To be eligible, your agency must submit an adopted park, recreation, open space, or habitat plan to compete for this grant. Your agency already may be eligible. See the list of agencies that already have submitted their plans.

Not yet eligible? Your agency will need to prepare a plan with the elements below. Please review Recreation and Conservation Funding Board Manual 2, Planning Policies for full details.

• Goals and objectives
• Inventory assessment
• Public involvement
• Demand and needs analysis
• Capital improvement and investment program
• Adoption by organization’s governing body

After your organization has approved the plan, complete the self certification form found on pages 10-12 in Manual 2.

• June 2, 2008
  Land and Water Conservation Fund and Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program (Farmland preservation grants do not need a plan)
• August 1, 2008
  Boating Facilities Program and Nonhighway and Off-road Vehicle Activities Program (Maintenance grants do not need a plan)

Once the plan is accepted by the Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO), your agency is eligible for six calendar years from the date of plan adoption.

Resources
Sample plans and statewide recreational plans are available as resources. Staff also will review your plan before adoption, if you wish.

The Department of Community Trade and Economic Development administers the Growth Management Act and has many helpful publications: http://www.cted.wa.gov/site/420/default.aspx. Look at the subtopics of citizen participation and parks, recreation and open space.

• Designing Your Community’s Open Space
• Short Course in Local Planning (http://www.cted.wa.gov/site/395/default.aspx)
• Small Communities Guide to Comprehensive Planning

Several additional documents are available on this Web site, Manuals, Forms, and Publications page (http://www.rco.wa.gov/rcfb/docs.htm#other2).

Local governments also may want to check the Municipal Research and Services Center of Washington (http://www.mrsc.org) for additional assistance.

Questions?
Contact Lorinda Anderson (360) 902-3009, E-mail

Counties
Asotin	Clallam	Clark	Garfield
Grays Harbor [ORV only]	Island (trails only)	Jefferson	King
Kitsap	Mason	Okanogan	Pend Oreille
Pierce [habitat only]	San Juan	Skagit	Snohomish
Spokane	Thurston* [LWCF/WWRP only]	Whitman
* For Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grants, habitat conservation account categories – limited to Chehalis Basin Watershed only

 

Port Districts
Bellingham	Bremerton	Camas-Washougal	Clarkston
Coupeville	Edmonds	Everett	Grays Harbor
Ilwaco	Kennewick	Kingston	Olympia
Port Angeles	Port Townsend	Poulsbo	Shelton
Skagit County	So. Whidbey Island	Wahkiakum Co.#2

Park Districts
Kittitas County #1	Peninsula Metro	Selah PRSA	Si View Metro
South Whidbey	Tacoma Metropolitan Park District

School Districts
Castle Rock	Klickitat	St. John’s

 

Native American Tribes
Port Gamble (trails only)	Squaxin [habitat only]

 

Other
Grays Harbor Historical SA	Tacoma Public Utilities

 

State Agencies
Fish and Wildlife	Natural Resources*	State Parks
* For Washington Wildlife and Recreation Program grants, outdoor recreation account categories – Northeast, Northwest, Pacific Cascade, and South Puget Regions only

Federal Agencies
Colville National Forest	Gifford Pinchot**	Mt. Baker Snoqualmie National Forest
Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest	Umatilla National Forest
** Middle Service and Blue Mountain Trail systems only