Recreation for Nonprofits Grants

This program provides financial support to colleges, universities, and nonprofit organizations to promote outdoor recreational activities and engage diverse communities in nature experiences.

This program provides financial support to major sporting events in Allegheny County that can boost the local economy and attract visitors, covering costs like marketing, venue rentals, and production expenses.

This grant provides funding to organizations for projects that improve local parks and public spaces, promoting environmental sustainability, community well-being, and access for diverse populations.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to cities, counties, and public institutions in Utah for developing and restoring outdoor recreation infrastructure to enhance community access and promote tourism.

This funding opportunity supports municipalities, agencies, and nonprofit organizations in Utah to improve and maintain off-highway vehicle trails and facilities, ensuring safety and accessibility for the OHV community.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to local and state governments, school districts, and nonprofit organizations in Missouri for the development and maintenance of public recreational trails, promoting outdoor activities and community engagement.

This funding opportunity is designed for nonprofit organizations in Broward County to implement programs that improve financial stability and support individuals and families facing economic challenges.

The Jackson County grant in Missouri is a competitive funding opportunity for community-based nonprofits that provide basic, emergency, quality of life, and support services to underserved residents, with a focus on health, human services, and self-sufficiency, and is disbursed on a quarterly reimbursement basis.

The Tourism Grant Program offered by the Town of Matthews is designed to provide financial assistance to organizations that deliver events or programs promoting visitation and tourism in Matthews. Donor Name: Town of Matthews State: North Carolina Town: Matthews Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 09/20/2024 Size of the Grant: Not Available Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The grant is funded solely through tourism related taxes (hotel occupancy, prepared food & beverage, car rentals). Eligibility Criteria  Organizations must have a current non-profit status Promotion of tourism and visitation to Matthews must be a goal of the project listed on the application Programs should have short and/or long-term potential of attracting visitors to Matthews Organizations receiving grants are required to submit a post project report Programs listed on the application must take place between July 1, 2024 – June 13, 2025; Programs that take place prior to grant award decisions are eligible Grant funding remaining unspent must be returned to the Town of Matthews by June 30, 2025 Submitted applications must include all information requested. For more information, visit Town of Matthews.

The Tourism Assistance Grant Program is to assist Fayette County-based organizations in promoting a positive image to potential visitors, generate overnight visits, extend visitor stays, create a desire to return, and enhance the tourism industry through creative planning and marketing. Donor Name: Fayette County Travel & Tourism Bureau State: Ohio County: Fayette County (OH) Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 09/25/2024 Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: Funding Information The maximum grant available per project annually will be $5,000.00. Eligibility Requirements Grant applications must meet the following requirements:  The project to be funded must have the probability of increasing tourism and/or recreational activity in Fayette County.  The stability and public awareness of the project will be a supporting factor for grant approval. Organizations requesting funding must be working to raise funds themselves. For more information, visit FCTTB.

Leveraging the popularity and penetration of video games in Eastern Europe, the implementer will develop an eSports program at American Spaces in Ukraine. eSports athletes will need professional training to form a talent pipeline to professional teams in Ukraine. In tandem with traditional eSports training, these athletes will receive counter disinformation/conflict resolution training to confront foreign propaganda and disinformation in competitive online gaming spaces. The project will culminate with an eSports tournament and coalition-building event on the sidelines of the tournament.

The City of Marion is now accepting grant applications from any non-profit organization for a project that increases tourism within Marion. Donor Name: City of Marion State: Iowa City: Marion Type of Grant: Grant Deadline: 05/06/2024 Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000 Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned Details: The funding source for these grants is the City’s share of taxes collected on overnight stays at hotels and motels within the city. Funding Information Approximately $50,000 is expected to be available for the competitive grant program in the 2024-2025 fiscal year. Eligibility Criteria  Non-profit Organizations are eligible to apply. For more information, visit City of Marion.

Drawing on the science of prebunking, the growing danger from synthetic media, and the popularity and penetration of online games and social media, the implementer will develop media literacy and digital safety curricula and organize three public service announcement (PSA) campaigns targeting students, parents, and educators in Ukraine. Afterwards, the implementer will organize a conference in Eastern Europe on synthetic media literacy.

Drawing on the science of prebunking and the popularity and penetration of video games, the implementer will develop an evergreen game in a sandbox platform, with an existing fan base, in which participants play a game that builds cognitive resilience to authoritarianism and promotes democratic norms and values. The game will increase player skepticism of foreign propaganda and disinformation by increasing player media literacy and digital safety.

The Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities program provides funding to develop and manage recreation opportunities for such activities as cross-country skiing, hiking, horseback riding, mountain bicycling, hunting, fishing, sightseeing, motorcycling, and riding all-terrain and four-wheel drive vehicles. A portion of the funding also is available for education and enforcement programs that encourage environmentally responsible use of the outdoors and for helping to minimize conflict between visitors through positive management techniques. Except for off-road vehicle facilities, activities supported by this program must be accessed via a non-highway road, which is a public road that was not built or maintained with gasoline tax funding. Non-highway roads are found most often in state and national forests and national parks.

The program funds projects that acquire, develop, and renovate firearm ranges and archery training and practice facilities. It was created by the Legislature in 1990 after a report assessing the needs of law enforcement, sports groups, and the public identified a need for a program and funding to support shooting facilities. Typical Projects Installing fences, berms, and other noise and safety elements Upgrading firearms and archery equipment Renovating clubhouses Building new shooting courses Funding is awarded every 2 years and comes from a portion of each concealed pistol license fee.

This program provides commercial property owners in Palm Desert with free or low-cost bicycle racks and installation to encourage cycling and improve accessibility.