Closed · P23AS00476 · CFDA 15.916 · Discretionary
LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition & Construction - FY23 Cycle 1
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $25K-$8M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- February 3, 2023
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition & Construction - FY23 Cycle 1 is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $25,000 -- $8,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $25K-$8M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.916
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Acquisition & Construction - FY23 Cycle 1 - is cataloged under number P23AS00476 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.916, posted by National Park Service. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on December 22, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a grant.
Award economics. The award range on file is $25,000 -- $8,000,000. The agency has projected $75.0 million in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing or matching funds are required, meaning applicants must contribute a portion of the project budget from non-federal sources, factor this into your financial plan before drafting the proposal. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on February 3, 2023. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$25,000 -- $8,000,000
Close Date
February 3, 2023
The lead agency for LWCF in each state is responsible for applications being submitted to the NPS by the due date. To be processed in this funding cycle, complete applications must be received by Friday, February 3, 11:59 PM ET. Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov. Applications sent by facsimile, email, or mail delivery will not be accepted. Applications submitted to Grants.gov after the deadline will not be accepted. The receipt date and time stamp given by Grants.gov will establish whether the application met the deadline. An applicant's failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of the application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration during this cycle. This includes but is not limited to late and incomplete application packages. You are encouraged to submit the application well before the deadline and not wait until the last minute. The uploading and transfer process can take a while, especially when Grants.gov is getting heavy use. In addition, after the application is submitted it gets validated before it is forwarded to the NPS. Normally this happens within a few minutes to a couple of hours, but it can take Grants.gov up to a day or two to validate or reject an application. You can monitor your application’s status by email. You will receive four (4) emails from Grants.gov in the submittal process: the first confirms successful receipt and contains a Grants.gov tracking number; the second confirms that the application has been validated; the third confirms the application was “received” by the agency, and the fourth assigns an NPS tracking number. If you do not get the first email, you should assume the application did not successfully submit to Grants.gov. If you do not receive all four emails, you should assume the application was not actually forwarded to NPS, notwithstanding the email about receipt, in which case you should let your NPS program officer know. Sometimes there are glitches that prevent actual transmission, for example, applications that contain very large files. Most problems occur at the validation step so you should always check the second email; if there was a problem it should be described in this email. Technical difficulties with application submittal should be directed to the Grants.gov help desk. NPS staff can confirm receipt of submission, but cannot resolve issues with Grants.gov or extend the application deadline due to difficulties with submission via Grants.gov.
Posted
December 22, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$75,000,000
Instrument
Grant
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The LWCF State and Local Assistance Program was established through enactment of the LWCF Act in 1964. It helps fulfill the LWCF Act's purpose of assisting in preserving, developing and assuring accessibility to present and future generations of U.S. citizens and visitors “such quality and quantity of outdoor recreation resources as may be available and are necessary and desirable for individual active participation in such recreation and to strengthen the health and vitality of the citizens of the United States.” This is accomplished in part by authorizing and providing 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. Land acquisition and development grants may be in support of 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 supporting infrastructure that supports use of these areas such as roads/parking, trailheads, and restrooms. Outdoor recreation areas and facilities must be publicly owned as well as open to the general public and not limited to special groups. The process for applying for a grant begins at the State or Territory level; entities interested in applying for an LWCF grant must contact their State’s lead agency to find out details about the availability of funds, timing of grant process, State program priorities, funding criteria, etc. A list of agency contacts can be found at: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/lwcf/contact-list.htm. The lead agency is responsible for soliciting project proposals from other State agencies, local units of government, and Indian Tribes and conducting competitions to identify the projects that can best advance the goals or meet the needs identified in the State’s SCORP. The top ranked projects, within the funds available, are nominated to the NPS for consideration and final decision, as well as the actual award of a grant.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 00. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Parent Grant Program
Outdoor Recreation — Acquisition, Development, Planning
U.S. Department of the Interior
Agency Contact
Elisabeth Fondriest elisabeth_fondriest@nps.gov
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