Recreation and Conservation Funding Board (RCFB) Manuals, Forms & Publications

Recreation and Conservation Funding Board Manuals, Forms & Publications
This page last updated February 28, 2008

(Unless otherwise indicated, all documents are in Adobe Acrobat format. To obtain a free reader click on the Adobe Acrobat link on the left side of this page.)

Policies, Reports, Publications, and Reimbursement Materials:
General Policy Manuals	Recreation Trends
Grant Program Manuals	Public & Tribal Lands Inventory (PLIP)
Publications and Reports	Reimbursement Manual and Forms
Application Materials	Grant Program Overviews in Adobe Acrobat Format

Grant Program Manuals:
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Program (ALEA)	Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
Boating Facilities Program (BFP)	National Recreational Trails Program (NRTP)
Boating Infrastructure Grants Program (BIG)	Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA)
Firearms and Archery Range Recreation (FARR)	Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP)
Youth Athletic Facilities (YAF)

General Policy Manuals and Reimbursement Materials
Professional or Skilled, and Unskilled Labor Rates Programs Overview (Manual #1) Planning Policies (Manual #2) Acquiring Land: Policies (Manual #3) Development Projects: Policies (Manual #4) Guidelines for use of Conservation Easements (Manual #6) Funded Projects: Policies & The Project Agreement (Manual #7)	Reimbursement: Manual #8 Acquisition Project Forms (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) Development-Restoration Project Forms (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) Other-Non Capital-Maintenance-Education Project Forms (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) Combination Project Forms (Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) Professional/Skilled Labor Valuation Rates (ESD-Workforce Explorer - Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet) Electronic Funds Transfer Authorization Agreement (Microsoft Word document) W-9 Form and Optional Statewide Vendor Payment Registration (links to Washington State Office of Financial Management) Sample Remittance Advice
Grant Program Manuals
Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account Program (ALEA)
ALEA Program: Policies and Project Selection (Manual #21) ALEA Fiscal Year 2006 Funded Projects Report Application Instruction (Manual #5) ALEA Resolution
Boating Facilities Program (BFP)
BFP: Policies and Project Selection (Manual #9) Application Instruction (Manual #5) BFP Resolution
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (BIG)
Boating Infrastructure Grant (Manual #12) Application Instruction (Manual #5) BIG Resolution
Firearms and Archery Range Recreation (FARR) NOT OFFERED IN 2008
Firearms and Archery Range Recreation (Manual #11) Application Instruction (Manual #5) FARR Resolution (Microsoft Word document)
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)
Land and Water Conservation Fund (Manual #15) Application Instruction (Manual #5) LWCF Resolution
National Recreational Trails Program (NRTP)
National Recreational Trails Program (Manual #16) Application Instruction (Manual #5) NRTP Resolution
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA - All Categories)
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA) - Nonhighway road (NHR), Nonmotorized (NM), & Off-road Vehicle (ORV)
NOVA Program Policies (Manual #14)	Evaluation Criteria - Nonhighway Road
Application Instruction (Manual #5)	Evaluation Criteria - Nonmotorized
NOVA Resolution	Evaluation Criteria - Off-Road Vehicles
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA) - ORV Noise Enforcement
NOVA Policy Manual #13a	NOVA: ORV Noise Enforcement Projects Application Manual #5ne
Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA) - Education and Enforcement (E&E) NOT OFFERED IN 2008
NOVA - Education and Enforcement (Manual #13)

Other NOVA Publications
Fuel Use Study (Final) 2/4/03 Fuel Use Study Summary 2/4/03 Fuel Use Study FAQs The Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicles Activities NOVA Plan, 2005 - 2011 NOVA Advisory Committee's Recommendations to the Legislature (2003)
Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (WWRP - All Categories)
WWRP Resolution
WWRP Outdoor Recreation Account (ORA) WWRP Outdoor Recreation Account (ORA) (Manual #10a) Application Instruction (Manual #5)
	WWRP - Habitat Conservation and Riparian Protection Accounts (HCA, RPA) WWRP Habitat Conservation & Riparian Protection Accounts (Manual #10b) Application Instruction (Manual #5)
WWRP - Farmland Preservation Account (FPA)
WWRP-Farmland Preservation Account (Manual 10f) Model Conservation Easement (third party) PDF format. Please contact grant manager for a copy in MS Word format. Model Conservation Easement (land trust is co-grantee) PDF format. Please contact grant manager for a copy in MS Word format.
WWRP - Miscellaneous Reports
WWRP Fact Sheet Farmland Preservation Fact Sheet WWRP 2006 Proposed Project List (Blue Report) WWRP 2007-09 Project Lists (Blue Book)
Youth Athletic Facilities (YAF) NOT OFFERED THIS YEAR
YAF Policies & Project Selection (Manual #17)
Publications and Reports
Plans
RCFB Strategic Plan 1991 Washington State Trails Plan Map of Existing Trails in Washington State (1991) Map of Corridors of Statewide Significance Needed for Future Trail Development (1991) The Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicles Activities NOVA Plan, 2005 - 2011 Boating Facilities Program (BFP) Policy Plan (November 2003) Studies & Reports Planning for Parks, Recreation, and Open Space in Your Community (2005) ORV Noise Solutions Project: Final Report (2007) Report to the Washington Legislature: A Projection of the Impacts of Payments in Lieu of Taxes As Mandated by Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5396 Public & Tribal Lands Inventory (PLIP) Final Report 2001 Inventory Data Report Landowner Reporting County Profiles Land Aquisition Strategy Final Report 2005
Recreation Trends
Assessment of Outdoor Recreation in Washington State (SCORP - 2002) Estimates of Future Participation in Outdoor Recreation (Addendum to SCORP - 2003)
Grant Program Fact Sheets in Adobe Acrobat Format (suitable for handouts, etc.)
All Grant Programs Aquatic Lands Enhancement Account (ALEA) Grants Program Boating Facilities Program (BFP) Boating Infrastructure Grant Program (BIG) Firearms and Archery Range Recreation Program (FARR) Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF)	National Recreational Trails Program (NRTP) Nonhighway and Off-Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA) Washington Wildlife Recreation Program (WWRP) WWRP-Farmland Preservation Grants Fact Sheet Youth Athletic Facilities (YAF)
Other Agency Resources
Overview of Payment Programs Related to Federal and State Public Lands In Washington (2004) A "Bottom Up" Primer: A Guide to Citizen Participation [Growth Management Publication] Towards Managing Growth in Washington: A Guide to Community Visioning [Growth Management Publication - 1991] Citizen Participation, Questions and Answers [Growth Management Guide] Legislative Task Force Report on Local Parks and Recreation Maintenance and Operations (2001)