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, FY26 Fall Round

Grant Round Open: June 16, 2025

The spring 2025 round of Preservation Trust Fund (PTF) grant awards were announced at the June 12, 2025 meeting of the VOF Board of Trustees. All applicants were notified of the Board’s decision regardless of their award status.

Click on View Current Funding Opportunities in the bottom left of this screen to access more information about the program.

Please note: VOF will host a one-hour Preservation Trust Fund Workshop Webinar on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 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.

Funds Available:

• $1.7 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 28, 2025.
   

Application Method:

• Applicants must register and submit applications through this grant portal. 
• A PDF version of the 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 16, 2025                  Grant round opens
• June 25, 2025                  Grant webinar, 1:00-2:00 pm
• July 28, 2025                    Application submission deadline, 5:00 pm
• September 25, 2025         Board of Trustees meeting, grant awards announced
• October 27, 2025             Project start date
• October 27, 2027             Project completion date

  The FY26 Forest CORE Fund grant round will open in October, 2025.

  The FY26 spring PTF grant round will open on January 29, 2026.
 

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. 
• VOF will host a one hour webinar on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 from 1:00-2:00. Click here to register (required).
• Questions may be submitted to Virginia Outdoors Foundation via email to grants@vof.org.
   

Get Outdoors (GO) Fund

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.