Opportunity Information: Apply for P25AS00189
The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) is a competitive grant opportunity run by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act. Its main purpose is to improve access to quality parks and outdoor recreation in urban, underserved communities by funding projects that create new recreation opportunities, conserve important community open spaces, and upgrade or renovate existing recreation facilities. ORLP is designed to complement (not replace) the regular LWCF Stateside and Local Assistance Program formula grants by focusing attention and resources on places where park access and recreation investment have historically been limited. Importantly, ORLP funding does not reduce or affect a state or territory's separate LWCF formula apportionment.
ORLP follows the same core rules and long-term obligations as other LWCF-funded projects. That means funded acquisitions and developments must meet LWCF requirements, including the expectation of lasting public outdoor recreation use and the program's perpetual protection standards. Projects also must align with the applicant state's Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), which is the statewide planning document LWCF relies on to assess recreation needs, gaps in service, and priority investments. In practice, this ties ORLP proposals to documented statewide priorities and helps ensure the projects are responding to real, identified recreation demand rather than one-off ideas.
Only the official LWCF State Lead Agency (the agency designated by the governor or by state law to administer LWCF in that state or territory) is eligible to submit an application for ORLP funds. While the State Lead Agency is the formal applicant, it can apply either for its own project or on behalf of an eligible subrecipient. Eligible subrecipients include other state agencies; federally recognized Tribes; Alaska Native Corporations (ANC) and Alaska Native Organizations (ANO); Native Hawaiian Communities; and local units of government and certain special purpose districts. For special purpose districts, eligibility generally hinges on being legally created by a legislative authority, having a mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning, and managing recreation areas, and being able to comply with LWCF's perpetual protection requirement.
A key feature of ORLP, as with LWCF generally, is the cost share requirement. ORLP requires a minimum non-federal match of 1:1, meaning at least 50 percent of the total project cost must come from non-federal sources. As a general rule, most federal funds (and in-kind contributions tied to most other federal funding) cannot be used as the match. However, there are notable exceptions when a federal funding source is specifically authorized by its own enabling legislation to count as non-federal match. The notice highlights examples that are commonly used in practice, such as HUD Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and the Federal Highway Administration's Recreation Trails Program, when allowed. Applicants planning a project budget need to be careful about match documentation and eligibility, since match issues are a common compliance risk in federally funded programs.
This particular listing is a recurring, multi-year notice. The opportunity is titled "Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 Year" (Funding Opportunity Number P25AS00189) and is categorized as a discretionary grant opportunity. The CFDA (Assistance Listing) number is 15.916. The eligible applicant type is listed as state governments, reflecting the requirement that applications must be submitted by the State Lead Agency for LWCF. The opportunity is open to 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. The posting indicates an award ceiling of $15,000,000, with an original closing date of November 1, 2029, and a creation date of December 11, 2024.
Overall, ORLP is best understood as a targeted LWCF competitive grant stream that channels significant investment into urban communities with unmet park and recreation needs, while still operating within the same planning (SCORP alignment), compliance (LWCF requirements), and financial structure (50 percent non-federal match and match restrictions) that governs the broader LWCF State and Local Assistance Program.Apply for P25AS00189
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 Year" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.916.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2024-12-11.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2029-11-01.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $15,000,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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