Description
The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) is a competitive grant initiative under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act, aimed at enhancing parks, recreational opportunities, and conservation areas in urban, underserved communities. The program provides funding for the acquisition and development of lands and facilities that will provide outdoor recreation opportunities to the public. Eligible applicants are State Lead Agencies in each of the 50 states, as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The program requires a 1:1 or 50% minimum non-Federal share, and funds or in-kind contributions are not eligible for matching. The program has a total budget limitation of 25% on project costs not directly attributable to physical development/rehabilitation, supplies, equipment, or cost of land.
• The program aims to improve parks, recreational opportunities, and conservation areas in urban underserved communities.
• The program requires a proposed project to be located within a community having a population of 25,000 or more in the 2020 Census and located within a community that is determined to be underserved.
• The program has a cost-sharing requirement of 50% (1:1) non-federal share.
• The program has a total budget limitation of 25% on project costs not directly attributable to physical development/rehabilitation, supplies, equipment, or cost of land.
• The program requires applicants to submit a full application package within one year of the date of the NPS selection of a project.
• The program requires recipients to provide a geospatial software ready file of the encumbered site for record with the LWCF program.