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.

The Fall 2024 Preservation Trust Fund Grant Round Has Closed.

Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) applications are not being accepted at this time. Grant awards will be made at the October 10, 2024 meeting of the VOF Board of Trustees. All applicants will be notified, regardless of approval status.

Upcoming Grant Opportunities:

November, 2024      Forest CORE Fund

January, 2025       Preservation Trust Fund

More information, including resource material and an email list sign-up form, may be found at the VOF Grant Program Webpage.

The Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) 

Grant Updates, Summer 2024

Spring grant awards were announced at the June 13, 2024 VOF Board of Trustees Meeting. All applicants were notified of the Board decision regardless of their award status. Read about the approved projects here.

VOF is pausing the Get Outdoors Fund program for fiscal year 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). 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.

There will be a final round of the Forest CORE Fund opening in October 2024 with grant awards in spring of 2025. These funds are available in a restricted portion of the Commonwealth. Check the Forest CORE Fund website for updates.