George Bristol Texas Parks Leadership Fund
Funding Amount
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Deadline
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Grant Type
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- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Qualified State Parks Division staff at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Outstanding park employees
Overview
Geographic Scope: Texas
Focus Areas:
- Leadership training and professional development for state park employees
- Scholarships for attendance at nationally recognized leadership training programs
Eligibility:
- Qualified State Parks Division staff at Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
- Outstanding park employees
Program Purpose:
Named in honor of George Bristol, a long-time champion of state and national parks and advocate for enhanced park funding. The fund enables state park staff to improve their leadership capabilities through training opportunities.
Background:
George Bristol served as chairman of the Texas State Parks Advisory Committee and led statewide efforts for better park funding. In 2007, the Texas Legislature nearly tripled park appropriations, and in 2015, HB158 dedicated all sporting goods sales tax revenue to Texas parks and historic sites.
Contact Information:
- Austin Taylor
- Phone: 214.720.1478
- Email: ataylor@tpwf.org
- Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
- 6220 Gaston Avenue, Ste. 700, Dallas, TX 75214
What Parks and Wildlife Foundation of Texas actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 23
- Total given
- $15.58M
- Median grant
- $47K
- Range
- $5,150–$14.18M
- By dollars: Texas >99%, District of Columbia <1%, Alabama <1%. Top recipient cities: Austin, TX; Corpus Christi, TX; Washington, DC.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 57% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept · Austin, TX
Maintain parks and wildlife
$14.18M
Texas Found for Conservation · Austin, TX
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$340K
Chasing the Tide · Austin, TX
Outreach & education
$279K
Borderlands Research Inst · Alpine, TX
Outreach & education
$180K
Wildlife Habitat Federation · Cat Springs, TX
Outreach & education
$74K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Professional development
- Workforce development
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