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Before applying, please review the full request for responses, which includes grant requirements, contract requirements, payment details, sample ideas, evaluation criteria and more at: MOOR Events Grant RFR. Please also read through our FAQ document, here: MOOR Event Grant FAQs.
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What?
The Massachusetts Office of Outdoor Recreation (MOOR) will provide grants of up to $10,000 to eligible organizations to facilitate new inclusive and/or accessible outdoor recreation events or boost existing outdoor recreation events with new or expanded inclusive and/or accessible components.
Where?
Events must take place in Massachusetts. They may engage Massachusetts residents and / or visitors to the Commonwealth.
When?
This grant opportunity targets outdoor recreation events that will occur before June 30, 2024, but welcomes applications for future events. Funding for events after June 2024 will be dependent on available resources.
The Deadline for this round is February 23, 2024.
Who?
Eligible grantees include non-profit organizations (501(c)(3)), municipalities, state agencies, and tribal entities. Partnerships between eligible grantees and private organizations are welcome.
Why?
We want to make Massachusetts the most welcoming, inclusive, diverse and accessible place to play outside! Events are a great way to engage new audiences, provide a welcoming space for non-traditional audiences, and bring diverse recreators into Massachusetts’ amazing outdoor spaces. Events also offer a valuable opportunity to communicate with and educate participants.
What do we mean by Outdoor Recreation?
MOOR supports all kinds of outdoor recreation that occurs within the natural environmental including, but not limited to, hunting, fishing, boating, hiking, trail running, mountain biking, snowmobiling, off-highway vehicle riding, horseback riding, swimming, skiing, climbing, sailing, paddling, bird-watching, start-gazing, etc.
For the purposes of this grant offering, outdoor recreation does not include field or court sports, even those that occur outdoors, or events that take place solely on paved road, such as road running races, or bike rides.