Resources for Park and Trail Partnership Grants

General Resources for Applying

• Round 11 Request for Applications (available May 2025)
• FAQs
• Evaluation Criteria
• Grant Deliverables
• Past Awarded Projects

 Templates & Forms

• Project Budget Templates:
  
  • Stewardship and Public Access Capacity Grants
  • Capacity and Organizational Effectiveness Grants
  • Professional Development Grants
  • Step-up Grants
• Sample Application
• Sample Organizational Operating Budget
• Sample Income Statement
• Sample Balance Sheet
• Sample Final Report Expenditures Template
• Match Calculator Tool
• Volunteer Time-tracking Tool
• Organizational Self-Assessment and Visioning Tool
• Sample MOU with Fiscal Agent (for organizations who lack 501(c)(3) status)
• Sample Work Plan
• Sample Job Description Outline
• Environmental Review Form
• State Historic Preservation Office 
• Certificate of Attestation of Exemption (Workers Comp/Disability exemption for organizations with no paid staff)

Additional Helpful Info:

• List of Vendors / Contractors Sought for Projects 
• Statewide Interpretive Signage Program
• Payroll Costs: Budgeting for Mandatory Benefits
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Resources

Discussion Forum

Ask a question or find answers to frequently asked questions about the grant program on our discussion forum on the Friends Group Gateway.