Closed · P20AS00079 · CFDA 15.916 · Discretionary
Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance - Cycle 3
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $15K-$3.5M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 17, 2020
- Close date
- 200
- Expected awards
The verdict
Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance - Cycle 3 is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $15,000 -- $3,500,000 across 200 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.
- $15K-$3.5M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 200
- expected awards
- 15.916
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assist… is closed (last close July 17, 2020). The parent program page for CFDA 15.916 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. National Park Service still indexes 8,506 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 17, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$75,000,000
Expected Awards
200
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
Grants to States and through States to local governments for projects to acquire and/or develop land for public outdoor recreation.
Public-sector applicant lane · National Park Service
Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assist… (State governments). This is a public-sector corridor, not a general nonprofit open call. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Community Development · Environment · Natural Resources · Other (CD;ENV;NR;O). Only 207 other National Park Service listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 8,507).
- Code 00
- State governments
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Parent Grant Program
Outdoor Recreation — Acquisition, Development, Planning
U.S. Department of the Interior
Agency Contact
Elisabeth Fondriest, Recreation Grant Programs Branch Chief, 202- 354-6916 Elisabeth_Fondriest@nps.gov
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What to do next
Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assist… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Parent CFDA 15.916 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
- Outdoor Recreation — Acquisition indexes 4 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
- National Park Service lists 8,506 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog
Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.
Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
| Publisher | PlainGrants |
| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |