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HomeMy WebLinkAbout122023 December E-News_ Grant Criteria ChangesWishing you a safe holiday season! All the news you can use on Washington's great outdoors View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/wildliferecreation/october-e-news-indigenous-peoples-day-1199429?e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/889e8bbb-c7e6-b93c-cc7f-f351e370a6b3.png> Coalition E-News: December 2023 <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=a0b5fd8019&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=4a85ea427f&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=322bb47c59&e=8c3506b728> Support the Coalition <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=b2a14b2b35&e=8c3506b728> Whose ancestral land do you recreate on? Click here to find out <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=72cbfb9565&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/0d84d9a1-090f-5098-4f6e-c1ff77a3f706.png> WWRP Grant Criteria Changes On December 4th, the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board of the Recreation and Conservation Office met to discuss proposed changes to grant evaluation criteria for six recreation and conservation-focused grant programs. The WWRC board approved the proposed changes, which will be implemented immediately. These changes will affect grant programs in the next application rounds – some even as soon as this Spring! The programs affected include WWRP Local Parks, Water Access, and Trails. Changes also affect the Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA), the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), and the Youth Athletic Facilities (YAF) grant programs. If you’re working on a grant application for any of these programs for 2024, we strongly recommend you reach out to your grant manager <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=b7117dcc96&e=8c3506b728> immediately! Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=d33808ae32&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/a1a13631-2f64-37d8-48ec-9188d97c39f9.png> Register for Legislative Day! Please join the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition and the Washington Recreation & Park Association at our joint Parks and Great Outdoors Legislative Events! We'll have our annual reception at the Governor's Mansion on January 18th from 5:30-7pm, and our annual Legislative Day will be held virtually on January 29th. On January 18th, you can join us and Governor Jay Inslee for a night of celebration for the wins of last year: Record funding levels for the WWRP, additional funding for the Planning for Recreation Access Grants, and many more successes! This will be a great opportunity to mingle with other folks in the outdoor recreation and conservation world, as well as many legislators! Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.l ist-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=40d7d628ca&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/8385e333-8c9e-fa10-938c-f2f532c251f8.jpg> Play For All In order for Morgan's kids to play at a playground together, she used to drive an hour each way. One of Morgan's children has a disability, and two are able-bodied. The playgrounds near her home were impossible to navigate with a mobility device. They didn’t offer any kind of safe or fun play for children with disabilities. But now, thanks to the vision of her local community, a lot of hard work, and a grant from the Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program, that has changed. Now, eastern Jefferson County has a playground that can accommodate all children. Morgan's kids are able to play, explore and challenge themselves—TOGETHER. This is just one of the hundreds of projects made possible through the Coalition and the WWRP. Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=a345e46d91&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/47baf34f-abf3-70b2-5621-927d973820df.png> Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program The Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) is accepting grant applications for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program. This program, administered by the National Park Service, provides grants to acquire or develop land for public outdoor recreation purposes. An eligible project site must be located within: * An incorporated city or town or unincorporated area having a population of 30,000 or more (2020 Census). The Census Bureau has published a list of urban areas and maps delineating each urbanized area, which can be found at: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: United States <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=dedb48b26e&e=8c350 6b728> * A Census tract that is determined to be disadvantaged per the Climate and Environmental Justice Screening Tool (CEJST) at http://screeningtool.geoplatform.gov/ <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list- manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=5869cefd47&e=8c3506b728> . This competition will include a 5-point bonus for projects where nature is a major element of, or strongly supports, the proposed recreational activity. Applications are due in PRISM Online by January 22, 2024. Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=0a9b29acbb&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/47baf34f-abf3-70b2-5621-927d973820df.png> Community Outdoor Athletic Facilities (COAF) Program This program will provide funding to build, expand, or renovate outdoor athletic facilities and is focused on helping support meaningful athletic experiences in communities that lack recreational opportunities, have underserved populations, and possess limited financial capacity. Because this is a new grant program, prospective applicants are highly encouraged to attend a ninety-minute application webinar beginning at 10:00 a.m. on January 17, 2024. Registration is available via Zoom <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fad a7e62b54ea21&id=c852396ef3&e=8c3506b728> and a recording of the webinar will be posted on the website shortly after it is complete. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=2980dfb884&e=8c3506b728> <https://mcusercontent.com/0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21/images/789e755b-909f-0dd9-4e98-29e8ab79144b.png> 12 Months of the WWRP: Forestland Preservation This month’s featured project is Kristoferson Farm- Working Forest, located on the ancestral land of the sqaǰətabš (Upper Skagit), dxʷlilap (Tulalip), Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla, Hul’qumi’num Treaty Group, and the KiKiallus people. The Whidbey Camano Land Trust leveraged WWRP Working Forest grant funds with federal and local grants, and on February 15, 2023, it recorded a perpetual working forest conservation easement on approximately 110 acres of the Kristoferson Farm on Camano Island. A WWRP Farmland CE was registered on the 122 agricultural acres of the property. <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=2971249b2d&e=8c3506b728> Read more <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/ track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=7613242537&e=8c3506b728> <https://wildliferecreation.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=0f4ebc0827fada7e62b54ea21&id=477acdc13f&e=8c3506b728> Fueled by an unwavering love and responsibility for the land, Hän Gwich’in 20 year-old Quannah Chasinghorse, and her mother Jody Potts-Joseph, are taking a stand to defend their sacred homelands, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. 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