Opportunity Information: Apply for P21AS00541
The LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - State Planning - FY21 Cycle 2 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P21AS00541) is a National Park Service (NPS) grant program that supports statewide outdoor recreation planning under the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). The LWCF State and Local Assistance program works through a partnership model: NPS oversees the program at the federal level, while each eligible state or territory participates through a designated LWCF lead agency. Although LWCF is best known for helping fund outdoor recreation acquisition and development projects, this particular announcement is focused specifically on the planning requirement that states must meet in order to remain eligible for broader LWCF assistance.
The central purpose of the grant is to help states and territories prepare or update a Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP). A SCORP is the foundational statewide plan that evaluates public demand and needs for outdoor recreation resources and sets priorities that guide how LWCF funds should be used. Under federal statute (54 U.S.C. 200305(a)), having a current SCORP is a prerequisite for a state to submit and receive LWCF state assistance funding. NPS must review and approve each SCORP, and the plan must be newly prepared or updated at least once every five years. This grant exists to help jurisdictions comply with that recurring requirement, ensuring their planning remains current and aligned with LWCF expectations.
Eligibility is strictly limited to state governments, specifically the designated LWCF state lead agency in each jurisdiction. In this announcement, the term "States" is used broadly and includes the 50 U.S. states plus American Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A key point is that only the LWCF state lead agency is permitted to apply; NPS will not award this funding to any other type of entity, and any application submitted by an organization other than the lead agency will be rejected without review. Notably, the state lead agency is allowed to apply for SCORP planning funds even if the jurisdiction is otherwise ineligible for other LWCF grants because it does not currently have an approved SCORP; in other words, this funding can be used to regain compliance by creating or updating the required plan.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary grant (not an automatic formula pass-through for the planning component), offered by the National Park Service under CFDA 15.916. The opportunity posted on 2021-06-02, with an application deadline (OriginalClosingDate) of 2021-07-30. The maximum award amount listed is $250,000 (AwardCeiling). The posting does not specify the expected number of awards. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted support mechanism to help states and territories complete the SCORP planning cycle that underpins eligibility and priority-setting for LWCF-funded outdoor recreation investments.Apply for P21AS00541
- The National Park Service in the other sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "LWCF State Assistance Formula Grants - State Planning - FY21 Cycle 2" 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 2021-06-02.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-07-30. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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