Grant Resources

Find grant-assisted parks in your community using the RRS Grant Locator mapping application
Announcements
We are excited to announce that NC Division of Parks & Recreation (DPR) grants are moving to a web-based application and grant management system. This includes the following grant programs:
- Parks & Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) – including the Accessibility for Parks program
- Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
- Recreational Trails Fund (RTP)
- Complete the Trails (CTP)
WebGrants has been successfully implemented and utilized by many Parks & Recreation departments across the country, and DPR looks forward to bringing this system to our NC communities. Over the next fiscal year (2023-2024), all applications, active grants, and closed grants will be migrated to WebGrants. Training webinars and create user guides for all grant programs will be made available. Use this guide as you create a WebGrants profile.
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
Accessibility for Parks
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
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
Native Plants
- See our Native Plants grant resources page
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