Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 Year
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The National Park Service is seeking applications for the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program to acquire land and water or to develop and renovate outdoor recreation facilities. Projects must be located in qualifying urban areas with populations of 25,000 or more, though federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, and Alaska Native Organizations are exempt from this population requirement. Funded sites must be maintained and accessible for public outdoor recreation use in perpetuity, and administrative costs are capped at seven percent of the total grant. Eligible applicants include State and Territorial Lead Agencies, Indian Tribes, and Alaska Native communities, with local governments and other entities eligible to apply as subrecipients. Grant awards range from $300,000 to $15,000,000 with a 50 percent non-federal matching requirement, and applications are due annually on November 1st through 2030.
Eligible Applicants
In accordance with the EXPLORE Act (16 U.S.C. § 8464), the following entities are eligible to apply directly for funding through the ORLP Program: State and Territorial Lead Agencies, in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands About State and Territorial Lead Agencies - In accordance with the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act (54 U.S.C. § 200305(a)), each state has a State Lead Agency designated by the state's Governor or by state legislation for the purposes of implementing LWCF. A State Lead Agency may submit applications on behalf of themselves or an eligible sub-recipient. Indian Tribes, meaning any Indian or Alaska Native Tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian Tribe (25 U.S.C. § 5130(2)) Alaska Native communities or organizations, such as: Alaska Native Corporations including Regional Corporations, Village Corporations, Urban Corporations, and Group Corporations (43 U.S.C. § 1602(m)) The following entities are eligible subrecipients and must apply through their State or Territorial Lead Agency: Political subdivision of a State or Territory, including cities and counties, or special purpose districts that manage open space, such as a park district. Native Hawaiian communities or organizations, such as: Native Hawaiian Organizations (54 U.S.C. § 300314) Native Hawaiian Homestead and Beneficiary Associations (43 CFR § 47.10) The following entities are eligible subrecipients and may choose whether to apply through a State or Territorial Lead Agency, or Tribal Government: Urban Indian organizations (25 U.S.C. § 1603(h))