Matching Awards Program (MAP)
MAP: Connecting People to Forests, focuses primarily on in-person community engagement and completion of appropriate stewardship activities. Program goals are to create lasting change that will allow all communities opportunities to benefit from activities on National Forest System lands or adjacent public lands.
Organization
National Forest Foundation
Eligibility
Nonprofit Organization
Government and Tribes
University or School
Focus
Education
Maintenance and Stewardship
Related Resources
National Park Service
Historic Preservation Fund
This NPS program provides matching grant funds to state and tribal historic preservation offices for the restoration of properties that are on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Trek Foundation
The Trek Foundation
The Trek Foundation funds trail projects that help preserve land, are open to the public and free to use, and will be activated by the local community.
The Skatepark Project
Skatepark grants
This grant supports communities seeking to build free, public concrete skateparks in underserved communities.
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