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The $192 million being awarded in
ADVOCACY
2023 via ORLP is the largest amount
the program has ever distributed in
one grant cycle, due to increasing
support from Congress.
More Money Comes With
Important Changes
By Kyle Simpson
S
ince 2014, the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)
program has provided critical resources to urban areas to build or
revitalize parks, especially those parks serving communities without
access to local parks. Congress created the program with the
realization that much of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
was going to suburban, rural and state parks, and that many urban areas
of our country lack access to high-quality outdoor space. The ORLP program
differs slightly from LWCF as cities apply through the National Park
Service (NPS) for this national grant competition, though the program has
many of the same matches and rules as the LWCF program.
Recently, the Biden
administration and the U.S.
Department of Interior (DOI) have
announced grants totaling $192
million will be awarded in 2023.
Recently, the Biden administration
and the U.S. Department of
Interior (DOI) have announced
grants totaling $192 million will be
awarded in 2023. The grant application
process is available now and
the money will be awarded in two
rounds, one in January and the other
in May of 2023. This $192 million is
the largest amount the program has
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ever distributed in one grant cycle,
due to increasing support from Congress
for the program.
ORLP Expands Its Reach
With this influx of money for the
program, the DOI and the NPS
have made some significant changes
to the program that expand eligibility
and provide some flexibility
to applicant cities. Previously, the
grants could only go to localities
with a population of 50,000 residents
or more, and cities had to
be
within
a
" Census-designated
Urban Area boundary, " in order
to be eligible. Under the new rules,
the population threshold has been
lowered to 30,000 residents and
the urban area boundary requirement
has been removed completely.
This is a welcome change, as it expands
the communities eligible for
the program. Some states - like
Maine, for instance - previously
had only one eligible community.
Now, a few more localities can con

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