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.

Preservation Trust Fund

Fall 2025 Grant Round Closed

The fall 2025 round of Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) has closed. Grant awards will be announced at the September 25, 2025 meeting of the VOF Board of Trustees. All applicants will be notified of the Board’s decision regardless of their award status. 

Upcoming Opportunities:

• October 2025     Forest CORE Fund Grant Round Opens
• January 2026      Preservation Trust Fund Grant Round Opens

More information, including resource material and an email list sign-up form, may be found at the VOF Website. Contact grants@vof.org with questions.

Get Outdoors (GO) Fund

VOF is pausing the Get Outdoors Fund program for fiscal year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026). No grant rounds will be offered this year. 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.