State grants available for parks, trails, and other environmental programs -
deadline June 30

Applications are now available for several grant programs that can fund park and trail projects. Materials can be downloaded from the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation website for the Parks, Historic Preservation, Heritage Areas, Acquisition and Land and Water Conservation Fund programs.This is a matching grant program, therefore recipients will be expected to provide at least 50 percent match to these awards.

The due date for completed applications is June 30, 2008. Public Workshops will be held across the state throughout the month of May to present information on application requirements and procedures for these programs.