Through our grant programs, the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation hopes to support the mission of ensuring Utahns can live a healthy and active lifestyle through outdoor recreation. These are the grant opportunities available in 2021:
Utah Outdoor Recreation Grant (UORG) Tier 1 is for new outdoor recreation infrastructure projects and helps communities build recreation amenities that support local economic development and funds projects from $10,001-$150,000. Learn more here.
UORG – Regional Asset Tier funds up to $500,000 for large projects with a total value of at least $2 million.
UORG – Mini-Grant is ideal for smaller projects. The grant award funds between $500-$10,000. If your project requires only a small investment to complete your project, the mini-grant may be a good fit.
Recreation Restoration Infrastructure Grant (RRI) – funds are awarded to restore high-use and high-priority trails or repair or replace other types of developed recreation infrastructure on public lands. RRI grants are offered from $5,000-$150,000.
Utah Outdoor Classroom Grant – awards up to $10,000 to community-based non-profit organizations or publicly funded K-12 schools to help get Utah’s K-12 students outside— to learn, gain a skill, and enjoy the outdoors!
2021 Grant cycle for all OOR grants: Opens Jan. 20, 2021, and closes March 19, 2021, at 5 p.m. (MST)
Name: Patrick Morrison
Title: Program Specialist
Email: patrickmorrison@utah.gov
Phone: 801-538-8652