Texas Parks & Wildlife Department · NOFO TPWD-LPG-2026
Local Park Grant Program
50 percent matching grants for acquisition or development of public parks under the Texas Recreation & Parks Account.
Award range
$50,000 - $1,000,000
Application deadline
2026-08-30
Required match
50% local match
Overview
This program is administered under the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS v2.1, Texas Comptroller). Applications go through (1) an eligibility and completeness review, (2) a substantive scoring review by program staff and external peer reviewers, and (3) an award decision by the executive director or governing board.
Statutory authority: Tex. Parks & Wildlife Code Ch. 24.
Eligibility
- Local Government
- Special District
- Texas-based entity in good standing with the Comptroller and Secretary of State
- Active SAM.gov registration with no exclusions; valid Unique Entity ID (UEI)
- Current on all prior state grant reporting and audits (no unresolved findings)
- Applicant must provide 50 percent local match
Award terms
- Performance period
- Jan 1, 2027 - Dec 31, 2028
- Payment basis
- Reimbursement (cost-incurred)
- Local match
- 50% non-state share
- Reporting
- Semi-annual progress; final close-out within 90 days of project end
Required documents
- IRS W-9 (current revision)
- Project / program narrative (problem, approach, performance measures)
- Detailed budget and budget narrative (cost basis per line)
- Resolution from governing body authorizing application and designating Authorized Official
- Most recent audited financial statements (or Single Audit if expending >$750K federal/year)
- SAM.gov Unique Entity ID (UEI) confirmation
- Documentation of 50% match / cost-share commitment