The National Park Foundation: ParkVentures Grant Program
Funding Amount
Up to US $40,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
The National Park Foundation's ParkVentures Grant Program invites proposals aimed at engaging historically excluded audiences in national parks through recreational activities. This initiative seeks to strengthen the bonds between community organizations and national park sites while promoting diverse and inclusive outdoor experiences. With funding available up to $40,000, the program emphasizes equitable access and aims to enhance community representation in natural spaces across the country.
The National Park Foundation (NPF) is excited to announce a request for proposals to participate in the ParkVentures program. This program is designed to engage historically excluded audiences at national parks through recreational activities.
Specifically, this opportunity is looking to engage community-based organizations and national park sites to establish and strengthen relationships between these groups. Through supporting inclusive and joyful experiences in parks that more accurately represent the true diversity of communities across the country, NPF hopes to create opportunities for change. This program supports the National Park Service's mission by expanding access to the outdoors and connecting more people to the benefits of nature.
From improving accessibility infrastructure, to supporting affinity spaces for individuals with shared identities, to bringing together intergenerational families, ParkVentures is focused on creating equitable access to the power of participating in outdoor experiences.
Funding
Applicants may request up to $40,000. Please round your budget request up to the nearest dollar.
What National Park Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 286
- Total given
- $82.03M
- Median grant
- $78K
- Range
- $5,700–$21.1M
- By dollars: Montana 26%, Wyoming 12%, Arizona 10%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC; Seattle, WA; San Francisco, CA.
- <1% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Yellowstone Forever · Bozeman, MT
Protect
$21.1M
American Conservation Experience · Flagstaff, AZ
Protect
$7.11M
Grand Teton National Park Foundation · Moose, WY
Protect
$6.92M
National Park Friends Alliance · Jackson, WY
Connect
$2.8M
NPS Resource Stewardship & Science · Fort Collins, CO
Protect
$2.33M
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Recreation
- Education equity
Categories
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