the highest and lowest amount requested by an through – GRANT REQUEST RANGE APPLICANT the same APPLICATION. Maximum of Range: 50% of the up to $2 million per • TOTAL PROJECT COST, APPLICATION. Minimum of Range: The lowest amount that the is willing to • LWCF GRANT APPLICANT accept through the same APPLICATION. the and listed in the GRANT SCOPE – RECREATION FEATURES MAJOR SUPPORT AMENITIES GRANT Estimate Form that must be completed prior to final payment. SCOPE/Cost GRANT (HCRS) - the federal agency that HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE administered prior to from 1978 to 1981. LWCF NPS an agreement between a city, county, and/or a district to – JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY perform services, cooperate with, or lend powers for the operation and maintenance of land. For a to be an eligible at least one member PARK JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY APPLICANT, of the must be a and all members must be public JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY LOCAL AGENCY agencies. the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. – LWCF a 6(f)(3) for a separate and smaller part of a that can LESSER UNIT – BOUNDARY MAP PARK meet specific justifications for not covering the entire on the 6(f)(3) PARK BOUNDARY MAP. See page 39. – LOCAL AGENCIES Counties, cities, recreation and park districts and special districts with authority to • acquire, operate, and maintain public and recreation areas. PARK Federally recognized Native American tribes. • (JPA) where all members are public agencies, and that • JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES can include a State Agency, if at least one member is a local (non-State) public agency or district formed for the purpose of providing public and recreation PARK areas. the process and selection criteria for – LOCAL AGENCY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM PROJECT counties, cities, recreation and districts and special districts with authority to acquire, PARK operate, and maintain public and recreation areas, and federally recognized Native PARK American tribes, where the can compete for a using this APPLICANTS GRANT APPLICATION Guide. amount required to make up the difference between the amount – MATCH LWCF GRANT requested (the federal share) and the The must submit TOTAL PROJECT COST. GRANTEE to cover both the amount and (TOTAL ELIGIBLE COSTS LWCF GRANT MATCH PROJECT COST established at the time of in order to be reimbursed the full APPLICATION) LWCF GRANT amount. LWCF Application Procedural Guide
GRANT REQUEST RANGE – the highest and lowest amount requested by an APPLICANT through the same APPLICATION. • Maximum of Range: 50% of the TOTAL PROJECT COST, up to $2 million per APPLICATION. • Minimum of Range: The lowest LWCF GRANT amount that the APPLICANT is willing to accept through the same APPLICATION. GRANT SCOPE – the RECREATION FEATURES and MAJOR SUPPORT AMENITIES listed in the GRANT SCOPE/Cost Estimate Form that must be completed prior to final GRANT payment. HERITAGE CONSERVATION AND RECREATION SERVICE (HCRS) - the federal agency that administered LWCF prior to NPS from 1978 to 1981. JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY – an agreement between a city, county, and/or a district to perform services, cooperate with, or lend powers for the operation and maintenance of PARK land. For a JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY to be an eligible APPLICANT, at least one member of the JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY must be a LOCAL AGENCY and all members must be public agencies. LWCF – the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund. LESSER UNIT – a 6(f)(3) BOUNDARY MAP for a separate and smaller part of a PARK that can meet specific justifications for not covering the entire PARK on the 6(f)(3) BOUNDARY MAP. See page 39. LOCAL AGENCIES – • Counties, cities, recreation and park districts and special districts with authority to acquire, operate, and maintain public PARK and recreation areas. • Federally recognized Native American tribes. • JOINT POWERS AUTHORITIES (JPA) where all members are public agencies, and that can include a State Agency, if at least one member is a local (non-State) public agency or district formed for the purpose of providing public PARK and recreation areas. LOCAL AGENCY COMPETITIVE PROGRAM – the process and PROJECT selection criteria for counties, cities, recreation and PARK districts and special districts with authority to acquire, operate, and maintain public PARK and recreation areas, and federally recognized Native American tribes, where the APPLICANTS can compete for a GRANT using this APPLICATION Guide. MATCH – amount required to make up the difference between the LWCF GRANT amount requested (the federal share) and the TOTAL PROJECT COST. The GRANTEE must submit ELIGIBLE COSTS to cover both the LWCF GRANT amount and MATCH (TOTAL PROJECT COST established at the time of APPLICATION) in order to be reimbursed the full LWCF GRANT amount. LWCF Application Procedural Guide