FY 21 and GAOA LWCF Funding Recommendations Released
The following are the House, Senate and GAOA ( President’s ) recommendations for funding LWCF in FY 21 based upon a total of $ 900 million dollars of full and dedicated funding for outdoor recreation, as passed in the Great American Outdoors Act of 2020.
For comparison, please note the FY 20 apportionment for state grants was $ 110 for states, $ 25 m for ORLP and $ 5 m for NPS Admin . The total distributed was = $ 140, plus $ 117 GOMESA = $ 257 m ]House FY 21 Approved:
State Grants $ 185 million
ORLP $ 100 million
NPS Admin $ 10 million
Total $ 295 million
Plus GOMESA $ 117 million ( est )
Total est. all state sources House FY 21 $ 412 million
Senate FY 21 Recommendation
State grants $ 280 million
ORLP $ 84 million
NPS Admin $ 7 million
Total state grants Senate FY 21 $ 371 million
Plus GOMESA $ 117 million ( est )
Total est. all state Sources Senate FY 21 $ 488 million
GAOA FY 21 Recommendations ( ie.. the President’s budget for LWCF in FY 21 )
Formula grants, ORLP and NPS Admin $ 495 million
Plus GOMESA est. $ 117 million est..
Total under GAOA recommendation $ 612 million
The letter to Congress on the GAOA Task Force recommendation for LWCF in FY 21
