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, FY25 Spring Round

Grant Round Open: January 21, 2025

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, January 29, 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:

• $1.9 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 March 18, 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:

• January 21, 2025                  Grant round opens
• January 29, 2025                  Grant webinar, 1:00-2:00 pm
• March 18, 2025                    Application submission deadline, 5:00 pm
• June 12, 2025                       Board of Trustees meeting, grant awards announced
• July 15, 2025                        Project start date
• July 15, 2027                        Project completion date

  The FY26 fall grant round will open on June 16, 2025.
 

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, January 29, 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.
   

2024 Forest CORE Fund 

Grant Round Closed

Grant awards will be made at the March 13, 2025 meeting of the VOF Board of Trustees. All applicants will be notified, regardless of approval status.

Upcoming Grant Opportunities:

January 21, 2025   Preservation Trust Fund    ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS NOW

June 16, 2025       Preservation Trust Fund

October, 2025       Forest CORE Fund

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

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.