Opportunity Information: Apply for P23AS00313
The LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition and Construction (FY23 Cycle 2) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P23AS00313) is a National Park Service (NPS) grant program under CFDA 15.916 that provides funding to support outdoor recreation projects, specifically for land acquisition and the development or construction of public outdoor recreation facilities. This is a discretionary grant cycle tied to the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State Assistance program, which is designed to help states and territories expand and improve public access to outdoor recreation in ways that align with statewide recreation priorities.
Eligibility is tightly limited by statute (54 U.S.C. 200305(a)). Only the officially designated LWCF State lead agency in each state or territory is allowed to submit an application to NPS under this announcement. In this context, "State" is defined broadly and includes not only the 50 states but also American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Applications submitted by any entity other than the state lead agency are not considered and will be automatically eliminated, because NPS cannot directly award LWCF state assistance grants to non-lead entities.
While only the state lead agency can apply directly to NPS, the program is set up so that funding can flow down to other eligible public entities through subawards. The state lead agency may sub-award grant funds to other state or territorial agencies, local political subdivisions, and Indian tribes. The announcement provides a broad definition of local political subdivisions, which can include counties, municipalities (cities and towns), townships, parishes, school districts, special districts such as park districts, local public authorities, councils of governments, and other regional or interstate governmental entities or their instrumentalities. Individuals, nonprofit organizations, and private organizations are generally not eligible; however, there is a limited exception where a nonprofit may be considered if it is publicly chartered under state or local law to serve a public purpose, such as managing a park or park district.
A key threshold requirement is statewide planning: to participate, a state or territory must have a current NPS-approved Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). The SCORP functions as the guiding framework for priorities in outdoor recreation investment, and it is used to ensure funded projects reflect documented needs and goals for that state or territory. The state lead agency must ensure proposed projects are consistent with SCORP priorities and the state or territory's Open Project Selection Process, which is the state-run method for soliciting, reviewing, and ranking candidate projects before they are forwarded to NPS.
The responsibilities of the state lead agency extend well beyond submitting paperwork. The lead agency must review proposals for completeness and eligibility, prioritize them according to the required selection process, and submit final applications to NPS for federal review and award. If a project is selected, NPS awards the financial assistance to the state lead agency (not directly to the local government, tribe, or other subrecipient). The lead agency then acts as the primary grantee and is accountable for ensuring the funds are spent for eligible LWCF purposes and in compliance with the LWCF Act and LWCF Manual, as well as other applicable federal requirements. This includes ongoing oversight of day-to-day implementation, monitoring performance and progress toward project goals, and ensuring any subrecipients also comply with all program rules and conditions.
From the posted opportunity details, the application closing date for this cycle was April 28, 2023, and the listed award ceiling was up to $8,000,000. The opportunity is issued by the National Park Service, and the eligible applicant type at the federal submission level is state governments (meaning the LWCF state lead agencies for the eligible states and territories).Apply for P23AS00313
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition & Construction - FY23 Cycle 2" 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 2023-03-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-04-28. (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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