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Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)

Colorado Parks and Wildlife State

Checked Nov 2, 2026 on cpw.state.co.us

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Award: Award amounts are not stated on this page.
Next date: Next date not postedUnverified
Who can apply: Local governments
Where: Census-designated urban areas in Colorado with a combined population of at least 25,000

This is a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund program, coordinated in Colorado by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. It helps public agencies buy new parkland and build outdoor recreation facilities in urban areas of at least 25,000 people. Local, county, state and tribal governments that own the project land should apply.

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This program pays to develop permanent outdoor recreation facilities on public parkland, and the page features a play feature it funded. Only government agencies and eligible Urban Indian Organizations that own the land in a Colorado urban area of 25,000 or more can apply. Schools, churches and nonprofits would need a city or county partner.

The Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program helps public agencies acquire new parkland and develop outdoor recreation facilities in urban communities.

A child climbing a boulder play feature at Montbello Open Space Park, Denver, funded by ORLP.

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About the match

The program requires match funds. Applicants include letters of commitment for the match with the full application. This page does not state how much match is required or whether in-kind contributions count. Check the program manual and the federal notice for those details.

How to apply

Check eligibility with the ORLP Eligibility Screening Tool and the program manual.
Submit a pre-application to CPW with a letter of intent, urban area verification, a basic map, an IPaC list and a CODEX report.
Submit a full application with the CPW narrative, budget and timeline forms, maps, a site plan, match commitment letters, a signed resolution and proof of land ownership.

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All the details

Match: Match funds are required, with letters of commitment for the match included in the full application. The amount is not stated on this page.
Cycle: The page lists the program as closed. Federal applications are due from the state to the National Park Service on November 1 at 9:59pm MST. Colorado applicants must submit to CPW earlier, but the page does not give those dates. Selection notifications come May 1.
Who can apply, in full: Local, county, state, or tribal government agencies, and eligible Urban Indian Organizations, in Colorado. Applicants must own the land.
What it funds: Acquisition of new parkland and development of outdoor recreation facilities in urban communities.
Area: Colorado only. Projects must be in one or more adjacent Census-designated urban areas with a combined population of at least 25,000.
Contact: Chrystal Read, Federal Grants Administrator, Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Funder: Colorado Parks and Wildlife (State)
Source we checked: https://cpw.state.co.us/outdoor-recreation-legacy-partnership-grants-0 (opens in a new tab)
Date last checked: Mon, Nov 2, 2026

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