Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year Notice
- Award ceiling
- $250,000 – $3,000,000
- Closes
- Nov 30, 2030
- Last verified
- 2026-10-17
Awards $250,000 – $3,000,000 per recipient for others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), state governments, closing Nov 30, 2030.
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In one sentence
Readiness and Recreation Initiative (RARI) – Recurring 5 Year Notice awards $250,000 – $3,000,000 per recipient, open to others (see text field entitled "additional information on eligibility" for clarification), state governments in AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID,…
Record fields
- Program pool (total)
- $9,000,000Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
- Award ceiling (per project)
- $3,000,000RARI covers up to 50% of all project costs; DOW REPI funds allowable to meet cost-share, potentially funding 100% through two federal programs
- Award floor
- $250,000
- Typical award
- Not confirmed
- Deadline
- Nov 30, 2030
- Deadline type
- Fixed date
- Opens
- Jun 8, 2026
- Status
- Open
- Eligible entities
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) · State governments
- Geography
- AK · AL · AR · AS · AZ · CA · CO · CT · DC · DE · FL · GA · GU · HI · IA · ID · IL · IN · KS · KY · LA · MA · MD · ME · MI · MN · MO · MP · MS · MT · NC · ND · NE · NH · NJ · NM · NV · NY · OH · OK · OR · PA · PR · RI · SC · SD · TN · TX · UT · VA · VI · VT · WA · WI · WV · WY
- Matching funds
- Yes
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Use of funds
- land acquisition · outdoor recreation opportunities · compatible land uses · disaster resilience
- 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
$9,000,000Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$3,000,000Source wording: “RARI covers up to 50% of all project costs; DOW REPI funds allowable to meet cost-share, potentially funding 100% through two federal programs”
Who can apply?
level
Derived from the source that published this record
entity
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), State governments
Source field: entity typesstate
industry
Source field: industries
use
compatible land uses, disaster resilience, land acquisition, outdoor recreation opportunities
Source field: use of fundssize limit
Not confirmed
Source field: applicant size limitclause text
Eligible Applicants ☒ State governments ☒ Territorial governments The following entities are eligible to apply directly for funding through RARI: State and Territorial Lead Agencies, in each of the 50 states as well as American Samoa, the…
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, 20301505 daysDeadline type Fixed date
What can the money be used for?
4 categorysThe source’s own spending categories, and what is not parsed.
land acquisitionoutdoor recreation opportunitiescompatible land usesdisaster resilience
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?
2 fieldsEffort, match requirement and reimbursement, as the source stated them.
- Application effort
- Not confirmed
- Disbursement
- Not confirmed
- Matching funds
- YesDollar for dollar match; RARI covers up to 50%, applicants fund remaining 50%
Who has received this funding?
3134 awardsAwards on file for this programme, counted rather than modelled.
3134 prior awards on file for this programme, largest first. Every row comes from the funder's own award listing; nothing here is estimated.
| Recipient | State | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $52,500 | 2021 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $52,456 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $52,075 | 2025 |
| COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO | Not stated | $52,000 | 2025 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $52,000 | 2017 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $51,865 | 2016 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $51,750 | 2016 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $51,679 | 2023 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $51,657 | 2021 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $51,591 | 2022 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $51,564 | 2021 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $51,514 | 2016 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $51,301 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $51,225 | 2018 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $50,629 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,330 | 2022 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $50,140 | 2022 |
| STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE- DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,050 | 2017 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $50,000 | 2016 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $50,000 | 2016 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $50,000 | 2016 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $50,000 | 2016 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $50,000 | 2016 |
| ENERGY MINERALS & NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $50,000 | 2021 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $50,000 | 2016 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $50,000 | 2021 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $50,000 | 2018 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES WYOMING | Not stated | $50,000 | 2024 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $50,000 | 2025 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $50,000 | 2022 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $50,000 | 2023 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $50,000 | 2019 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $50,000 | 2018 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $50,000 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF FORESTS PARKS & RECREATION VERMONT | Not stated | $49,954 | 2025 |
| ARIZONA STATE PARKS & TRAILS | Not stated | $49,944 | 2020 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $49,915 | 2022 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $49,616 | 2016 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $49,500 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $49,397 | 2020 |
| STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES WYOMING | Not stated | $49,338 | 2026 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $49,206 | 2022 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $49,029 | 2016 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $48,059 | 2021 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $47,837 | 2019 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $47,786 | 2022 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $47,783 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $47,781 | 2020 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $47,666 | 2021 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION IDAHO | Not stated | $47,386 | 2019 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $47,310 | 2018 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $47,218 | 2023 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $47,144 | 2023 |
| IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $47,033 | 2021 |
| STATE SOUTH DAKOTA GAME FISH & PK | Not stated | $47,000 | 2021 |
| NEBRASKA GAME & PARKS COMMISSION | Not stated | $46,602 | 2018 |
| DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION IDAHO | Not stated | $46,580 | 2019 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $46,308 | 2018 |
| STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF LAND & NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $46,125 | 2018 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES, VERMONT AGENCY OF | Not stated | $46,095 | 2016 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $46,070 | 2018 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $45,825 | 2018 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $45,751 | 2017 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $45,625 | 2024 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $45,619 | 2017 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $45,497 | 2022 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $45,458 | 2019 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $45,405 | 2019 |
| MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL R | Not stated | $45,100 | 2016 |
| NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $45,045 | 2020 |
| STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE- DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $45,045 | 2017 |
| NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES, NEW HAMPSHIRE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $45,000 | 2019 |
| WV DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT | Not stated | $45,000 | 2020 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $44,790 | 2020 |
| STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES WYOMING | Not stated | $44,787 | 2021 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $44,688 | 2022 |
| DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES | Not stated | $44,498 | 2022 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $44,072 | 2022 |
| KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE AND PARKS | Not stated | $43,841 | 2021 |
| AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION & FORESTRY, MAINE DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $43,098 | 2018 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $42,960 | 2021 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES, VERMONT AGENCY OF | Not stated | $42,959 | 2016 |
| PARKS & RECREATION, NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $42,845 | 2021 |
| PARKS DIVISION | Not stated | $42,500 | 2018 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $42,465 | 2020 |
| STATE PARKS & CULTURAL RESOURCES WYOMING | Not stated | $42,267 | 2021 |
| TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT | Not stated | $42,015 | 2019 |
| ECONOMIC AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF | Not stated | $42,000 | 2018 |
| STATE OF MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE FISHERIES & PARKS | Not stated | $41,609 | 2025 |
| KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT | Not stated | $41,275 | 2016 |
| STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS RECREATION & TOURISM | Not stated | $41,163 | 2016 |
Recipient names as published by the California Grants Portal.
What comparable notices state
59 recordsStated ceilings on open records in the same industry.
Among open records stored under Other, 59 of 79 state an award ceiling. Those that do run:
- 25th percentile$37,500
- Median$200,000
- 75th percentile$7,000,000
A statistical estimate, not a prediction. It describes what a set of notices has published in this catalogue on the day you read it, and says nothing about what this programme will award. Records stating no ceiling are excluded rather than counted as zero, and the programme pool — what a funder has across every applicant — is a different column and is never mixed in.
Who has won this programme before?
3134 awardsAwards under the same assistance listing, not under this notice.
3134 federal awards on file under assistance listing 15.916, the programme this notice is published under. These are not awards made under this notice — a listing covers every year the programme runs, and awards under an open notice do not exist yet.
- $11,353,000TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENTTX · FY2026
- $10,813,779DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCESOH · FY2026
- $10,000,000VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATIONVA · FY2024
- $10,000,000TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENTTX · FY2025
- $10,000,000KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTKY · FY2025
Common questions
8 questionsEvery answer 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 covers up to 50% of all project costs; DOW REPI funds allowable to meet cost-share, potentially funding 100% through two federal programs”.
- 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.
- Who is eligible to apply?
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification), State governments.
- Which locations are eligible?
- AK, AL, AR, AS, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, GU, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MP, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VI, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY.
- What can the funding be used for?
- land acquisition, outdoor recreation opportunities, compatible land uses, disaster resilience, as classified by the source.
- Is matching funding required?
- Yes. This programme requires matching funds. Dollar for dollar match; RARI covers up to 50%, applicants fund remaining 50%
- Has this programme funded anyone before?
- 3134 prior awards are on file for this programme, made by National Park Service. Recipients, amounts and fiscal years are listed on this page.
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Also open from National Park Service
- NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative AgreementsCloses Dec 31, 2027Awards Not stated
- Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 YearCloses Nov 1, 2030Awards $300,000 – $15,000,000
- Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay WatershedCloses Nov 4, 2026Awards $10,000 – $50,000
- National Parks Business Plan InternshipCloses Jan 4, 2027Awards up to $1,700,000
Also open under assistance listing 15.916
A listing names the programme; a notice names one round of it. These are other rounds open now, not other years of this one.
- Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program (ORLP) Recurring Notice 5 YearCloses Nov 1, 2030Awards $300,000 – $15,000,000
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-10-17
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-08-31
Assistance listing15.916
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.