New Grant Program for Local Park Maintenance

Do you have a maintenance backlog and need a quick infusion of cash to clear it up? If so, you’ll be excited to learn that the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) is kicking off a new grant program to tackle park maintenance projects.

The new Local Park Maintenance grant program will offer up to $100,000 for deferred maintenance at local parks, such as fixing a leaky picnic shelter, patching or repainting a basketball court, replacing rotted tables and fences, or replacing an old maintenance truck with a new one. Routine maintenance tasks such as mowing fields or cleaning bathrooms are not eligible for funding. Development or renovation projects like creating a new sports field or adding lights to a facility also are not eligible in this program. Grant guidelines are on the LPM web page.

APPLICANT WEBINAR

RCO is hosting an applicant webinar at 10 a.m. August 15. Register here. A recording of the webinar will be posted on the website after the webinar.

APPLICATIONS

Applications may be submitted between August 15 and September 18.