How much funding is available in total?

$9,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.

Is matching funding required?

Yes. This programme requires matching funds. RARI is dollar for dollar match, meaning it covers up to 50% of all project costs and applicants are responsible for funding the remaining 50% of project costs. However, for RARI projects, DOW Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) funds are allowable to meet the LWCF Act's cost-share requirement (10 U.S.C. 2684a). Therefore, 100% of project costs could be funded through these two federal programs.

OtherOpenFixedNational Park Service

Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year Notice

Awards $250,000 – $3,000,000 per recipient for federally recognized indian tribes, local units of governments and special purpose districts, other legal entity, other state agencies, public agency, state governments, territorial governments, closing Nov 30, 2030.

Official page

Federally recognized Indian tribesLocal units of governments and special purpose districtsOther Legal EntityOther state agenciesPublic Agency State governmentsTerritorial governmentsAll 50 statesAmerican SamoaCommonwealth of the Northern Mariana IslandsDistrict of Columbia Guam Puerto RicoU.S. Virgin IslandsOther (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

In one sentence

Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year Notice awards $250,000 – $3,000,000 per recipient, open to federally recognized indian tribes, local units of governments and special purpose districts, other legal entity, other state agencies, public agency, state governments,…

Record fields

Program pool (total): $9,000,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project): $3,000,000
RARI is administered by the National Park Service. Award floor is $250,000, award ceiling is $3,000,000. Estimated funding of $9,000,000 is available with an expected number of 10 awards.
Award floor: $250,000
Typical award: Not confirmed
Deadline: Nov 30, 2030
Deadline type: fixed
Opens: Jun 8, 2026
Status: Open
Eligible entities: Federally recognized Indian tribes · Local units of governments and special purpose districts · Other Legal Entity · Other state agencies · Public Agency · State governments · Territorial governments
Geography: All 50 states · American Samoa · Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands · District of Columbia · Guam · Puerto Rico · U.S. Virgin Islands
Matching funds: Yes
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Application effort: Not confirmed
Currency: USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle

$9,000,000

Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive

$3,000,000

Source wording: “RARI is administered by the National Park Service. Award floor is $250,000, award ceiling is $3,000,000. Estimated funding of $9,000,000 is available with an expected number of 10 awards.”

Who can apply?

entity

Federally recognized Indian tribes, Local units of governments and special purpose districts, Other Legal Entity, Other state agencies, Public Agency, State governments, Territorial governments

Source field: entity types

state

All 50 states, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Source field: states

industry

Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)

Source field: industries

use

Land acquisition, Maintain or enhance disaster resilience, Outdoor recreation opportunities, Promote or support compatible land uses and avoid incompatible development in areas in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a military installation or military airspace

Source field: use of funds

size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit

clause text

Projects must serve an eligible area, defined as an active REPI Partnership Opportunity Area or a Sentinel Landscape. Proposed projects must include a land acquisition component and have a Letter of Support from a Military Installation or Range commander. State and Territorial Lead Agencies apply directly; other eligible entities must apply through their State or Territorial Lead Agency. Local units of governments and special purpose districts must be created by a legislative authority with sovereignty and a stated mission that includes acquiring, developing, owning and managing recreation areas, and must be able to demonstrate they can meet the perpetual protection requirement of the LWCF program.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

Nov 30, 20301552 daysfixed deadline

Response date

What can the money be used for?

Outdoor recreation opportunitiesPromote or support compatible land uses and avoid incompatible development in areas in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a military installation or military airspaceMaintain or enhance disaster resilienceLand acquisition

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort: Not confirmed
Disbursement: Not confirmed
Matching funds: Yes
RARI is dollar for dollar match, meaning it covers up to 50% of all project costs and applicants are responsible for funding the remaining 50% of project costs. However, for RARI projects, DOW Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) funds are allowable to meet the LWCF Act's cost-share requirement (10 U.S.C. 2684a). Therefore, 100% of project costs could be funded through these two federal programs.

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.

How much can one applicant receive?: $250,000 – $3,000,000 per recipient. The source states: “RARI is administered by the National Park Service. Award floor is $250,000, award ceiling is $3,000,000. Estimated funding of $9,000,000 is available with an expected number of 10 awards.”.
How much funding is available in total?: $9,000,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?: Nov 30, 2030. Response date
Who is eligible to apply?: Federally recognized Indian tribes, Local units of governments and special purpose districts, Other Legal Entity, Other state agencies, Public Agency, State governments, Territorial governments.
Which locations are eligible?: All 50 states, American Samoa, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands.
What can the funding be used for?: Outdoor recreation opportunities, Promote or support compatible land uses and avoid incompatible development in areas in the vicinity of, or ecologically related to, a military installation or military airspace, Maintain or enhance disaster resilience, Land acquisition, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?: Yes. This programme requires matching funds. RARI is dollar for dollar match, meaning it covers up to 50% of all project costs and applicants are responsible for funding the remaining 50% of project costs. However, for RARI projects, DOW Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) funds are allowable to meet the LWCF Act's cost-share requirement (10 U.S.C. 2684a). Therefore, 100% of project costs could be funded through these two federal programs.

Provenance

Source pagegrants.gov

Retrieved2026-08-31

MethodAutomated check

First seen2026-08-31

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.