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2022 Competitive Grant Programs – Apply Now, Update Guidelines, Attend Workshop & Submit Questions 1024 1024 RPOSD

2022 Competitive Grant Programs – Apply Now, Update Guidelines, Attend Workshop & Submit Questions

APPLY NOW ON GMS

Funding opportunities for the 2022 Measure A Competitive Grant Programs are now open! Applications are available on the Grants Management System (GMS) starting June 20, 2022. The deadline for this cycle is September 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m.

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Note that the Guidelines have been updated since its release!

An addendum to each of the two Guidelines  was published on June 22nd. For your convenience, the edits noted in each addendum have been fully incorporated into the current versions dated June 23, 2022, and are now readily available. If you saved a copy of the Guidelines on or prior to June 22, 2022, please replace them with the current versions using the following links: 

The addenda have also been published to accompany the original guidelines and can be reviewed on the Competitive Grants Page under “Timeline & Announcements.”

ATTEND THE WORKSHOP

The workshop for the 2022 Measure A Competitive Grant Programs will be on July 7, 2022.Please note there are different timeslots scheduled for each program:

10:00 A.M. – Recreation Access (in collaboration with Metro)
03:00 P.M. – Youth & Veteran Job Training & Placement

Details for these Workshops, including links to attend, will be posted and updated on our Calendar. Although we highly recommend all applicants to attend, attending this workshop is not an application requirements.

We are accepting questions questions pertaining to this competitive grants application process for this cycle until August 15, 2022.

Email your question to info@rposd.lacounty.gov with the name of the competitive grant program your question pertains to in the subject line. Answers to submitted questions will be posted on the Competitive Grants Page. Details about the Q&A Submission period is in the Guidelines.

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AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT: First Cycle of Measure A Competitive Grants! 1024 1024 RPOSD

AWARDS ANNOUNCEMENT: First Cycle of Measure A Competitive Grants!

We are excited to announce grant awards totaling over $26 million for park development across Los Angeles County, completing the first-ever cycle of three Measure A competitive grant programs. The funds were released on April 30 of last year as part of our ongoing implementation of Measure A.

Measure A has a multipronged approach to tackling the park inequity problem: a category of annually allocated funds dedicated specifically to entities in high and very high park need study areas, a Technical Assistance Program, and a commitment to set aside 30% of competitive grant funds for projects in high and very high need study areas.  Of the $26 million in competitive grants awarded, $11 million in awards went to projects in high and very high park need study areas.

The 42 applications received during the 6-month application period underwent review by a 9-member evaluation panel, and 30 were ultimately funded.

Highlights from the first-ever cycle of Measure A Competitive Grant Programs:
  • 11 applications totaling $9.4 million were funded for Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation and Protection, for projects that improve and protect open space, watersheds, and water resources through planning, acquisition, development, improvement, and restoration of multi-benefit parks;
  • 13 applications totaling $11.1 million were funded for Regional Recreation Facilities, Multi-Use Trails, and Accessibility, for acquisition, development, improvement, restoration, or rehabilitation projects that improve and protect regional recreational facilities, trails, and accessibility; and
  • 6 applications totaling $5.7 million were funded for Parkland Acquisition, for acquisition-only projects that meet the goals of the Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation and Protection Competitive Grants Program or the Regional Recreation, Multi-use Trails and Accessibility Competitive Grant Programs. This program prioritizes urgent acquisitions in Study Areas with High or Very High Park Need as well as trail connections and access, wildlife corridors, and critical habitat.
  • TAP grants were awarded to three high/very high park need cities, amounting to over $40,000 in professional grant writing support and resulting in $2 million in awarded funds. The Technical Assistance Program, or TAP, links high/very high park need entities with professional consultants at no cost to the applicants, with expertise in various park development disciplines, including community outreach and engagement, environment studies, project feasibility, planning and design, and grant writing and application.

We invite you to learn more by exploring the links below.

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