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PARTF Funding Cycle 2006-2007 Requirements and Resources Program Summary o Purpose: The Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) program provides dollar-for- dollar grants to local governments. Recipients use the grant to acquire land and/or to develop parks and recreational projects that serve the general public. • Eligible Applicants: North Carolina counties and incorporated municipalities are eligible for PARTF grants. Public authorities, as defined by N.C. General Statute 159-7, are also eligible if they are authorized to acquire land or develop recreational facilities for the general public. A public authority that is considering a PARTF grant should provide its RRS regional consultant with proof of eligibility as soon as possible. Two or more local governments may apply jointly for a grant with one of them serving as the primary sponsor. Private non-profit organizations, such as YMCAs, are not eligible. o Eligible Projects: Applicants can buy land to use as a public park or to protect the natural or scenic resources of the property. Applicants can also request money to build or renovate recreational and support facilities. A project must be located on a single site. • Maximum Request: Applicants can request a maximum of $500,000 with each application. • 50% Match: An applicant must match the grant dollar-for-dollar, 50% of the total cost of the project, and may contribute more than 50%. The appraised value of land to be donated to the applicant can be used as all or part of the match. (see page 15 about donated land.) The value of in-kind services, such as the applicant's force account labor orvolunteer work, cannot be used as part of the match. • Site Control: The applicant must own or have at least a 25-year lease on the property where a PARTF project to build or renovate facilities will be located. The applicant must submit copies of the deed or of the signed lease as well as the opinion by the applicant's attorney about site control with the application. 3 Public Use: Property acquired with a grant from PARTF must be dedicated forever for public recreational use. Facilities built or renovated with a PARTF grant are to be used for public recreation for at least 25 years. o Incomplete and ineligible applications will be returned to the applicant and not considered for funding. Only information received by 5.00 p.m. on January 31, 2007 will be accepted. The Application Checklist (page 6) contains the list of documents that must be included in a complete application. o Evaluation of Applications: The PARTF staff evaluates each application. The evaluation includes an on-site inspection, a review of all the documents submitted with the application, a review of the applicant's previous PARTF grants, and a rating according to the PARTF scoring system. The PARTF staff provides a summary of each application's evaluation to the Parks and Recreation Authority members. • Selecting Recipients: The Parks and Recreation Authority, an eleven-member board appointed by the Governor and the General Assembly, selects the applicants who will receive a PARTF grant. The factors that the Authority members consider include the following: - the applicant's project justification page (see page 8) - the application's ranking based on the PARTF scoring system (see page 20) - the geographic distribution of funds across North Carolina - the population of the applicant - the applicant's administration of previous grants (PARTF and Land and Water Conservation Fund grants) - the amount of PARTF funds that the applicant is requesting - the amount of PARTF funds available • PARTF On the WEB: An electronic copy of the application is available through the home page for the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation at www.partf.net. Regional consultants can also send a hard copy of the application to you.