State and Local Grant Funding

Mercer Memorial Park in North Dakota received a LWCF grant to replace second-hand park playground equipment. The new, accessible playground is open year-round and welcomes people of all ages.

North Dakota Parks & Recreation

The Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) supports close to home recreation opportunities and provides community access to the outdoors. It’s likely that one of your favorite state or local parks has received support from LWCF. Since its inception in 1965, LWCF has helped fund over 46,000 projects in communities and neighborhoods across the country.

Through federal grants to states and communities, the Land and Water Conservation Fund supports locally-led outdoor recreation projects by providing matching grants to state and local governments. With these resources, state and local governments are able to create and improve parks and recreation areas, with LWCF’s impact reaching millions of people each and every day.

Alongside state and local partners, the National Park Service is proud to extend the benefits of outdoor recreation to communities across the United States beyond the boundaries of America’s national parks. Parks and recreation spaces big and small have benefitted from state side LWCF, from the Allagash Wilderness Waterway in Maine to Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington.

The state LWCF grant program is administered by the State and Local Assistance Programs Division of the National Park Service. Funding is distributed annually to develop and support basic recreation facilities in every state and territory of the nation.

The National Park Service works with partners through state side LWCF to ensure that the recreational resources across the United States are protected for future generations.