supports outdoor recreation, including certain indoor elements like restrooms. A core requirement is that LWCF-assisted sites must be publicly owned and open to the general public, meaning access cannot be restricted to members-only groups or limited to special populations.
A key feature of this program is that it runs through each state or territory rather than accepting applications directly from cities, counties, or other local entities. Only the designated state (or territory) LWCF lead agency is allowed to submit an application to NPS for this announcement, as required by federal law (54 U.S.C. 200305(a)). That lead agency can apply for its own projects or sponsor projects on behalf of other eligible entities, but NPS will not accept applications submitted by anyone other than the official state lead agency; submissions from other entities are automatically eliminated. For this opportunity, a “state” includes the 50 U.S. states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Although states are the official applicants, funds may be sub-awarded by the state lead agency to other eligible partners such as other state agencies, local political subdivisions, and Indian tribes. The notice defines local political subdivisions broadly, including counties, municipalities, towns and townships, parishes, school districts, special districts (including park districts), councils of governments, and other local or regional governmental entities and their instrumentalities. Individuals, private organizations, and most nonprofits are generally not eligible, with limited exceptions for nonprofits that are publicly chartered under state or local law to carry out a public purpose (for example, certain entities created to manage a park or park district).
The application process is intentionally state-driven and tied to statewide outdoor recreation planning. Prospective project sponsors are expected to start by contacting their state’s LWCF lead agency to learn about available funding, timelines, state priorities, and evaluation criteria. States solicit project proposals and run a competitive selection process to determine which projects best meet the goals and needs identified in the state’s Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). Only the highest-ranked projects, within the funds available, are nominated to NPS for final review and award. Importantly, a state must have a current, NPS-approved SCORP in place to be eligible to apply for LWCF assistance at all.
If a project is selected, NPS awards the grant to the state lead agency, not directly to the local or tribal subrecipient. The state lead agency then becomes the primary grantee responsible for day-to-day oversight and ensuring compliance with LWCF requirements (including the LWCF Act and LWCF Manual) and other applicable federal rules. This includes monitoring any sub-awarded projects to make sure funds are used appropriately, performance goals are met, and the project remains consistent with program obligations and public access requirements.
Administrative details listed in the opportunity include an award ceiling of $5,000,000, an original closing date of March 18, 2022, a creation date of February 9, 2022, and an eligible applicant category of state governments. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a state-managed pipeline for funding high-priority public outdoor recreation construction and acquisition projects that align with statewide recreation plans and permanently serve the general public.Apply for P22AS00639
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Construction - FY22 Cycle I" 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 2022-02-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-03-18. (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 $5,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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