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ADVOCACY

Millions in New LWCF Grant Funding
for Urban Parks? Yes, Please!
By David Tyahla

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n yet another example of the value of your advocacy on behalf of local parks and recreation, the National Park Service (NPS) is currently accepting applications for the Land and Water Conservation Fund
(LWCF) Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) - a
$15 million national competitive grant program specifically targeting recreation spaces in urban communities.
Congress initially funded the
ORLP in 2014 as a compliment to
the LWCF State and Local Assistance Program. The program targets
the development and enhancement
of outdoor recreation in larger urban communities with a particular
interest in serving disadvantaged
areas and connecting young people
to public lands and the outdoors.
The ORLP is intended to showcase
collaboration and innovative partnerships leveraging investment in

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support of close-to-home recreation.
In 2015, NPS awarded $3 million in
grants to eight pilot projects.
NRPA has been a leader in the ongoing congressional advocacy effort
in support of the LWCF State and
Local Assistance Program, which
resulted in a significant increase in
funding for the core formula grants
to the states (up to $94 million), as
well as the ORLP, this year. But, we
know that we cannot be successful
in elevating awareness and the val-

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ue of " stateside " LWCF on Capitol Hill without you, our dedicated
members. Thank you!
It's the ongoing advocacy and engagement with Congress and NPS
that is responsible for securing significantly more available funding
this year. A five-fold increase to $15
million total - something practically unheard of during these challenging budgetary times in Washington.
It's not only on Capitol Hill, either. Our policy work also extends
to engaging federal agencies once
Congress appropriates important
funding. So, NRPA eagerly accepted the NPS invitation to participate
in the drafting of the initial ORLP's
program guidelines and application
review process in 2014 and 2015.



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