Closed · P-P-LWCF-24-006 · CFDA 15.916 · Mandatory

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Planning - FY24

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$3K-$250K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 12, 2024
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - Planning - FY24 is a closed mandatory listing from National Park Service that offered $2,500 -- $250,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$3K-$250K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
15.916
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants is closed (last close July 12, 2024). 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 12, 2024

Posted Feb 2 Closes Jul 12

Est. Total Funding

$1,500,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

This notice of funding opportunity is to advise the State lead agencies for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) of the availability of funds for projects to develop or update their State-wide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP) or supporting elements of it, as well as for other types of recreation planning projects. The LWCF Act requires each state to develop and maintain a SCORP for overall program eligibility for LWCF grants. The LWCF State and Local Assistance program is implemented by the National Park Service (NPS) in partnership with designated lead agencies in each of the 50 States as well as American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Each fiscal year Congress allocates money from the LWCF for this program, which is in turn allocated to the States based on a legislative formula. To be eligible for the funding, States must have a current SCORP in place that assesses demand and need for outdoor recreation resources and sets priorities for the use of LWCF funds. Projects selected for LWCF funding should address priority needs or goals of the SCORP. The NPS must review and approve each State’s SCORP, which is updated at least once every 5 years. The LWCF Grant Assistance Manual establishes the eligibility, procedural, and programmatic requirements for LWCF grants. A copy of the current volume of the LWCF Financial Assistance Manual (Volume 72, October 1, 2023) can be found at FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE MANUAL (nps.gov). Chapter 2 of the Manual outlines the SCORP process and requirements.

Public-sector applicant lane · National Park Service

Grants.gov lists only government / tribal / housing-authority applicant doors for LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants (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 · Natural Resources (CD;NR). 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

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 15.916

Outdoor Recreation — Acquisition, Development, Planning

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Agency Contact

Missy Morrison

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What to do next

LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants 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.

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Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants