Description
The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) State and Local Assistance Program provides grants to States, and through States to local units of government and Indian tribes, for projects that acquire lands and waters for parks and other public outdoor recreation purposes, as well as develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities. The program is operated by the National Park Service in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 States. The grants may be used for a wide range of outdoor recreation uses, such as community parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, campgrounds, trails, swimming pools, and sports fields, as well as for certain indoor infrastructure that supports these activities. The program requires that any property that has received assistance from the LWCF may not be converted to a use other than public outdoor recreation forever.
• The program is open to 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.
• The grants are available for projects that acquire lands and waters for parks and other public outdoor recreation purposes, as well as develop new or renovate existing outdoor recreation facilities.
• The program requires that any property that has received assistance from the LWCF may not be converted to a use other than public outdoor recreation forever.
• The grants may be used for a wide range of outdoor recreation uses, such as community parks, playgrounds, picnic areas, campgrounds, trails, swimming pools, and sports fields, as well as for certain indoor infrastructure that supports these activities.
• The program is operated by the National Park Service in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 States.