Registration Required to Apply

The first step of the application process is registering by clicking the yellow rectangle to the left of this message. Registrants must be approved by staff, so please allow up to 24 hours for this process to be completed. For additional instructions on how to register, click here.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS

Preservation Trust Fund, FY27 Fall Round

Grant Round Open: June 17 – July 29, 2026

Please note: VOF will host a one-hour Preservation Trust Fund Workshop Webinar on Wednesday, June 30, 2026 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. using Microsoft Teams. 

The webinar will address key program requirements and criteria, provide guidance on material to submit with the application, and share tips on navigating the grant portal. Registration is required. Click here to register.

If you would like to access guidance material before June 30, you may refer to the Spring FY26 webinar. Here is a link to watch the PTF Webinar Recording (you may need to download the video for viewing/audio function). If you prefer to just see the presentation, here is a link to the PTF Webinar Slides.

*PLEASE NOTE: THERE WILL BE UPDATES TO APPLICATION FORMATTING FOR FY27*

Funds Available:

• Note: Funding availability for this grant round is contingent on final approval of the Virginia state budget. A budget is expected to be signed this month, and no changes to VOF’s Preservation Trust Fund appropriation are anticipated.
  Pending approval of the Virginia state budget, $1.8 million dollars for public access as well as natural and cultural resource protection projects.

Application Deadline:

• Applications are due no later than 5:00 pm on July 29, 2026.

Application Method:

• Applicants must register and submit applications through this grant portal. 

• Before entering data into the online application, applicants may wish to work and save their responses in a google or word document format.

  • For reference only, a PDF version of the FY27 application can be found here. 

• Please refer to the PTF Application User Guide for additional guidance on how to complete the application.

• Questions may be submitted to Virginia Outdoors Foundation via email to grants@vof.org.

Grant Program Timeline:

• June 17, 2026                              Grant round opens

• June 30, 2026                              Grant program webinar, 1:00-2:00 pm

• July 29, 2026                               Application submission deadline, 5:00 pm

• September 24, 2026                    Board of Trustees meeting, grant awards announced

• October 26, 2026                        Project start date

• October 26, 2028                        Project completion date

Resources:

• The first step of the application process is registering by clicking the yellow rectangle to the left of this message. Registrants must be approved by VOF staff, so please allow up to 24 hours for this process to be completed. For additional instructions on how to register, click here. 

• To view reference application material, click on the name below:

  • PTF Application (for reference only)

• Familiarize yourself with the requirements for all approved PTF projects before funds may be disbursed.

• Questions may be submitted to Virginia Outdoors Foundation via email to grants@vof.org.

• If you would like to review FY26 material in preparation for the FY27 grant round, here is a link to watch the PTF Webinar Recording (you may need to download the video for viewing/audio function). If you prefer to just see the presentation, here is a link to the PTF Webinar Slides.

Future Opportunities:

• October, 2026          Forest CORE Fund grant round opens

• January, 2027           Spring FY27 PTF grant round opens

Get Outdoors (GO) Fund

VOF paused the Get Outdoors Fund program in June 2025. No grant rounds are being offered. Inspired by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Get Outdoors Fund was started in 2020 to serve more Virginians and help them get outdoors. VOF is proud to have funded 119 projects totaling $2.3 million. Click here to read about many of the projects.