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o • N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) !-`~~ N'artt~ Gtirolitta __~ r ;y Overview: The North Carolina General Assembly established the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) on July 16, 1994 to fund improvements in the state's park system, to fund grants for local governments and to increase the public's access to the state's beaches. The Parks and Recreation Authority, afifteen- member appointed board, was also created to allocate funds from PARTF to the state parks and to the grants program for local governments. PARTF is the primary source of funding. to build and renovate facilities in the state i parks as well as to buy land for new and existing parks. The PARTF program also provides dollar-for-dollar grants to local governments. Recipients use the grants to acquire land and/or to develop parks and recreational projects that serve the general public.. At this website, you can learn how to apply for a grant, see lists of past grant recipients and download an application. You can also learn about the Parks and Recreation Authority and how to contact us. The trust fund is allocated three ways: • 6~ percent to the state parks through the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation. • 30 percent as dollar-for-dollar matching grants to local go4~ernments for park and recreation purposes. • ~ pcrce~it for the Coastal and Estuarine Water Access Program. The 15-member Parks and Recreation Authority, meeting quarterly, makes decisions on how money from the PARTF is allocated. The authority is comprised of five members, including the chairperson, appointed by the Governor and 10 members appointed by the General Assembly. Members are appointed for three-year terms and may serve no more than two consecutive three-year terms.