Great American Outdoors Act Deferred Maintenance Program

Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) establishes a new fund for five years to address the maintenance backlog of the US Forest Service and other federal land management agencies.

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Helps land management agencies pay for fixing up parks and public lands. It provides funding to tackle maintenance projects that have been delayed.

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Funding
$2,000,000 - $2,000,000
Deadline
Rolling
Status
Rolling Intake
Category
Agriculture, Food & Fisheries
Organization
Department Of Agriculture, Forest Service

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What Is This Program?

The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) passed Congress and signed by the President committing $900 million to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and $1.9 billion annually for up to 5 years to land management agencies to address deferred maintenance backlog. Forest Service will receive approximately a $285 million appropriation for congressionally approved deferred maintenance projects.

What Benefits Are Offered?

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Major investments in infrastructure, recreation facilities, public lands access, and land and water conservation across the United States. Specifically, the Legacy Restoration Fund provides funding for US federal land management agencies to address deferred maintenance on national forests and grasslands, while the Land and Water Conservation Fund provides permanent funding and grants to federal, state, and local governments for land acquisition and conservation projects.

Who Is Eligible?

Region: United States

Other Criteria: US federal land management agencies (USDA Forest Service, National Parks Service, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Bureau of Indian Education) for Legacy Restoration Fund allocations for deferred maintenance projects., US state and local governments for Land and Water Conservation Fund grants for land acquisition and conservation (including the Forest Legacy Program).

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This program offers funding up to $2,000,000 (minimum $2,000,000).

This program accepts applications on a rolling basis.

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