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Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning

Program Information

Popular name

LWCF

Program Number

15.916

Program objective

To provide financial assistance to the States and their political subdivisions projects that are included in Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plans (SCORPs) and acquisition and development of outdoor recreation areas and facilities for the general public, to meet current and future needs.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.

For more information on each of these data sources, please see the About the data page.

Additional program information

  1. 2017

    Assisted in the acquisition, development, and enhancement of community parks and recreation facilities. Assisted in the acquisition, development, and enhancement of community parks and recreation facilities.

  2. 2018

    No information available.

  3. 2019

    No information available.

  4. 2020

    Project in all 50 states were funded that supported projects proposed in the state SCORP.

  5. 2021

    NPS awarded over 200 grants to communities throughout the United States to implement community recreational projects supported by the state SCORPs

  6. 2022

    In Fiscal Year 2022, this program awarded funds for 600 new project in addition to modifications to existing projects.

  7. 2023

    Accomplishments include 1) replacing aging bathhouses and septic systems at Rhode Island’s largest public campground to ensure sufficient treatment of wastewater; 2) performing critical repairs to Lake Le Aqua Dam to isolate and repair water loss, remove siltation, and reconfigure underwater habitat islands.

Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):

For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.

OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.

36 CFR Part 59, FR 51 No. 186, September 25, 1986 (amended June 15, 1987). The Federal Financial Assistance Manual for the Land and Water Conservation Fund State Assistance Program (vol. 69, effective 10/1/2008)

  1. 54 U.S.C. §200305 Land and Water Conservation Fund, Assistance to States.