Chesapeake Bay Outdoor and Heritage Tourism Grants

The National Park Service is offering competitive grants of $10,000 to $50,000 for projects and community events that enhance outdoor recreation, natural, historical, and cultural tourism in the Chesapeake Bay watershed and support local economic development.

United States of America > Department of the Interior > National Park Service > Chesapeake Gateways


General
Open (posted)
P27AS00032
Nov 04, 2026 12:00 PM
Aug 27, 2026 12:00 PM
$50,000.00
2 years
Grant
Federal
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financialassistance_chesapeake@nps.gov
Submission Instructions
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Description

The National Park Service Chesapeake Gateways program is soliciting applications for competitive grants supporting outdoor recreation and natural, historical, and cultural tourism projects within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Eligible activities may include visitor-experience improvements, tourism and economic-development capacity building, heritage and recreational experiences, public-access and trail or water-trail connectivity, interpretation, accessibility improvements, and community or America250 events. Construction other than structural improvements, archaeology, land acquisition, building acquisition, endowments, alcohol purchases, and lobbying are ineligible. Two funding categories are available: Linking Tourism and Economic Impact Projects, with awards of $25,000 to $50,000, and Network/Community Events, including America250 events, with awards of $10,000 to $20,000. Applicants must be eligible public, private, nonprofit, educational, tribal, housing, or governmental entities and must be non-federal Chesapeake Gateways Network members or pursuing self-nomination as a Place or Experience. Applications must include the required federal forms, project abstract, detailed budget, project narrative, budget narrative, and applicable disclosures or property forms. The project narrative is limited to eight pages, using at least 11-point font and one-inch margins.

Classification Codes
NAICS712190Nature Parks and Other Similar Institutions
PSCG003Recreational Services
Smart Codes
heritage tourism developmentoutdoor recreation programstourism economic development
Specifications
Service Only
Timeline
Aug 27, 2026-Post Date
Nov 4, 2026-Application Due Date
May 1, 2027-Anticipated Project Start Date
Apr 30, 2029-Anticipated Project End Date
Requirements
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