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Current NRPA Grant Opportunites:
Danaher Biodiversity Grant Program
The 2023 Danaher Biodiversity Grant Program will invest in 4 unique local Park and Recreation agency projects at the intersection of native habitat restoration, biodiversity, park beautification, and equitable community engagement and park access. Selected projects will receive funding, training, and technical assistance as well as engage in a peer learning cohort. NRPA will elevate these projects and lessons learned to showcase replicable, cost-effective, nature-based solutions for agencies nationwide to replicate to advance biodiversity, engage their community, and increase equitable park access.
*Only Park and Recreation Agencies within a 60-minute driving radius of the following cities are eligible for this grant program: Boston, MA; Miami, FL; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Loveland, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Fargo, ND; San Jose, CA; Baltimore, MD; Washington, DC
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Niagara Perk Your Park Program
Niagara's Perk Your Park Program aims to connect communities with their local parks. This program, brought together by Niagara Bottling in partnership with NRPA, engages communities through a public voting campaign in which local communities vote for their park projects and a chance to win $75,000 to help make them a reality. A total of 10 agencies will be selected to participate in the voting campaing, with the top 3 most voted parks projects winning.
*Only Parks and Rrecreation agencies in the following metro areas are eligible for the Niagara Perk Your Park Program grant: Houston, TX; Dallas, TX; San Antonio, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Los Angeles, California. Specifically, Park and Recreation agencies in the following regions are eligible: Missouri City, Baytown, Seguin, and Lancaster in Texas. Rialto and Ontario in California and Newnan, Georgia.
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Out-of-School Time (OST) Mentoring Program
The Out-of-School Time Youth Mentoring grant will provide $50,000 in funding over 2.5 years to organizations in 20 communities nationwide. Programs should prioritize mentoring services to reach youth who have historically faced barriers to youth development opportunities including historically disenfranchised populations, specifically Black, American Indian/Alaska Native; Hispanic/Latino; Asian American; LGBTQ+ youth; and youth living in low-income communities. Organizations in all 50 states and US territories are eligible to apply for this grant.
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Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Susbtance Misuse
The Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse grant will provide $70,000 in funding over 2.5 years to organizations in up to 20 communities. This grant is specifically designed to support youth living in communities with high rates of substance misuse (addiction, substance use disorder, and opioid misuse) and youth who have experienced substance misuse directly (in the home or personally).
*Only organizations in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia are eligible for the Mentoring for Youth Impacted by Substance Misuse grant opportunity.
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2023 Farmers Markets in Parks and Recreation Community of Practice
The Farmers Markets in Parks and Recreation Community of Practice (CoP) is a non-funded opportunity for agencies and organizations that support farmers markets in parks and recreation to connect and learn from peers, problem-solve market challenges, and receive assistance from cohort peers and industry experts. All organizations that support farmers markets in park and recreation settings are encouraged to complete a brief application from March 1st- April 15th, 2023 to participate in the 2023 Community of Practice Cohort.