Assistance program
Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning
$2.0 Billion committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- National Park Service, Interior, Department of the
- Assistance
- Formula Grants;Project Grants (Cooperative Agreements)
- CFDA number
- 15.916
- What it does
- To provide financial assistance to the States and their political subdivisions' projects that are included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans (SCORPs) and acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities for the public, to meet current and future needs.
- Who benefits
- Local governments, including State-designated lndian Tribes, and the public.
- Who applies
- Treated as “States†for this purpose are the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. For planning grants, only the State agency formally designated by the Governor or State law as responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the SCORP is eligible to apply. For acquisition and development grants, the above designated agency may apply for assistance for itself, or on behalf of other State agencies or political subdivisions, such as cities, counties, and park districts. Additionally, Indian tribes that are organized to govern themselves and perform the functions of a general-purpose unit of government qualify for assistance. Individuals, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations are not eligible.
- Authorized by
- 54 U.S.C. §200305 Land and Water Conservation Fund, Assistance to States.
Committed by fiscal year
* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
How the money flows
Committed dollars by how this program's money is paid out.
Direct payments
$200.0K
<1%
Grants
$2.0B
100%
Top recipients
By dollars committed.
How to read these numbers
- Committed through this program
Money committed under this assistance listing (its CFDA program), counted in the year each action happened.
- How it's paid
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- Awards, counted once
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- The colored bars
Every bar on this page splits by how the money moves:
Direct payments