Grant Resources

Find grant-assisted parks in your community using the RRS Grant Locator mapping application
Announcements
2022 Accessibility For Parks (AFP) Grant: The NC General Assembly approved a one time fund of $10 million to provide matching grants to local parks facilities for children with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. This program is for grants to local government units for:
- construction of special facilities or adaptation of existing facilities that meet the unique needs of children with disabilities and veterans with disabilities or,
- that enable them to participate in recreational and sporting activities, regardless of their abilities.
Match Requirement: Grantees shall provide matching funds in the amount of one dollar ($1.00) of local funds for every five
dollars ($5.00) of State funds.
Maximum grant request is $500,000
Download the Application and associated resources on the Division of Parks & Recreation website
Grant application instructional videos for AFP may be found on the RRS YouTube channel
Overview & Application Checklist
Preparing your Application
Scoring System & Definitions
Parks & Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF)

Application Cycle
Opens annually in October
Application deadline is May 1st each year
Who is my RRS Consultant?
Learn more about NC PARTF and download forms / application
Partf resource guides
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
Application Cycle
Opens annually in March
Application deadline is October 1st each year
Who is my RRS Consultant?
Learn more about LWCF
List of NC funded local government projects

LWCF Resource guides
Visit the National Park Service website for forms / grant administration manual
Other Grant Resources
Places and Spaces
- NC Trails Program
- North Carolina Land & Water Fund
- NC Department of Environmental Quality and Division of Coastal Managment.
- NCDOT – Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Grant Initiative
- North Carolina Forest Service Urban & Community Forestry Grant Program
- EPA Smart Growth and Local Foods, Local Places
- North Carolina Arts Council – ARTS Grants
- KaBoom Grants
Health and Wellbeing
Travel and Tourism Partnerships
Community Development
- The Conservation Fund
- Golden LEAF Foundation
- National Park Service – State, Tribal and Local Plans and Grants (STLPG) Division
Athletics