Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Grant Program (ORLPP)

The ORLPP grant program can be used to build parks or other recreation resources. Learn about the grant details and find out if you have an eligible project.

FY24 Grant Round Now Closed!

Overview

This grant program helps connect people in urban areas to outdoor spaces, such as parks and playgrounds. It funds projects in areas that don’t have many recreational resources.

Details

This solicitation will be used to determine which projects Massachusetts submits to compete in the national competition.  Note that while there is no maximum number of applications Massachusetts is permitted to submit for competition, this BID process is being used to determine if a project is complete and satisfies eligibility requirements and the Commonwealth’s Open Project Selection Process and is consistent with outdoor recreation priorities outlined in the Massachusetts’ SCORP.

Maximum grant request: $15,000,000

Minimum grant request: $300,000

Reimbursement rate: up to 50%

Application deadline: Wednesday, February 28, 2024 at 3:00 pm

Eligibility

Applications will be accepted from communities of 30,000 or more people that have an Open Space and Recreation Plan on file with DCS by the grant submission deadline for projects that are located within a Census tract that is determined to be disadvantaged per the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (includes tract of project site and community(ies) served).  Federally-recognized tribes, along with the Departments of Conservation and Recreation and Fish and Game, that are proposing projects within the eligible communities are also eligible to apply.