Competitive Grant Programs

Application filing opens on August 1, 2025, on the Grants Management System.

This took place on July 23, 2025. We shared an overview about the grant opportunities and how to apply.

Questions may also be submitted during scheduled webinars or online information sessions. All questions must be submitted by October 15, 2025, to ensure a response before the application deadline.

Planning & Design

for planning and design efforts such as feasibility studies, conceptual designs, design development drawings, construction documents, and other site studies required to effectively plan and design a park, trail, open space, or other recreation project.

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.

Regional Recreation, Multi-use Trails and Accessibility

for acquisition, development, improvement, restoration, or rehabilitation projects that improve, connect, and protect regional recreational facilities, trails, and accessibility.

Acquisition-Only

for acquisition-only projects that meet the goals of the Natural Lands, Local Beaches, Water Conservation and Protection Competitive Grant Program or the Regional Recreation, Multi-use Trails and Accessibility Competitive Grant Program. This program prioritizes urgent acquisitions in High or Very High Need Study Areas as well as trails connections and access, wildlife corridors, and critical habitat.

County Cultural Facilities

for projects that acquire, develop, improve, and/or restore a County Cultural Facility, defined as a building owned or operated by the County of Los Angeles which shall be used for the programming, production, presentation, or exhibition of natural history and any of the arts and cultural disciplines. These disciplines include music, dance, theatre, creative writing, literature, architecture, painting, sculpture, folk arts, photography, crafts, media arts, and visual arts.

Guidelines

Previous cycles’ guidelines for this competitive grant program will be listed here.

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Recreation Access

for programs that increase Los Angeles County residents’ accessibility to public lands, park facilities, and park amenities, including education, interpretive services, safety information, transportation, and other activities, especially for those in high and very high-need areas.

Youth and Veteran Job Training and Placement

for programs that provide education and skills training (career development) or certification and job placement in the field of parks and recreation to youth and veterans.